BCHL Fun Facts - What You Didn't Know

After 22 years, we continue to strive at being a Hockey League that provides Fun, Affordable and Family Friendly Hockey with a purpose; here is where we started…

BCHL was originally called the Barrie Christian Pond Hockey League, we played only at National Training Rinks in Barrie (Small pond).The Name was changed in 2005 when most of our games were played around the Barrie area.

• - was the first no-body checking league in Canada
• - was the first league to shrink the nets in the Tim Bit Division   (we made the first set of small nets and let NTR use our nets for 3 years before they had their set of mini nets made)
• -was the first league in Ontario to have an all-inclusive Registration Fee, no additional fees charged after paying for season registration
• -was the first league to offer complimentary Team  and Individual Photos as part of the registration fee
• -is the first league to have a Complimentary Inter-League Christmas Tournament before Christmas Break (there is no charge for all BCHL teams in all divisions to play in the Christmas Tournament
• -was the first  Non-Sanctioned League in Ontario to start a “Rep” program 

• -was the first Hockey League in Canada to “rest” on Sundays  (all our games and practices are between Monday – Saturday)

• -BCHL was the first league in Canada to share a “Power Play” and Prayer before each game

• - BCHL has given out over 2500  New Testament Bibles to our players