2016–17 BCHL season

2016–17 BCHL Season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 9 Sep. 2016 – 26 Feb. 2017 Playoffs 3 Mar. – 25 Apr. 2017
Number of teams	17
Fred Page Cup
Champions	Penticton Vees

The 2016–17 BCHL season was the 55th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2016 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, was held shortly after the start of the season from September 21 to 25, 2016.

In March, the top teams from each division plays for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The league champion then moved on to compete in the Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup, in Penticton, British Columbia. If successful against the winners of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the 2017 Western Canada Cup hosts, the Penticton Vees, the champion and runner-up would then move on to play for the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, in Coburg, Ontario. Since the Vees won the Fred Page Cup, their opponents in the finals, the Chilliwack Chiefs, represented the BCHL in the Western Canada Cup.

League changes

• The Fred Page Cup playoff format changed to:
  • The top four teams in the mainland and island division, and top five teams in the interior division, qualify for the playoffs
  • The final sixth spot in the interior division can be claimed by whoever finishes higher in the standings between the sixth place interior team and the fifth place mainland team.
  • The top two teams in the interior division receive a first round bye.
  • Each series is a best-of-seven
  • The three team round robin semifinal has been eliminated.

Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points

Mainland Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Wenatchee Wild Wenatchee, Washington, USA 45-9-0-4 94 Chilliwack Chiefs Chilliwack, BC 41-11-0-6 88 Langley Rivermen Langley Township, BC 30-20-2-6 68 Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George, BC 25-27-2-4 56 Surrey Eagles White Rock, BC 18-36-0-4 40 Coquitlam Express Coquitlam, BC 11-44-2-1 25 Island Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Victoria Grizzlies Victoria, BC 37-12-4-5 83 Powell River Kings Powell River, BC 37-19-1-1 76 Cowichan Valley Capitals Duncan, BC 25-28-2-3 55 Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo, BC 23-28-1-6 53 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Port Alberni, BC 16-32-3-7 42 Interior Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Penticton Vees Penticton, BC 41-13-1-3 86 Vernon Vipers Vernon, BC 30-19-4-5 69 Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, BC 26-26-1-5 58 West Kelowna Warriors West Kelowna, BC 27-29-0-2 56 Merritt Centennials Merritt, BC 23-25-2-8 56 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm, BC 24-28-3-3 54

• Standings listed on the official league website.

2016–17 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs

Division playoffs

Round 1

Round 2

Semifinal

Final

Is1

Victoria

4

Is4

Nanaimo

1

Is1

Victoria

4

Is2

Powell River

3

Is2

Powell River

4

Is3

Cowichan Valley

0

Is1

Victoria

2

Island/Mainland Divisions

M2

Chilliwack

4

M1

Wenatchee

4

M4

Prince George

2

M1

Wenatchee

0

M2

Chilliwack

4

M2

Chilliwack

4

M3

Langley

2

M2

Chilliwack

3

In1

Penticton

4

In1

Penticton

4

In5

Merritt

3

In4

West Kelowna

0

In5

Merritt

4

In1

Penticton

4

Interior Division

In2

Vernon

3

In2

Vernon

4

In3

Trail

1

In3

Trail

4

In6

Salmon Arm

1

Note: If the Mainland #5 seed finishes higher in the regular season standings than the Interior #6 seed, they will face the Interior #3 seed in the first round. Interior teams are re-seeded at the start of the second round.

2017 Western Canada Cup

The Chilliwack Chiefs, who lost to Western Canada Cup hosts Penticton in the final, will advance to the 2017 Western Canada Cup in Penticton, British Columbia where they will play for one of two spots in the 2017 Royal Bank Cup.

Scoring Leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Brendan Harris Wenatchee Wild 57 23 75 98 14 Jordan Kawaguchi Chilliwack Chiefs 55 38 47 85 32 Charlie Combs Wenatchee Wild 58 51 33 84 83 Brett Mennear Prince George Spruce Kings 58 25 54 79 42 Jonny Evans Powell River Kings 57 36 42 78 49 Kohen Olischefski Chilliwack Chiefs 58 24 52 76 47 Tristan Mullin Powell River Kings 57 36 34 70 45 Cam Donaldson Powell River Kings 54 32 37 69 16 Quin Foreman West Kelowna Warriors 58 27 42 69 16 Ryan Barrow Langley Rivermen 51 28 40 68 32

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average.

Player Team GP Mins W L T OTL GA SO Sv% GAA Darion Hanson Vernon Vipers 21 1237 14 4 2 0 38 2 0.945 1.84 Mathew Robson Penticton Vees 49 2910 35 13 1 0 94 6 0.930 1.94 Anthony Yamnitsky Wenatchee Wild 41 2148 31 7 0 0 80 5 0.895 2.23 Matthew Galajda Victoria Grizzlies 40 2263 25 10 2 0 88 3 0.926 2.33 Mark Sinclair Chilliwack Chiefs 45 2615 33 12 0 0 113 2 0.910 2.59

Award Winners

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Brendan Harris, Wenatchee Wild (23 goals, 75 assists, 98 points)
• Best Defenceman: Jake Stevens, Victoria Grizzlies
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Cam Donaldson, Powell River Kings
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Brendan Harris, Wenatchee Wild
• Top Goaltender: Darion Hanson, Vernon Vipers (1.84)
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Mat Robson and Nolan Hildebrand, Penticton Vees (2.14)
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Brendan Harris, Wenatchee Wild
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Bliss Littler, Wenatchee Wild
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Wenatchee Wild, 94 pts
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Penticton Vees

Players Selected in 2017 NHL Entry Draft

Rd5: 148 Kale Howarth - Columbus Blue Jackets (Trail Smoke Eaters)

See also

• 2016 in ice hockey
• 2017 in ice hockey

External links

• Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League
• Official Website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League