Chilliwack/Merritt/Langley/Surrey/Coquitlam – Late June and early July in the NHL calendar is the time when teams get their first look at their recent draft picks on home ice in the team uniforms and also a chance for undrafted players to…
Dallas/Langley/Vernon/Wenatchee/Penticton – A league-record-tying seven BCHL players were selected and a number of firsts were accomplished for the league at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in Dallas on Saturday. First off the board for the league was Penticton Vees defenceman…
Dallas – American Airlines Center in Dallas is the host venue for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and it could be a memorable locale for several BCHL players should they make it to the Show one day. NHL Central Scouting…
Calgary/Langley – National Hockey League Central Scouting released its mid-term rankings Monday for the 2018 NHL Draft this June in Dallas, Texas and 20 players from Canadian Junior Hockey League teams earned places on the list. That group features 17…
Chicago/Chilliwack – The BCHL had one player selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, forward Kale Howarth of the Trail Smoke Eaters who went to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round. Three incoming BCHL recruits who will play in…
Detroit (USA TODAY) – Gordie Howe, considered one of the NHL’s greatest players and ambassadors, died Friday at 88. “His nickname says it all: Mr. Hockey,” said Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke. “His impact and legacy are…
Chilliwack/Vancouver – Eyes have been on them all season and now they’ll be right up close, getting measured in every way possible as the NHL Entry Draft approaches. Defencemen Dante Fabbro (Penticton Vees) and Dennis Cholowski (Chilliwack Chiefs) and forward…
Toronto/Chilliwack – NHL Central Scouting released its mid-term player rankings in advance of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and there are six BCHL players among the 14 Junior A players rated. In addition, one league alumnus from the NCAA ranks…
Toronto (CBC) – The World Cup of Hockey, featuring more than 150 NHL players and eight teams, will begin September 17, 2016. Canada and longtime rivals, the United States, will play in Group A along with Team Europe and the…
Chilliwack, BC – NCAA-bred hockey players now account for 30 per cent of the talent in the NHL and with that in mind, teams are inviting huge numbers of college players to their summer prospects camps. This year, there were…