With an already-exciting season on the horizon, the BCHL has stoked the fire announcing the 2024 BCHL showcase.
The annual showcase will run from Oct. 13-17, with games being split between the Chief's home ice at the Chilliwack Coliseum and the Abbotsford Centre (home of the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks). This will mark the first time the event has been co-hosted by the Vancouver Canucks.
“We are thrilled to have the support of the Vancouver Canucks as co-hosts of this year’s showcase event,” said BCHL commissioner Steven Cocker. “With the support of an NHL team for the second year in a row and the ability to host the showcase games in a professional building like the Abbotsford Centre, as well as a top-notch facility in Chilliwack, we think the 2024 Showcase will provide a heightened experience for our players, as well as the hundreds of scouts that will attend.”
It will also be the first time the showcase features the newly integrated Alberta-based teams with all five franchises participating.
Members of the Canucks organization along with notable alumni will also be present at this year’s event.
“We are extremely excited to see the BCHL Showcase back in the Fraser Valley,” said Michael Doyle, president, and alternate governor for Canucks Sports & Entertainment. “Hosting this event in Abbotsford and Chilliwack will give the players, coaches, management and scouts the opportunity to experience first-hand the amount of pride and passion people have for the game of hockey in this area. Our organization is proud to support the BCHL and this important showcase of top talent and future collegiate and professional hockey players.”
New for this year’s showcase will be a Junior Prospects Hockey League (JPHL) U18 showcase which will be played in the latter stages of the tournament in Chilliwack at the Coliseum.
“Through our alliance with the JPHL, this U18 event will give their players the chance to display their skills in front of BCHL coaches, as well as NHL scouts and NCAA coaches in attendance,” said Cocker.
Tourism Abbotsford and Chilliwack will also be supporters of the event.
The schedule can be found on the BCHL website.
