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A closer look at the BC WHL Bantam Draft picks

May 3, 2019 Here’s a closer look at the BC picks from yesterday’s WHL Bantam Draft, held in Red Deer. As has been the case for the past several years, players from BC’s CSSHL programs dominated… Read More »

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CSSHL sets record with 85 WHL Bantam Draft picks

May 2, 2019 It was a record setting day for the Canadian Sport School Hockey League at the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft as 85 student athletes from the 2018-19 season were selected. The 85 selections breaks the previous record of 81, which was set last year. In total, 13 CSSHL student athletes Read More »

WHL Bantam Draft First Round – Matthew Savoie selected first overall

May 2, 2019 The Western Hockey League completed the first round of the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft this morning at the Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre in Red Deer, Alberta. After retaining the first-overall pick from the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft Lottery, the Winnipeg ICE (formerly Kootenay ICE) used the pick Read More »

WHL 2019 Bantam Draft – Complete List

May 2, 2019 Here’s the complete list of players selected in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft, held in Red Deer, Alberta today. RD OV Team Player Name Pos Height Weight DOB Last Team Hometown 1 1 Winnipeg Savoie, Matthew C 5.09 165 01/01/2004 Northern Alberta Xtreme Mdgt Prep St. Albert, AB 1 2 Winnipeg Read More »

Cozens puts Whitehorse on hockey map

April 16, 2019 Steven Loung, Sportsnet (originally published March 15, 2019) At a glance, Dylan Cozens’s rise as an elite NHL prospect is a story that’s been told many times before. As a boy Cozens dreamed of one day playing in the NHL, growing his love for the game and sharpening his skills on Read More »

CSSHL – Strong season for all BWC Academy teams

April 4, 2019 Overview The 2018-19 season was a strong one for Burnaby Winter Club’s Academy teams. All four of BWC’s academy teams were among the best in their respective divisions all season long. The Midget Preps and Elite 15’s both took home banners for BWC for winning their division. In the playoffs, the Read More »

CSSHL Bantam Prep – Yale bring home Gold

March 20, 2019 The Yale Lions are the new CSSHL Bantam Prep division champions, after downing a feisty Northern Alberta team, 3-1 in the Championship Final in Penticton on Sunday. Yale had finished the regular season as the #4 ranked team, with a record of 20-6-4. The fourth place finish placed them in Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Prep – solid season comes to an end

March 20, 2019 BWC Bantam Prep Playoff Results BWC’s Bantam Prep team wrapped up their season last week in Penticton – but not in the way they had hoped, after failing to advance through the first round of the playoffs. Having finished in third place in the regular season, BWC were placed in Read More »

CSSHL Bantam Varsity – West Van run the table

March 19, 2019 West Van Bantam Varsity Win First Banner Call it a dominant year. In just the second year of the program, West Van Academy Warriors Bantam Varsity team dominated the regular season and then rolled through the playoffs – except for the final championship game – enroute to its first ever Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Prep finish 3rd, playoffs start March 13

March 11, 2019 CSSHL – BWC Bantam Prep Playoff Preview BWC’s Bantam Prep team finished their regular season in third place in the Bantam Prep division with a 21-6-3 record. The third place finish puts BWC in Group B, where they’ll battle the fourth, fifth, and sixth seeds in a round robin starting Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Varsity Playoffs – Silver

March 11, 2019 BWC Bantam Varisty Playoff Results Burnaby Winter Club’s Bantam Varsity team playoffs have come to a close, with the team losing to West Van in a thrilling 5-4 OT Championship game this afternoon. The Varsity division playoff week started on March 7, and the BWC made a strong run to Read More »

CSSHL Midget Prep and Varsity Award Winners

March 8, 2019 The Canadian Sports School Hockey League announced the award winners Monday for the Midget Prep and Midget Varsity divisions. Nominees and winners, with the exception to the Leading Scorer, All-Academic Team and Scholastic Student of the Year, are determined by voting among the head coaches in their respective division. Read More »

PCAHA Bantam Tier 2 – Coquitlam A2 win banner, Pt Moody #2

March 8, 2019 Coquitlam Bantam A2 Chiefs put up two wins and a tie to take this year’s PCAHA Bantam Tier 2 Final 4 championship, hosted this year in Port Moody. Coquitlam A2 came into the Final 4 as the #4 ranked team, after getting through the quarterfinals vs #2 Langley A2, as the #7 Read More »

North Van Bantam A1 win PCAHA Final 4, Cloverdale #2

March 1, 2019 The PCAHA Bantam Tier 1 Final 4 was decided after teams had played just two games at Harry Jerome in North Vancouver, with the #1 ranked host team claiming the banner, and #7 ranked Cloverdale moving through to Provincials as the second PCAHA representative. There had been several upsets in the Read More »

CSSHL Bantam Prep and Varsity Award Winners

March 6, 2019 The Canadian Sports School Hockey League announced the award winners Monday for the Bantam Prep and Bantam Varsity divisions. Nominees and winners, with the exception to the Leading Scorer, All-Academic Team and Scholastic Student of the Year, are determined by voting among the head coaches in their respective division. Bantam Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Varsity finish 3rd in division, playoffs begin March 7

March 6, 2019 CSSHL Team Update – BWC Bantam Varsity (23-6-1) BWC’s Bantam Varsity team wrapped up their regular season last weekend and now head straight into playoffs with a couple of round robin games in the next few days (March 7 and 8). In their final two games the Bantam Vees got mixed results. Read More »

