Whenever the puck drops on the 2020-21 BC Hockey League season, it will feature a new look for the league. For starters, the Cranbrook Bucks were introduced as an expansion franchise, bringing the league to a total of 18 teams. With that came a necessary realignment of it’s teams […]
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BCHL Today: Teams start loading rosters for exhibition schedule and Smokies alum Johnson projected as top three pick
BCHL rosters start to fill out ahead of the exhibition schedule With extended training camp underway in many cities and the exhibition schedule set to start this Friday, each BCHL team’s roster page on the league’s website is starting to gradually fill up. There have been a number of […]
Bucks at a Glance: Noah Quinn
As the calendar turned to April, the Cranbrook Bucks had committed seven players for their inaugural season. One thing they were missing though, was a local Kootenay product, as the closest players to that point were from Calgary, Alberta. On April 2, the Bucks announced a commitment from Noah […]
Bucks at a glance: Jacob Zacharewicz
Near the end of March, the expansion Cranbrook Bucks were busy preparing for their inaugural season. Among other news items, the team had recruited it’s first six players. However, they had yet to fill arguably the most important position on the roster, the masked man between the pipes. That […]
BCHL Today: Bucks add another CSSHL forward, Cents move out a defenseman, Kings have a new voice, and more
Bucks bring in forward Assailly The Bucks are pleased to announce the commitment of Cole Assailly for the 2020-2021 season!! Full press release on our website. #JoinTheHerd Welcome to the Bucks, Cole!https://t.co/4QnOzftRKg — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) September 16, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks continue to add players for their inaugural […]
What if BCHL team names were based on wildlife from around each franchise’s region?
A lot of sports teams around the world have used, and still do use, monikers that represent animals. Most notably in the National Hockey League, there are the Bruins, Penguins, Panthers, Ducks, Sharks, Wild, Coyotes, Predators, and soon to be Kraken. The BC Hockey League has a lot of […]
BCHL Today: Bucks, Warriors and Cents add new players, Vees forward commits to UND, and more
Rookie camp leads to five commitments for Bucks Bucks commit 5 players from rookie camp! Full press release here:https://t.co/zvxMRxpOWz — Cranbrook Bucks (@CranbrookBucks) September 14, 2020 The Cranbrook Bucks announced that they have added 2002-born defensemen Cameron Kungle and Cam Reid and 2002-born forwards Nathan Fox and Hayden Gelbard as […]
BCHL Today: League signs partnership with The Coaches Site, Bucks co-owner returns to the NHL, and more
League strikes partnership with The Coaches Site The BCHL and The Coaches Site announce official partnership for 2020-21 season RELEASE: https://t.co/VSBGCkGYw0 📸 @garrettjames22 pic.twitter.com/ztH5qldsu1 — BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) September 10, 2020 The BC Hockey League announced a partnership with The Coaches Site for the 2020-21 season on Thursday. […]
BCHL Today: League governors to vote on a shortened season, full face shields coming, and more
BCHL governors voting on abbreviated season Mandatory full face shields and pay to play…just a few things BCHL is planning for potential upcoming season…Back on the ice, BCHL teams open up training camps https://t.co/XVgUk2WdbQ — JAY JANOWER (@JayJanower) September 10, 2020 Global TV sports reporter Jay Janower (nine goals, […]
Camping season for the Smoke Eaters
August 17 marked the beginning of the Trail Smoke Eaters camps for the upcoming 2020-21 season. The Trail Memorial Centre, formerly known as the Cominco Arena, hosts the Trail Smoke Eaters minor hockey developmental camp like the one to set off the end of summer camps leading into the […]
