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Cyclone Taylor Cup gets underway Thursday

  The BC Junior B Championship series gets underway Thursday in Campbell River. Four teams will match up to compete for the Cyclone Taylor Cup. The Campbell River Storm will host the three BC Junior B league champions – Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League champions Victoria Cougars; Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champions, Revelstoke Grizzlies; Read More »

New Major Bantam League for Lower Mainland and Okanagan

  December 11, 2018 BC Hockey has announced that seven Lower Mainland and Okanagan teams will be part of a Major Bantam AAA Pilot program to be launched for the coming 2019-2020 season. The program has been launched in response to the rapid expansion of the bantam prep and bantam varsity team divisions in the Read More »

Stapley named NCHC Rookie of the Week

  November 16, 2018 DENVER – Denver Pioneers men’s hockey freshman forward Brett Stapley has been named NCHC Rookie of the Week, the NCHC announced on Monday. In two games against No. 2 St. Cloud State, Stapley logged one goal, two assists, an even rating and two shots on goal. The Campbell River, B.C. native Read More »

10 BCHLers named to Central Scouting mid-terms

  January 23, 2017 Calgary, Alberta Twenty players from the Canadian Junior Hockey League earned spots on the NHL Central Scouting mid-term rankings for the 2018 NHL Draft this June in Dallas, Texas, including ten from BCHL teams. The group features 17 CJHL skaters along with three goaltenders. Topping the CJHL contingent among North American Read More »

Beaver Valley Captures Cyclone Taylor Cup

    April 10, 2017 by Jim Bailey, Trail Times The 67th game and 56th win of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks season was the biggest one to date as B.V. hoisted the Cyclone Taylor Cup trophy for the fourth time in their 35-year history after beating Campbell River 6-2 on Sunday in Creston. “It was unbelievable,” said Read More »

KIJHL Teams Shutout Opponents to Open 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup

    April 7, 2017 by Bradley Jones, East Kootenay News Both representatives of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) didn’t disappoint Thursday for the start of the 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup. The host Creston Valley Thunder Cats and KIJHL Champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks both shutout their opponents on the opening day of the Read More »

Kamloops Jr. Blazers 2OT and PoE Varsity win KIBIHT

  January 2, 2017 What a finish! The hometown Kamloops Jr. Blazers battled Sherwood Park Flyers to an incredible 6-5 double overtime win on Sunday to take the Bantam Tier 1 championship banner at this year’s KIBIHT. First year bantam, Logan Stankoven scored the OT winner to complete his hat-trick – and also assisted on two of other three goals. Sherwood Read More »

KIBIHT Tier 1 standings and playoff results

  December 31, 2016   Here are the Tier 1 standings and results from first round of playoffs at this year’s Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament (KIBIHT). Fourteen teams are competing in the Tier 1 division. Tier 1 Randy Lindros Division After the round robin – top Tier 1 teams: Calgary Royals, Alaska Oilers, Read More »

KIBIHT Tier 2 standings and playoff results

    December 31, 2016 Here are the Tier 2 round robin standings and results from first round of playoffs at this year’s Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament (KIBIHT). Sixteen teams in the Tier 2 division. Top teams after the round robin: Campbell River Tyees, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Cranbrook Hornets, North Shore Winter Club A2, Read More »

BC WHL picks by bantam club

  A total of 50 BC players were selected in the 2016 edition of the annual WHL bantam draft, held in Calgary, May 5. Winterclubs and hockey academies placed the great majority of players this year. In the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft, 2001 born players were eligible to be selected. The WHL territory includes British Columbia, Read More »

120 Bantam hopefuls set for U16 Team BC Tryouts

    April 11, 2016 BC Hockey’s annual U16 team selection process gets underway April 20-24 at the Shaw Centre in Salmon Arm, with 120 graduating bantam players invited to the camp to compete for an opportunity to play on Team BC this fall. Players were invited to the camp based on their performance with Read More »

BC Championships – Midget Tier 2 – Aldergrove are champs

    It was a contest between two undefeated 4-0-0 teams in the final at the Tier 2 Midget Provincial Championships in Prince George, March 17, and in the end it was Aldergrove coming out on top, defeating Vernon, 5-2, with an empty netter, in a close game between two very determined, disciplined teams. The teams were Read More »

BC Championships – Bantam Tier 2 – Campbell River take it all

  The Tier 2 Bantam Provincial Championships, hosted by Salmon Arm, wrapped up Wednesday evening, with Campbell River taking the honors, via a solid 5-1 win over Greater Vernon. In the Bronze medal game, it was Port Moody A1 Panthers coming out on top of the BWC A2 Bruins, in an exciting 4-3 game. BWC had lost 6-1 Read More »

BC Championships – Midget Tier 2 – Semis set, Aldergrove on top

  The Tier 2 Midget Provincial Championships are being hosted by Prince George Minor Hockey Association. Two pools of four teams played a 3 game round robin, with the top two in each pool moving to a semi-final Thursday morning. Medal games follow in the afternoon and evening. Late in Day 3, Aldergrove has moved into the lead with Read More »

13th Seafair Icebreaker – Finals underway

    The 13th Annual Seafair Sandman Hotel Icebreaker got underway Friday, October 10, with 55 teams competing in Tier 1 and Tier 2 divisions from the Atom through Midget. Semi-finalists and finalists are set. Here are the results for each division, along with some early playoff round scores to mid-Sunday.   Atom Division:   Finals set: Read More »