PCAHA Bantam Tier 1 Final 4 Starts Sunday

March 1, 2019 The PCAHA Bantam Tier 1 Final 4 gets underway Sunday night in North Vancouver. There were several upsets in the preliminary rounds, with #2 Langley, #3 Vancouver Thunderbirds, and #4 Langley failing to advance. This year North Central (Prince George) is hosting, March 17-21. The Top 2 teams from Read More »

PCAHA Bantam Tier 2 Final 4 Underway

March 1, 2019 The PCAHA Bantam Tier 2 Final 4 gets underway Friday night in Port Moody. The Top 4 teams from the regular season standings all advanced through Round 2 to meet up for the right to represent the PCAHA in Tier 1 Provincials. This year Hollyburn is hosting, March 17-21. Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Varsity in battle for second in division

February 27, 2019 CSSHL Update – BWC Bantam Varsity (22-5-1) BWC’s Bantam Varsity squad played four times over the past week. They are in a battle for second in the division with two games to play, but they’ll need to win both their games and hope that St. George’s can beat Yale (24-5-0) in Read More »

PCAHA Bantams – Final 4 Set, #1 NV + 3 upsets

February 26, 2019 Bantam Tier 1 Playoffs The Final 4 contenders for the PCAHA Bantam Tier 1 championship have been decided. Of the regular season league leaders, only the North Vancouver Storm survived the second round of playoff competition. The #1 Storm faced #8 Richmond Jets in the quarter-final round, shutting them Read More »

CSSHL Bantam Prep – BWC battle West Van for #2 spot

February 26, 2019 CSSHL Update – BWC Bantam Prep (21-6-2) BWC’s Bantam Preps won some big games last week, putting them in position to take over second in the division with one game left in the season. Game 1 – February 22 vs Delta Green (23-3-3) Facing the top team in the division, Read More »

BWC Gala big success

February 20, 2019 A huge success. That’s what organizers are calling the first ever Burnaby Winter Club Casino Royale Gala, which was hosted Friday, February 8, at the Gateway Casino. Organizing committee chair Rebecca Ashton reports that over $140,000 was raised for future capital projects at the Club, which exceeded the committee’s goals and expectations. Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Varsity – 1W 1L on weekend, Calgary tourney next

February 12, 2019 Bantam Varsity update BWC’s Bantam Varisty team played twice last week, going 1-1-0 to bring their record to 19-5-0 this season. Game 1 – Feb 6 vs Yale (20-5-0) The loss came first, and it was a tough one as BWC lost 6-0 to Yale on a rare Wednesday game. It’s a Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Prep beat OHA 6-5; 3rd in division

February 12, 2019 CSSHL Update – BWC Bantam Prep (19-6-2) Burnaby Winter Club’s Bantam Prep team extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-5 win against OHA Edmonton on Saturday. Game 1 – Feb 9 vs OHA Edmonton (15-8-0) BWC got off to a strong start – as they often do – Read More »

CSSHL Bantam Prep – Delta, West Van and BWC battle for #1

February 10, 2019 The Top 3 Battle for #1 The race to the end of the regular season promises to be a thriller in the CSSHL’s top Bantam Prep division. Just six points separate the Top 3 teams. And each of them will play a pair of head to Read More »

PCAHA Bantams – North Van top club after thrilling finish, Langley #2

February 6, 2019 Final Standings PCAHA Bantam Flights Here’s how things finished in the regular season for this year’s Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association Bantam teams. This year the league was down a flight from last year from six to five. FLIGHT 1 In the Top Fight, North Vancouver Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Prep sweep four-game tourney in Delta

February 6, 2019 CSSHL Update – BWC Bantam Prep (18-6-2) Burnaby Winter Club’s Bantam Preps played four games on the weekend and collected all eight possible points, picking up four wins. All four wins were by three goals or more. Game 1 – Feb 1 vs Rink (12-8-1) BWC kicked the Read More »

CSSHL – BWC Bantam Varsity gain ground on West Van with 5-4 W

January 29, 2019 Bantam Varsity update – 5-4W vs West Van closes the gap BWC’s Bantam Varsity team won twice last weekend, including a huge win over West Van (20-2-1), who are first in the division. Game 1 January 26th was the busiest day for the CSSHL this season with 36 teams in action, but Read More »

CSSHL Bantam Prep – Week 21 – West Van and Delta Green pulling away

CSSHL Bantam Prep: West Van and Delta pulling way from pack January 28, 2019 West Van (18-3-1) are still atop the Bantam Prep division, having gone 5-1-0 in their last six games. The biggest win of the bunch was a 6-5 win over their top competition, Delta Green last Friday, January 25 Read More »

PCAHA Bantam – Langley, North Van, T-Birds battle for #1

January 24, 2019 Here’s a quick overview of current standings in the PCAHA Bantam ranks, as the end of the 20 game regular season approaches. In Flight 1, Langley has stretched its lead to eight points over #2 North Vancouver, and to nine over #3 Vancouver Thunderbirds. However, North Van have three games Read More »

BWC Bantam Varsity bring home Cactus Cup

January 23, 2019 The Burnaby Winter Club Academy Bantam Varsity team have brought the 2019 Arizona Cactus Cup back home from Phoenix, after winning six straight games this past weekend. The tournament kicked off on Friday, January 18 and wrapped up on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 21. The BWC team competed Read More »

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