Five groups who “surrendered” from the Alberta Junior Hockey League have formally joined the BCHL.
The Blackfalds Bulldogs, Streams Criminals, Okotoks Oilers, Sherwood Park Crusaders and Tidy Woods Holy people have consented to establishment arrangements to become individuals from the BCHL, as of now.
We are satisfied to authoritatively invite these five establishments into the overlay as individuals from our league,” said Chris Hebb, the BCHL’s CEO.
Every one of the five are solid associations from incredible networks and we anticipate the prompt lift they will give our league. We were empowered by their confidence in our model and figure that adding these groups will reinforce the improvement of every one of our players.
The five clubs will participate in contest with one another until the end of the 2023-2024 mission. An “Alberta champion” is supposed to be delegated in the spring, with a chance for that group to meet the B.C. champion in a year-end contest following the BCHL End of the season games, the league said.
With the awful circumstance the Alberta groups have looked as of late with having games dropped in their past league, it was basic to us to get these players back on the ice in significant rivalry,” said Steven Cocker, BCHL chief.
The league’s declaration comes after it was uncovered on Jan. 20 — only minutes before the beginning of top pick end of the week in Penticton — that the five groups would pass on the AJHL to join the BCHL.
Games between the five crews and 11 leftover groups in the AJHL were rapidly dropped, accordingly. Junior ‘A’ authorities in Alberta later said the clubs had “surrendered” from their league.
We are disheartened — however not shocked — that the five surrendering clubs currently expect to exit the AJHL to promptly take part in an unsanctioned display series,” the AJHL said in a proclamation on Feb. 1. “For as long as week, they have over and over denied any concurrence with the BCHL, yet the present confirmation of ‘finished establishment arrangements and coordination’ has explained their actual position.
The BCHL’s freshest groups start play Feb. 2, and the timetable can be seen here.
Subtleties for the post-season rivalry will be reported sometime in the not too distant future, the league said.
This is a noteworthy day for our establishment,” said Ryan Papaioannou, the Creek Outlaws’ lead trainer and senior supervisor. “After exhaustive thought, we are certain the BCHL offers our players the most obvious opportunity to contend at the most elevated level for school following players in Canada.