Hockey League (BCHL) has released its schedule for the 2024-25 season, and it won’t be long before Okanagan fans see the five new teams from Alberta. In January, the junior hockey world temporarily went sideways when word leaked out that the five teams were going to leave the Alberta ...
In a Monday (Nov. 29) news release, the junior A circuit said it will remove all out-of-conference matchups for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. Instead, the league will be adding regional games to the schedule, making adjustments week by week. The Chilliwack Chiefs w...
The BCHL is pushing the start of the 2020-21 season back by six days because of provincial health orders. The schedule was set to begin Dec. 2 and will now begin Dec. 8, and the remainder of the ‘extended training camp’ games league-wide have been cancelled. “If the Provincial ...
‘plan B’ Friday morning, a pay-to-play model that will kick in if a request to have arenas filled to 25 per cent capacity is not approved by the office of B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry. In that scenario, the BCHL will proceed with a shorter sched...
A full retro night schedule will be release in the coming weeks, the league said. Fans will also have input and a “chance to engage in several aspects” regarding the anniversary season, including a fan vote on all-star rosters as well as all-star jerseys. ...
The BCHL hasn’t released its regular-season schedule yet. “Once the number of games has been determined along with the special protocols that will be put in place, we will be happy to provide more information,” noted a statement from Vernon Vipers ownership. “We look forward to...
As the season winds down, BCHL Today will now shift to a weekly schedule, appearing Wednesdays through the championship series and on into the offseason. Eric Welsh is the sports editor at the Chilliwack Progress and has been covering junior A hockey in B.C. and Alberta since 2003. ...
The condensed 2020-21 season will begin the first week of April. According to the BCHL, a full schedule will be released in the coming weeks along with details on the other pod locations. “At the end of the day, our league is all about getting players scholarships and moving th...
All 18 BCHL teams will congregate in Chilliwack to play two regular-season games each in front of fans and scouts from the NHL, NCAA and other levels of hockey. See the full schedule below. After sharing hosting duties last year, Chilliwack regained its status as sole host of the BCHL Sho...
As well,the BCHL added five teams from the Alberta Junior A loopin January. With the Brooks Bandits, Spruce Grove Saints, Okotoks Oilers, Blackfalds Bulldogs and Sherwood Park Crusaders all in the fold from the get-go now, the BCHL will play an unbalanced schedule this coming campaign. Brook...