In January, the junior hockey world temporarily went sideways when word leaked out that the five teams were going to leave the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for the BCHL — likely in May or sometime during summer. In the days that followed the news leak, the AJHL exiled the five ...
As well,the BCHL added five teams from the Alberta Junior A loopin January. With the Brooks Bandits, Spruce Grove Saints, Okotoks Oilers, Blackfalds Bulldogs and Sherwood Park Crusaders all in the fold from the get-go now, the BCHL will play an unbalanced schedule this coming campaign. Brook...
Victoria Grizzlies fans will have the most reason to tune into this tournament, with five players in the mix. Forwards Alex Newhook, Alexander Campbell and Riley Hughes and defencemen Jeremie Bucheler and Carter Berger are all in Bonnyville, Alberta. This is the double-edged sword of best-...
The Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs are down to a final three. The Spruce Grove Saints are through to the final after sweeping the Whitecourt Wolverines in the North division series. The Brooks Bandits and Okotoks Oilers are tired 2-2 in the South division series, with game five goi...
Vernon Morning Star sports writer Kevin Mitchellwrote thispiece. Eric Welsh is the sports editor at the Chilliwack Progress and has been covering junior A hockey in B.C. and Alberta since 2003. Email eric.welsh@theprogress.com
Which brings me back to something I will harp on over and over and over. Sixteen teams in the playoffs is just too much. What’s the solution? I don’t know. Throw the entire league into one division and have the top eight make the playoffs? Keep the divisions the way they...