The British Columbia Elite Hockey League ( BCEHL ) is the highest level of provincial youth ice hockey league in British Columbia , Canada . The league is governed by BC Hockey and was inaugurated in 2004 as the British Columbia Hockey Major Midget League ( BCMML ).
8-517: The league currently consists of 9 integrated teams (U15, U17, U18) and 5 U18 women's teams. Players range from 14 to 17 years old. BCEHL is part of BC Hockeys' "High Performance" program to develop the best U18 players around the province. The U18 league champion goes on to compete with the top Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL) U18 team to represent the Pacific region at the annual Telus Cup , Canada's national U18 championship. The Okanagan Rockets are
16-699: A U15 AAA league in 2019. These four divisions (Female U18 AAA, U18 AAA, U17 AAA and U15 AAA) now comprise the BCEHL. On September 16, 2021, the league was announced as being renamed the British Columbia Elite Hockey League. The Vancouver North West Giants (2007, 2011), Okanagan Rockets (2014) and the Vancouver North East Chiefs (2022) are the only teams to have represented the league at the Telus Cup . Upon
24-482: Is the last AEHL team to win a national title, having won in 2012 & 2013 . The Calgary Northstars (1991 and 2003), Calgary Buffaloes (1989), and Red Deer Optimist Rebels/Chiefs (2012 & 2013), represent the only AMHL teams to have won the national midget title . The AMHL has represented the Pacific at the tournament every year since 1985, with the exceptions of 1986, 1992, 2007, and 2012, when British Columbian teams won representation. Alberta has hosted
32-624: The Alberta Midget Hockey League ) is the provincial U18 "AAA" ice hockey league for Alberta , Canada . The league consists of 17 teams split into the North and South Divisions. League champions go on to compete with the BC Elite Hockey League champions to represent the Pacific at the annual Telus Cup , Canada's national U18 championship. The Calgary Buffaloes are the current league champions. Red Deer
40-625: The Giants' winning the BC MML championship in 2007, a regional final with the AMHL was not necessary as Red Deer was hosting the Telus Cup that year. The Giants finished fourth in the Telus Cup tournament in 2007 before returning four years later; they again finished fourth in 2011. The 2014 Rockets, meanwhile, won the bronze medal. Prior to the inauguration of the BC MML, the national midget championship
48-654: The current 2023 champions, and the 2022 Vancouver North East Chiefs were the last team to represent the BCEHL at the Telus Cup . Originally established in 2004–05 as the British Columbia Major Midget League for players under 18 years of age, a female division was initialized in 2007–08 and played under the umbrella of the Female Midget AAA League. In 2018, a U16 AAA league was created (now the U17 AAA league), followed by
56-829: The national championship three times: 1991 in Calgary , 2007 in Red Deer , and 2012 in Leduc . Many players move on from the AEHL to play Junior A or Major Junior in Western Canada. The league's National Hockey League (NHL) alumni include Jarome Iginla , Dany Heatley , Jason Smith , Trent Hunter , Joffery Lupul , Trevor Linden , Geoff Sanderson , Scottie Upshall , Brian Sutherby , Mike Comrie , Nick Tarnasky , Jonathan Filewich and Bryan McCabe . Bryan McCabe Too Many Requests If you report this error to
64-555: Was held in British Columbia twice – hosted by Kelowna in 1996 and Prince George in 2001. The Burnaby Winter Club Travellers represent the only B.C. team to win the national championship, defeating the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy from Quebec in 1982, as well as winning bronze in 1980. Source: Former member Current member Alberta Midget Hockey League The Alberta Elite Hockey League or AEHL (formerly
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