Courtesy of BCHL

By Veronica Beltran

virtual hockey

BCHL gets creative ending season virtually

Mar 26, 2020 | 1:56 PM

BURNABY— With the unfortunate end of the BCHL season due to the novel coronavirus teams have taken to a creative way to end the season.

A simulation of the remainder of the post season using EA Sport NHL 20 was created. Each of the eight remaining teams picked a team rep to go head-to-head in an online contest which decided the winner of their would-be second round series.

The Round 2 matchups and their players are:

• Coquitlam Express (Joe Howe) vs. Surrey Eagles (Hassan Akl)
• Nanaimo Clippers (Josh Kagan) vs. Cowichan Valley Capitals (Nolan Barrett)
• Penticton Vees (Conner Hutchison) vs. Vernon Vipers (Trey Taylor)
• Trail Smoke Eaters (Kent Johnson) vs. Salmon Arm Silverbacks (Ethan Langenegger)

Instead of live streaming the full series, the league has compiled highlights of the games using calls from the BCHL broadcasters along with videos sent in by the player reps.

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“We were looking for a way to keep our fans engaged during this unfortunate downtime and we think this initiative accomplishes just that.” — BCHL Commissioner Chris Hebb

The first video matchup between the Surrey Eagles and the Coquitlam Express was released Thursday and can be watched here.

The remaining three second round games will be published int he coming days and Round 3 will begin next week.