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The annual showcase event will take place from 13 - 17 October 2024 in the Fraser Valley cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, co-hosted by the Vancouver Canucks.The event is an opportunity for NCAA coaches and NHL scouts to observe all 21 teams playing two regular season games each.
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta. It was classified as a Junior "A" league within the Hockey Canada framework, until it became independent in 2023 .
The 2023–24 BCHL season was the 62nd season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).The 17 teams from the Coastal and Interior Divisions played 54 scheduled games, including two games as part of the BCHL showcase, which were held in Seattle from October 22 to October 26 2023, in partnership with the NHL's Seattle Kraken. [1]
The Okotoks Oilers are a junior A ice hockey team in the BCHL based in Okotoks, Alberta.The team plays its home games at the Viking Rentals Centre. [1] The team joined the BCHL on February 1, 2024 after defecting from the AJHL along with four other Alberta-based teams.
Changes to the league alignment and schedule that were originally to take place during the 2020–21 BCHL season came into effect. The Prince George Spruce Kings and Cranbrook Bucks joined the seven teams in the Interior Division to form the Interior Conference and the remaining nine teams from the Mainland and Island divisions were merged into the Coastal Conference. [3]
The 2022 BCHL showcase took place in Chilliwack From October 17 to October 20, 2022. [1] Many other special events took place during the season, such as the All-Star and Top Prospect games to be held in Penticton in January, as well as the BCHL Road Show taking place in Burns Lake on February 18 and 19, 2023. [2]
The team, now known as the Dawson Creek Rage, selected Scott Robinson, a former BCHL coach of the year, to lead the new team as its general manager and head coach. [15] To recruit and evaluate potential players (aged 15–20), they held Spring 2010 try-out camps in Princeton, Abbotsford and Dawson Creek which attracted about 200 players. [16]
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