13th Seafair Icebreaker – Finals underway

    The 13th Annual Seafair Sandman Hotel Icebreaker got underway Friday, October 10, with 55 teams competing in Tier 1 and Tier 2 divisions from the Atom through Midget. Semi-finalists and finalists are set. Here are the results for each division, along with some early playoff round scores to mid-Sunday.   Atom Division:   Finals set: Read More »

Bantam Tier 2 BC Championships, Semis set

  The Bantam Tier 2 semi-finals are set for Wednesday morning in Cranbrook. The two Lower Mainland rivals, North Shore Winter Club and Vancouver Spirit will playoff on one side, with North Shore coming in as the #1 seed in B pool, and Vancouver as the #2 seed in the A Pool. West Kelowna advanced Tuesday night Read More »

Bantam Tier 2 BC Championships, Scores to mid-Day 2

  Scores from the Tier 2 BC Bantam Provincial Championships, to 3:00 pm March 16 Host, Cranbrook, East Kootenay District Pool A: Vancouver (1-0-0), Campbell River (1-1-0), Prince George (0-2-0), Greater Trail (1-0-0). Pool B: North Shore Winter Club (2-0-0), Fort St. John (0-1-0), Vanderhoof (0-0-1), Cranbrook (0-1-1), West Kelowna (1-1-0).   Tier 2 Schedule Sunday, 15-Mar Read More »

Bantam Tier 2 BC Championships, Teams & Schedule

  Here the list of competitors and schedule for this year’s Tier 2 BC Bantam Provincial Championships. Host, Cranbrook, East Kootenay District Format: 9 Teams, two divisions, A division with 4 teams (play three round robin games), B Division with 5 teams (play four round robin games), top two from each division play semi, winners advance to gold medal Read More »

Peewee Tier 1 BC Championships, Teams, Schedule

  Here the list of competitors and schedule for this year’s Tier 1 Peewee Championships.   Tier 1, Host Semiahmoo, Lower Mainland District Format: 6 teams, format 5 game round robin, top 2 go to finals. Teams: Tier 1 – Host Semiahmoo Juan de Fuca Prince George Burnaby Winter Club North Shore Winter Club Semiahmoo Kelowna   Tier Read More »

Peewee Tier 2 BC Championships, Teams, Schedule

  Here the list of competitors and schedule for this year’s Tier 2 BC Peewee Provincial Championships. Tier 2, Host Prince George, North Central District Format: 8 teams, Format: two divisions, 3 game round robin, top two in each division to semis. Teams: Tier 2 – Host Prince George Burnaby Winter Club – A Penticton – Read More »

BWC wins own BA2 Tourney in Shootout

  Host BWC Bantam A2 Bruins, a team made up of all but four first year players, looked a bit tired against a quick skating Vancouver Spirit team for most of the final championship game at the BWC Remembrance Day Bantam A2 tournament this afternoon. The Spirit lead 2-0 until Arshdeep Bains stuffed a backhand past Spirit Read More »

BWC BA2 Tourney: Semis set

          Host BWC Bantam A2 Bruins, a team made up of all but four first year players, came up big in their final round robin game against a big, fast team from Campbell River, scoring a decisive 6-2 win to finish first in Pool A at the 5th Annual BWC Remembrance Day Read More »

BWC BA2 Remembrance Day Tourney: final RR games will set finalists

          With Sunday’s competition complete at BWC’s 5th Annual Bantam A2 Remembrance Day tournament, three teams in each of the two pools are in contention for the final four play off spots. A total of ten teams are in competition in two pools, with final round robin games scheduled for Monday, and finals Read More »

NW Giants Jump out to early MM lead

Oct 2, 2014 The Vancouver North West Giants have jumped out to an early lead in the BC Major Midget League, opening with a 4-0-0 record and 8 points after two weekends of play. Hot on their heels are three teams with three wins. The Cariboo Cougars are also undefeated in second place with a 3-0-1 Read More »

NW Giants edge past Rockets on final weekend

  Mar 5, 2014 The Kelowna Rockets and North West Giants battled all season long for bragging rights as top dog in the BC Major Midget Hockey League. The Rockets held the edge right up until the final weekend, when an uncharacteristic third period meltdown over fifth place NE Chiefs, gave the Giants the league Read More »

NW Giants catch Rockets in weekend thriller

  Feb 10, 2014 A 4-3 win Feb 9, by the Vancouver NW Giants over the Okanagan Rockets topped off an incredible weekend of high intensity major midget hockey for the two teams. The Rockets entered the series with a two point lead over NW Giants. The two game series at home would be the Read More »

Major Midget Points Leaders – Top 80

  # Name Team Pos GP G A Pts PIM 1 14 Kerfoot, Colton Vancouver NW Giants F 28 23 31 54 20 2 9 Jost, Tyson Okanagan Rockets F 24 23 29 52 47 3 9 Szeto, Justin Vancouver NW Giants F 28 20 30 50 16 4 20 Bradley, Matt Valley West Hawks Read More »

NW Giants and Rockets in Deadheat for MM#1

  Jan. 23, 2013 Week 16 in the BC Major Midget League featured a Showcase weekend in Langley, Richmond and Coquitlam, with 10 teams in double header action. At the end of weekend the two leading teams were tied with 47 points in a dead-heat for the top spot in the league, with identical records Read More »

Richmond Midget Bantam Tourney Final Results

  Major Midget: Gold: Yale Academy Academy U16 8-1, vs North Island Silver Tips Major Midget Bronze: California Golden Eagles U18 5-4, vs North Shore Winter Club A1   Midget Tier 1: Gold: Littleton Hawks 4-3, vs Semiahmoo Midget A1 Bronze: Prince George T1 8-3, vs Mission Arizona Ice U18   Midget Tier 2: Gold: Read More »

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