Eagles join league 1981 – Coquitlam Comets and Nor'Wes Caps cease operations 1982 – Esquimalt Buccaneers and Shuswap/Salmon Arm Totems join league 1982 – Nanaimo Clippers cease operations 1982 – Vancouver Blue Hawks move, renamed Burnaby Blue Hawks 1983 – Revelstoke Rockets renamed Revelstoke Rangers 1983 – Esquimalt Buccaneers move, renamed Nanaimo Clippers 1983 – Kelowna Buckaroos move, renamed Summerland Buckaroos 1983 – New Westminster Royals cease operations 1984 – Cowichan Valley Capitals move, renamed Sidney Capitals 1984 – Vernon Rockets renamed Vernon Lakers 1985 – Delta Flyers and Kelowna Packers join league 1985 – Burnaby Blue Hawks and Revelstoke Rangers cease operations 1985 – Merritt Centennials renamed Merritt Warriors 1985 – Abbotsford Flyers renamed Abbotsford Falcons 1985 – Salmon Arm Totems renamed Salmon Arm/Shuswap Blazers 1986 – Sidney Capitals move, renamed Juan de Fuca Whalers 1987 – Salmon Arm/Shuswap Blazers renamed Salmon Arm Tigers 1987 – Merritt Warriors renamed Merritt Centennials 1987 – Langley Eagles move, renamed Chilliwack Eagles 1988 – Summerland Buckaroos and Abbotsford Falcons cease operations 1988 – Juan de Fuca Whalers move, renamed Cowichan Valley Whalers 1988 – New Westminster Royals rejoin league 1988 – Delta Flyers move, renamed Powell River Paper Kings 1989 – Kelowna Packers renamed Kelowna Spartans 1989 – Chilliwack Eagles move, renamed Ladner Penguins 1989 – Cowichan Valley Whalers renamed Cowichan Valley Capitals 1989 – Salmon Arm Tigers cease operations 1990 – Penticton Knights renamed Penticton Panthers 1990 – Victoria Warriors join league 1990 – Ladner Penguins move, renamed Bellingham Ice Hawks 1990 – Richmond Sockeyes move, renamed Chilliwack Chiefs 1990 – Cowichan Valley Capitals cease operations 1991 – New Westminster Royals move, renamed Surrey Eagles 1993 – Cowichan Valley Capitals rejoin league 1993 – Victoria Warriors cease operations 1994 – Victoria Salsa, Langley Thunder, Royal City Outlaws join league 1995 – Bellingham Ice Hawks sell franchise rights to Trail Smoke Eaters of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League; Trail joins BCHL 1995 – Vernon Lakers renamed Vernon Vipers 1995 – Kelowna Spartans cease operations 1996 – Royal City Outlaws sell franchise rights to Prince George Spruce Kings; both Prince George and the Quesnel Millionaires of the RMJHL join the BCHL 1996 – Surrey Eagles renamed South Surrey Eagles 1998 – Burnaby Bulldogs join league 1998 – Powell River Paper Kings renamed Powell River Kings; Langley Thunder renamed Langley Hornets 2001 – Coquitlam Express and Salmon Arm Silverbacks join league 2002 –