Hockey

The British Columbia Hockey Conference and the Pacific Junior Hockey League have signed a player development agreement aimed at creating a clearer pathway for athletes advancing through sanctioned junior hockey in British Columbia.

The Creston Valley Thunder have named former interim head coach and scout Matt Rolfe as assistant coach, adding more than two decades of junior hockey experience to the club's hockey operations staff.

The Creston Valley Thunder have named veteran bench boss Larry Wintoneak as the team’s new head coach and general manager ahead of the upcoming Junior A hockey season.

Coming off a career season offensively, Creston Valley Thunder defenceman Sidney Brill has committed to play for the University of Oregon Ducks in the American Collegiate Hockey Association next fall.

B.C. is set to overhaul its Junior A hockey system this fall, bringing all sanctioned teams under a new provincial conference aimed at unifying competition and development.

Creston Valley Thunder forward Daniel O’Handley is heading to the American collegiate ranks after committing to the University of Michigan-Flint Wolverines.

The Creston Valley Thunder will be searching for new leadership after head coach and general manager Geordie Wudrick announced his retirement.

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League says the planned departure of eight teams is a “disappointing outcome” for community-based junior hockey in British Columbia.

Several junior hockey teams in southeastern B.C. are breaking away from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to form a new independent circuit starting in the 2026-27 season.