NCAA to allow CHL players to play hockey?

[Corso]

About that...



I'm very surprised that Penticton is potentially making the jump. I guess the threat of the BCHL finally going kaput after the CHL/NCAA agreement, and disagreements with Kelowna over territory rights is an easy hurdle compared to being out in the wilderness.

I heard a month ago that Penticton was going to be granted an expansion team but that Chilliwack was denied (reasons never given or explained). Will be interested to see if both are actually granted franchises.

 

[MeHateHe]

Several sources have Penticton Vees leaving BCHL to join WHL as expansion team next season

WHL spokesperson says "no final decisions were made," at meetings but admits "many aspects around the WHL’s future plans," were discussed

theprovince.com

More fire there. Suggesting a $1million payment from Penticton to Kelowna for territorial rights

 

[GKJ]

So is this going to take Penticton out of the BCHL?

 

[MeHateHe]

So is this going to take Penticton out of the BCHL?

Sounds like it’s the Vees who are moving so yeah, I imagine the BCHL team is done.

Still lots of open questions about Junior A in BC. BC Hockey has promised to make a decision about which Junior B teams they elevated to Junior A would be considered Tier 1. With the NCAA decision and assuming this move by Chilliwack and Penticton comes to pass, is there a path back to Hockey Canada sanctions for the remaining BCHL teams? Will there be BCHL teams that go back on their own, as Merritt did last year? Bottom line is lots of balls in the air that will need to come down. Interesting times.

 

[GKJ]

Sounds like it’s the Vees who are moving so yeah, I imagine the BCHL team is done.

Still lots of open questions about Junior A in BC. BC Hockey has promised to make a decision about which Junior B teams they elevated to Junior A would be considered Tier 1. With the NCAA decision and assuming this move by Chilliwack and Penticton comes to pass, is there a path back to Hockey Canada sanctions for the remaining BCHL teams? Will there be BCHL teams that go back on their own, as Merritt did last year? Bottom line is lots of balls in the air that will need to come down. Interesting times.

What exactly are their options? Either go up or down?