Burnaby, B.C. – The BCHL Board of Governors have approved the sale of the West Kelowna Warriors franchise to businessman John Murphy and local resident Rod Hume. The two will immediately take over operation of the team with Murphy serving as the Warriors’ Governor and Hume acting as Managing Partner. “It is with great excitement that […]
The Cowichan Capitals are excited to announce that 20 year old defensemen Tyrell Boucher has committed to University of Alaska Anchorage’s NCAA Division 1 Hockey Program for the 2020/21 season. Boucher is in his final season of junior and his first year as a Capital. Cowichan acquired Tyrell from the AJHL’s Grande Prairie Storm in […]
The Cowichan Capitals are excited to announce that forward Dan McIntyre has committed to Cornell University’s NCAA Division 1 hockey program, to join the team after aging out of junior hockey. McIntyre is 19 years old and has scored 5 goals and 9 points in just 10 games this year, after netting 5 goals in […]
The BC Hockey League announced today that Shaw Communications has come on board as one of the league’s Founding Partners. This multi-year agreement will see Shaw become the title sponsor of the BCHL Playoffs, which take place in March and April each season. “Known as a well-respected communications company across Canada, Shaw is a great […]
Burnaby, B.C. – The BC Hockey League announced today that the city of Cranbrook has been awarded an expansion franchise. The Cranbrook Bucks will become the league’s 18th team and will begin play in the 2020-21 season, playing out of Western Financial Place in Cranbrook. “We are pleased to add Cranbrook as the 18th member of the BC […]
The Cowichan Capitals made a handful of moves on Thursday afternoon before their first interior road trip of the season. Via trade, Cowichan moved 2000 born forward Josh Kagan to the Merritt Centennials. New to the team are forwards Primo Self (2001) and Matt Crasa (2001) , who both come out of the United States. […]
The Cowichan Capitals have acquired 2000 born defenceman Nolan Barrett from the Prince George Spruce Kings in exchange for 2001 born forward Kolton Cousins. Barrett, from Glen Ridge, New Jersey, is in his rookie BCHL season. So far he has played 7 games, yet to record a point. Barrett comes from the Skipjacks U18 program […]
The Cowichan Capitals are pleased to announce the signing of 2003 born forward Kobe Verbicky for the 2019/20 season. Verbicky was previously at Edmonton Oil Kings camp after being drafted in the 2nd round, 23rd overall by Edmonton in 2018. The 16 year old is from Victoria, and last year played for the North Island […]
Stopping 67 of 69 shots over the course of a pair of wins was enough for the BCHL to take notice of Capitals 19 year old goaltender Zach Borgiel’s work this past weekend, as he was named the league’s first player of the week for the 2019/20 season. His BCHL debut came on Friday night […]
Burnaby, B.C. – With opening weekend of the season starting tomorrow, the BCHL has announced a new focus for the league moving forward: ‘Modern Hockey’. The new tagline represents a shift in culture for the BCHL as it moves into a more modern style of play and operation at the team and league levels.Within the ‘Modern […]
