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Since Chris Hebb took over as commissioner of the junior A league in 2018, the BCHL has been very careful about messaging. When The Chilliwack Progress reached out for comment and to arrange an interview with Hebb Monday morning, the league香蕉视频直播檚 Coordinator of Content Services, Jesse Adamson, had nothing more to offer.

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Team officials at the local level, including Chilliwack Chiefs hockey boss Brian Maloney, aren香蕉视频直播檛 allowed to comment either, leaving media and fans to speculate. There香蕉视频直播檚 long been whispers of a 香蕉视频直播榮uper league香蕉视频直播� scenario 香蕉视频直播� perhaps a partnership with the Alberta Junior Hockey League or the USHL. The two westernmost Canadian leagues are regarded as the strongest in Canada and the USHL has made significant inroads south of the border.

In a statement released last week, the CJHL noted that BCHL players would no longer be eligible to participate in the CJHL Top Prospects Game or the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC). The former is a certainty, and a loss to draft-eligible BCHL players hoping to impress National Hockey League scouts in the annual showcase game.

But the latter may not necessarily be out if the BCHL is maintaining affiliation with Hockey Canada, as the WJAC is a Hockey Canada event.

Lots of questions and no answers from the BCHL head office. Adamson suggested the league should have more to say after its annual general meeting in mid-May.

eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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