Max Bulawka scored with 25 seconds remaining in the third period to give the Cowichan Valley Capitals a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Victoria Grizzlies on Wednesday night in the B.C. Hockey League Island Division at Weyerhaeuser Arena in Port Alberni.
Grizzlies forward Henri Schreifels, with his fourth goal of the season, opened scoring in the first period on the power play. Jackson Alexeev tied it for Cowichan Valley before the first period ended and Joey Moffat’s third of the season made it 2-1 for the Caps at 2:08 of the second period. Ellis Rickwood tied it for Victoria in the third period with his seventh goal of the season.
BCHL Board of Governors approve 2021 Season
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The junior A league’s board of governors have approved a shortened 2021 season.
This comes after the Provincial Health Office (PHO) accepted the league’s proposal for a safe return to play under its COVID-19 Safety Plan.
The league will operate in a “pod” model where three to four teams will play each other in five different locations across BC.
A condensed season will begin the first week of April.
A full schedule will be released in the coming weeks along with details on the pod locations.
“After months and months of hard work behind the scenes by the league’s Return-to-Play Task Force, we are pleased to make the announcement today that the BCHL will be back on the ice to play the 2020-21 season,” said BCHL commissioner Chris Hebb.
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It hasn’t been as smooth skating for the B.C. Hockey League, which includes five Island Division teams. A decision on a potential BCHL season could be announced today. The league had better have buttoned down its proposal, which includes five hubs. “[The BCHL] plan is dispersed around the province in a plan that is slightly different from the WHL,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said this week. “That is still in the consultation process and there have been a number of concerns identified I’ll be blunt about that that need to be addressed before that can happen safely.”
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