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19 BCHL ALUMNI In 2023-24 OPENING-NIGHT

by
steve
October 10, 2023

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While everyone is or has their sights set on the opening night for the NHL it’s nice to know that you play Junior prior to making or cracking the line-up of any NHL club.

We have received the following from the BCHL and wanted to share for your reading.

Enjoy the read:

The 2023-24 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season begins this afternoon, which means teams are now set across the league and there are 19 BCHL alumni on opening-night rosters.

The Colorado Avalanche have the most representation with three former BCHL players on the roster, including Devon Toews, Josh Manson and the newly-acquired Ryan Johansen.

The Arizona Coyotes, Nashville Predators and Seattle Kraken also boast multiple league alumni to start the year.

Several former BCHL’ers found new homes over the summer, including 2019 BCHL Most Valuable Player Alex Newhook who was traded to the Montreal Canadiens and Stanley Cup champion Milan Lucic who returned to the Boston Bruins in free agency.

See the full list below.

CURRENT TEAM	PLAYER	BCHL TEAM	YEARS
Arizona Coyotes	Alex Kerfoot	Coquitlam Express	2011-2013
Arizona Coyotes	Troy Stecher	Penticton Vees	2010-2013
Boston Bruins	Danton Heinen	Surrey Eagles	2013-2014
Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Coquitlam Express	2004-2005
Buffalo Sabres	Tyson Jost	Penticton Vees	2014-2016
Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Johansen	Penticton Vees	2008-2009
Colorado Avalanche	Josh Manson	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	2009-2011
Colorado Avalanche	Devon Toews	Surrey Eagles	2011-2013
Columbus Blue Jackets	Kent Johnson	Trail Smoke Eaters	2018-2020
Dallas Stars	Jamie Benn	Victoria Grizzlies	2006-2007
Edmonton Oilers	Vincent Desharnais	Chilliwack Chiefs	2014-2015
Florida Panthers	Mike Reilly	Penticton Vees	2011-2012
Minnesota Wild	Brandon Duhaime	Merritt Centennials	2014-2015
Montreal Canadiens	Alex Newhook	Victoria Grizzlies	2017-2019
Nashville Predators	Dante Fabbro	Penticton Vees	2014-2016
Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons	Westside Warriors	2009-2010
Seattle Kraken	Justin Schultz	Westside Warriors	2007-2009
Seattle Kraken	Brandon Tanev	Surrey Eagles	2011-2012
Winnipeg Jets	Laurent Brossoit	Winnipeg Jets	2009-2010

NOTE: Only players with a minimum of 10 games played in the BCHL are included.

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