The deal to purchase the team was reached with the BCHL, completing the ownership transition. The BCHL said every team will hold a moment of silence in memory of Wray prior to their home game, and also said it will be “business as usual” for the Vipers through the end of the season in regards to the team’s ownership. Most BCHL teams jumped on Twitter relatively early and the league started using the service about four and a half years after it launched. The league is split into two conferences: the Interior Conference and the Coastal Conference. Vernon Vipers owner Duncan Wray died suddenly Thursday on his 68th birthday BURNABY, B.C. The BCHL said every team will hold a moment of silence in memory of Wray prior to their home game, and also said it will be “business as usual” for the Vipers through the end of the season in regards to the team’s ownership. The winner of the BCHL playoffs (Fred Page Cup) continues on to play the … To report a typo, email: newstips@vernonmorningstar.com. government for a 2021 season. To report a typo, email: newstips@vernonmorningstar.com. To report a typo, email: newstips@vernonmorningstar.com. – The final two NHL teams announced their 2021 training camp rosters today and a total of 48 BCHL alumni will be participating in camps across the league. Five […] Clippers’ owner Mussio puts BCHL team up for sale ... BCHL teams have not played since extended pre-season tournaments in the fall. ... A press conference is scheduled with the new owners … The BCHL said every team will hold a moment of silence in memory of Wray prior to their home game, and also said it will be “business as usual” for the Vipers through the end of the season in regards to the team’s ownership. The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League.Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 17 teams. The highest amount of BCHL representation can be found on the Detroit Red Wings roster where five former players from the league are listed. The league, which suspended play mid-playoffs last March, has put forward a proposal to the B.C. To report a typo, email: newstips@vernonmorningstar.com. Dave joined the BCHL team in December 2018 with 25+ years of business experience in sales, marketing and management working with a host of companies, events, leagues and teams, including Hockey Canada, the Seattle Seahawks and the Air Canada Championship. In October 2019, the BCHL confirmed that it was in talks to buy the West Kelowna Warriors from current sole owner Kim Dobranski's KD Sports, Ltd. with unaudited financial results that showed the team lost $60,000 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2019. Wes Mussio, the BCHL team’s owner and president and a board member with Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association municipal political party, posted on Twitter that he was heading to Tampa Bay on Feb. 1 for “Super Bowl party week.” The owner of the Nanaimo Clippers drew a boatload of negative comments for going to the Super Bowl, but in a way, the Super Bowl came to him. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BC Hockey League and its teams are using social media to keep fans engaged at a time while all on-ice activities are canceled by Hockey Canada. The city clearly expressed what their opinion was from the beginning and then undertook a process that ensured they reached their goal, regardless of the financial concerns that a BCHL team brings. The BCHL said every team will hold a moment of silence in memory of Wray prior to their home game, and also said it will be “business as usual” for the Vipers through the end of the season in regards to the team’s ownership. To summarize, our group of local owners and hockey fans undertook a process to ensure there was hockey in Cranbrook for the fall of 2019.