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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 senior Smoke Eaters won two Allan Cup championships, 1938 and 1962, and two Ice Hockey World Championships playing for Canada in 1939 and 1961. The senior Smokies were the last independent ice hockey club to represent Canada in international competition before the Canada men's national ice hockey team was established in 1963.
The league was founded as the Okanagan-Mainland Junior "A" Hockey League (OMJHL) in 1961 by the owners of four regional Junior "B" teams. It later expanded into the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island and was renamed the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1967. It was renamed the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) in 1995.
The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) is a university ice hockey league based in British Columbia. The BCIHL was created with the purpose of offering a venue for competitive, high-calibre hockey for players beyond their junior hockey careers. Teams play a 24-game regular season schedule, with the top four teams qualifying ...
Joined Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1952. Victoria Cougars: Victoria: 1949-52: 1: Joined Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1952. Victoria Cubs: Victoria: 1928-30: 0: Just before the 1929-1930 season a fire destroyed their home arena and the Cubs played all 18 scheduled home games on the road, divided between Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA. [1]
The British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association, more commonly known as BC Hockey, is a non-profit organization and member branch of Hockey Canada in charge of governing amateur hockey at all levels in British Columbia and Yukon Territory. It comprises approximately 150 minor hockey associations, 55,000 players, 4,500 referees, and 20,000 ...
Mar. 3—The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team's chances for an at-large NCAA Division I tournament bid took a big hit on Sunday. The Wildcats became the first team to hold Boston ...
The Trail Smoke Eaters (previously known as the Trail Hockey Club) were a senior-level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, that played from 1926 to 1987.. They were recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian his