A highlight-reel goal. The goaltender stopping a shot labeled for the top corner. A huge open-ice body check. These are all parts of a BC Hockey League game that you don’t have to be at the arena to witness. Everything is made possible by the tireless efforts of gameday […]
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The longstanding relationship between the BCHL and TSN 1040
Sports fans around British Columbia and across the Canadian media landscape were shocked on the morning of Feb. 9 when Bell Media abruptly shuttered TSN 1040. There was a canned announcement after a commercial break and the morning hosts of Mike Halford and Jason Brough weren’t heard again during […]
Crowning Moments with Kirk Thompson
Kirk Thompson is in elite company when it comes to Prince George Spruce Kings netminders. The Surrey product sits third all-time in single-season wins with 24. He achieved it in 2012-13 and sits only behind Evan DeBrouwer’s 26 in 2017-18 and Logan Neaton’s 32 wins in 2018-19. However, on […]
Clippers Confidential with Will Reilly
A star-studded team always requires a last line of defense. Enter Will Reilly. The 23-year-old enjoyed a rock-solid season with the Nanaimo Clippers playing alongside standouts like Sheldon Rempal, Devin Brosseau, Matt Hoover, and Yanni Kaldis. Reilly’s journey to Vancouver Island started in his home province of Ontario. After […]
Crowning Moments with Sean Ambrosie
Go West, young man. While that phrase is often credited to American author and newspaper editor Horace Greeley, such a journey proved successful for Sean Ambrosie. After suiting up for Moorhead High School in Minnesota, Ambrosie began his voyage into Canada playing for the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Winnipeg […]
The inaugural BCHL mega-mock draft
Inspired by a recent exercise by 32 writers at The Athletic where they conducted a draft to select everything needed to build an alternate version of the National Hockey League, we wondered if it could be done at the BC Hockey League level. We got together via Zoom and […]
Crowning Moments with Alex Murray
Alex Murray considers himself one lucky individual. His playing career spanned three countries and two continents, making countless memories along the way. Murray played the 2013-14 season in the BC Hockey League with the Prince George Spruce Kings and recorded a stellar 23-11-0 record in addition to a 2.41 […]
Clippers Confidential with Grant McDonald
If there was one player who knew how to balance skill and grit for the Nanaimo Clippers it was Grant McDonald. He recorded four stellar seasons with the orange and black, all while dealing with the likes of the Richmond Sockeyes, Delta Flyers, New Westminster Royals, and Powell River […]
The conversation starts now regarding women in hockey
We would like to recognize how both BCHLNetwork and DUBNetwork have welcomed us and give our sincerest thanks to Brian Wiebe and Paul Figler for supporting women in sports and allowing us to speak out to open this conversation on each platform. First and foremost, this is not meant […]
Revisiting the Henri Schreifels trade
Recently, the Victoria Grizzlies announced that former player Henri Schreifels is rejoining the team. He previously played for the Grizzlies during the 2018-19 season and 2019-20 season. Schreifels committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute last year but because of COVID-19, the Engineers men’s hockey team cancelled its season. He rejoins […]