The five pods that will host this BCHL season have been announced, and the Merritt Centennials are heading to Chilliwack.
Vernon, Penticton, Coquitlam, Port Alberni, and Chilliwack were all announced as the pods that teams will play out of. The Cents will play against the host Chilliwack Chiefs and the Prince George Spruce Kings in the single location of the Chilliwack Coliseum for the five-week season starting in April.
The other pod teams are:
Coquitlam Pod – Scotia Barn (Burnaby, B.C.)
Coquitlam Express (host)
Powell River Kings
Surrey Eagles
Penticton Pod – South Okanagan Events Centre
Penticton Vees (host)
Cranbrook Bucks
Trail Smoke Eaters
Port Alberni Pod – Weyerhaeuser Arena
Alberni Valley Bulldogs (host)
Cowichan Valley Capitals
Nanaimo Clippers
Victoria Grizzlies
Vernon Pod – Kal Tire Place
Vernon Vipers (host)
Salmon Arm Silverbacks
West Kelowna Warriors.
A full season schedule will be announced sometime next week.