POWELL RIVER, B.C. – The Powell River Kings acquired defenceman Ben Brunette from the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) in exchange for future considerations. The 2002 born blueliner played in 58 games last season for the Canadians, collecting 7 goals, 18 assists and 60 penalty minutes. Prior to that he […]

POWELL RIVER, B.C. – On Tuesday, the Powell River Kings announced the signing of forward Owen Barrow. The 2003-born Kamloops native started the 2020-21 season in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, appearing in two games for the Kamloops Storm and scoring a goal. Barrow spent the previous two years with the Yale Hockey Academy […]

The BCHL has pushed the start of its regular season to the week of Feb. 8 after it was announced yesterday that the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has extended current restrictions around team sports until Feb. 5. The league had planned to start in mid-January if restrictions were eased when the previous order expired as […]

The recent order that was extended this week by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) means that, as of now, BCHL players age 19 or older are not permitted to engage in any team activities, while players 18 or younger may participate in team activities under Phase 2 of viaSPORT BC’s return to play. As a […]

In accordance with the BCHL COVID-19 Safety Plan, approved by the Board of Governors, the League will adhere to Provincial Health Office (PHO) orders and schedule no games between now and midnight on Dec. 7. The result of this decision, recommended by the BCHL Return to Play Task Force, will push the regular season start […]