BCEHL WEEKEND UPDATE - FEBRUARY 23-25
For Immediate Release
February 21, 2024
Saanichton, B.C. - We've arrived at the final weekend of the regular season! There is still much to be settled as battles for playoff positioning take place around the BCEHL. Let's take a look at what to keep an eye on!
Female U18 AAA
U18 AAA Featured Series: The final weekend of the regular season in the Female U18 league sees the second-place Thompson-Okanagan Lakers (20-8-1-1) and fourth-place Northern Capitals (10-18-1-1) take the ice in Prince George. The Capitals will look to continue their strong finish to the season, as they've posted a record of 3-1-1-0 over their last five games. Lakers' defenders Kilah Hodder (1g-6a) and Hannah Robertson (1g-6a) lead their team with seven points each in six games against the Capitals this season.
Saturday's Female U18 Games
Thompson-Okanagan Lakers @ Northern Capitals - 5:45 p.m. - Kin Centre
Vancouver Island Seals @ Greater Vancouver Comets - 8:00 p.m. - Planet Ice Coquitlam
Sunday's Female U18 Games
Vancouver Island Seals @ Greater Vancouver Comets - 7:00 a.m. - Queen's Park Arena
Thompson-Okanagan Lakers @ Northern Capitals - 8:15 a.m. - Kin Centre
U18 AAA
U18 AAA Featured Series: Separated by only three points in the standings, the second-place Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (28-5-1-0) and third-place Cariboo Cougars (26-6-2-0) battle for seeding as the regular season comes to a close this weekend. Both squads carry an impressive win streak into the series, as Fraser Valley are winners of eight straight, and Cariboo has earned wins in six consecutive games. Cariboo has come out on top in both meetings against Fraser Valley this season, led by forward Mason Loewen, who has put up eight points (4g-4a) so far in the season series.
Saturday's U18 Games
Okanagan Rockets @ Thompson Blazers - 1:45 p.m. - Sandman Centre
Cariboo Cougars @ Fraser Valley Thunderbirds - 5:30 p.m. - Abbotsford Centre
Valley West Giants @ Vancouver NW Hawks - 6:15 p.m. - Hollyburn Country Club
Greater Vancouver Canadians @ Vancouver Island Royals - 7:00 p.m. - Ian H. Stewart Complex
Sunday's U18 Games
Cariboo Cougars @ Fraser Valley Thunderbirds - 12:00 p.m. - Abbotsford Centre
Thompson Blazers @ Okanagan Rockets - 12:45 p.m. - MNP Place
Greater Vancouver Canadians @ Vancouver Island Royals - 1:55 p.m. - Panorama Recreation Centre
U17 AAA
U17 AAA Featured Matchup: A crucial matchup goes down on Friday between the second-place Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (19-10-3-3) and third-place Vancouver NW Hawks (20-12-2-1). With only one point separating the two teams, the winner of the game will finish the regular season in second-place. The Hawks and Thunderbirds recently met on February 19, where multi-point performances from Max Saar (2g-0a), Jamie Frizzell (1g-1a), Zach McKenzie (1g-1a) and Alexander Kazakoff (0g-2a) led the Hawks to a 4-3 victory.
Friday's U17 Game
Vancouver NW Hawks @ Fraser Valley Thunderbirds - 7:45 p.m. - Abbotsford Centre
Saturday's U17 Games
Greater Vancouver Canadians @ Cariboo Cougars - 3:00 p.m. - Kin Centre
Sunday's U17 Games
Greater Vancouver Canadians @ Cariboo Cougars - 10:00 a.m. - Kin Centre
U15 AAA
U15 AAA Featured Series: In the lone matchup of the U15 league, the fourth-place Vancouver NE Chiefs (15-8-3-2) travel to Kamloops to take on the sixth-place Thompson Blazers (11-14-2-1) to close out the regular season. The Blazers offense has been clicking as they've scored 18 times during a current three-game winning streak. Chiefs' forward Wilton Vo helped his team to a pair of victories last weekend as he put up five points (3g-2a), including a four-point effort (2g-2a) on Saturday.
Saturday's U15 Game
Thompson Blazers @ Vancouver NE Chiefs - 4:30 p.m. - Sandman Centre
Sunday's U15 Games
Thompson Blazers @ Vancouver NE Chiefs - 11:00 a.m. - Sandman Centre
If you can’t make it out the games you can stream all BCEHL games live at: www.playfullscreen.com.
To stay up to date on everything going on in the BCEHL visit the website to view schedules, standings, stats, and scores: BCEHL.net, follow @BCEHL on X, @BCEHL_AAA on Instagram, and join the conversation by using #BCEHLAAAHOCKEY
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