2012–13 BCHL season

The 2012-13 BCHL season was the 51st season of the British Columbia Hockey League. (BCHL) The sixteen teams from the Coastal and Mainland Conferences will play 56 game schedules, starting with the 2012 BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, BC.

2012-13 BCHL Season
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2012-09-07 - 2013-03-10
Playoffs
2013-03-15 - 2013-04-21
Number of teams16
Finals championsSurrey Eagles

Come March, the top teams from each division will play for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The winner of the Fred Page Cup will compete in the first-ever Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup in Nanaimo, BC. If successful against the winners of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Canada Cup host, the champion and runner-up would then move on to play for the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

In their run to the RBC Cup, the Surrey Eagles would lose in the semifinals to the host Summerside Western Capitals

Changes
  • The Chilliwack Chiefs and Prince George Spruce Kings have been moved to the Coastal Conference
  • For the playoffs, the Mainland Division side of the bracket will start with a best-of-5 division semifinal and a best-of-5 division final, while the Interior Conference side will start with a best-of-seven conference semifinal. The conference finals on both sides and the Fred Page Cup Final will both remain a best-of-seven series.
  • The season has been reduced from 60 games to 56.
  • The season will start with a three-day "BCHL Showcase," where all sixteen teams will play two games; One of which would be considered a home game.
  • The Westside Warriors have been renamed to the West Kelowna Warriors.
  • A team that ices the puck or shoots the puck over the glass in their defensive end will not be allowed to change during the ensuing stoppage. If said stoppage would allow for the period's one-minute "sponsor time out," it will still occur, but the offending team will still not be allowed to change.

Final standings

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

Interior Conference
Team Centre W-L-T-OTL Points
Penticton VeesPenticton, BC35-16-0-575
West Kelowna WarriorsWest Kelowna, BC30-13-4-973
Merritt CentennialsMerritt, BC31-17-3-570
Salmon Arm SilverbacksSalmon Arm, BC26-24-2-458
Trail Smoke EatersTrail, BC26-28-0-254
Vernon VipersVernon, BC21-25-1-952
Coastal Conference
Island Division
Team Centre W-L-T-OTL Points
Victoria GrizzliesVictoria, BC33-13-0-1076
Nanaimo ClippersNanaimo, BC32-20-0-468
Alberni Valley BulldogsPort Alberni, BC29-20-2-565
Powell River KingsPowell River, BC20-25-2-951
Cowichan Valley CapitalsDuncan, BC13-35-1-754
Mainland Division
Team Centre W-L-T-OTL Points
Surrey EaglesWhite Rock, BC35-13-3-578
Chilliwack ChiefsChilliwack, BC33-21-1-168
Prince George Spruce KingsPrince George, BC, BC25-22-1-859
Langley RivermenLangley Township, BC25-26-1-554
Coquitlam ExpressCoquitlam, BC24-31-1-049
  • Teams are listed on the official league website. [1]

2012-2013 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs
  Division Semifinals Division Finals/
Conference Semifinals		 Conference Finals Fred Page Cup Final
                                     
1 Victoria 3  
4 Powell River 2  
  1 Victoria 2  
    3 Alberni Valley 3  
2 Nanaimo 2
3 Alberni Valley 3  
  1 Surrey 4  
Coastal Conference
  2 Alberni Valley 0  
1 Surrey 3  
4 Langley 0  
  1 Surrey 3
    2 Chilliwack 0  
2 Chilliwack 3
3 Prince George 2  
  1 Surrey 4
  2 Penticton 2
 
 
  1 Penticton 4
    4 Salmon Arm 0  
 
  1 Penticton 4
Interior Conference
  2 West Kelowna 1  
 
 
  2 West Kelowna 4
    3 Merritt 1  

Scoring Leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mario Puskarich Langley Rivermen 55 41 48 89 37
Austin Plevy Chilliwack Chiefs 54 30 43 73 28
Myles Fitzgerald Victoria Grizzlies 52 30 41 71 32
Luke Esposito Chilliwack Chiefs 55 17 54 71 48
Brady Shaw Surrey Eagles 54 38 32 70 53
Marcus Basara West Kelowna Warriors 56 33 37 70 83
Wade Murphy Penticton Vees 50 23 47 70 50
John Siemer Penticton Vees 55 25 44 69 56
Seb Lloyd West Kelowna Warriors 52 24 42 66 37
Evan Campbell Langley Rivermen 51 20 46 66 46

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average. Regulation losses and overtime losses have been combined for total losses.

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA
Michael Santaguida Surrey Eagles 42 2582 29 10 3 98 3 0.933 2.28
Mitch Gillam Chilliwack Chiefs 46 2750 27 18 1 116 4 0.929 2.53
Jarred Schamerhorn Nanaimo Clippers 7 355 3 2 0 13 0 0.928 2.20
Tyler Briggs West Kelowna Warriors 38 2323 22 13 3 95 2 0.925 2.45
Chad Katunar Penticton Vees 43 2436 25 15 0 95 2 0.920 2.36

Award Winners

With the exception of the Brett Hull Trophy, each award is given to two players; One in each conference.

  • Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Mario Puskarich (Langley)
  • Best Defenceman: Devon Toews (Surrey) & Troy Stecher (Penticton)
  • Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Luke Esposito (Surrey) & Ryan Gropp (Penticton)
  • Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Ryan Lough (Alberni Valley) & Brandon Mistal (Salmon Arm)
  • Top Goaltender: Michael Santaguida (Surrey)
  • Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy: Chad Katunar & Nic Reynard (Penticton)
  • Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (Regular Season MVP): Mitch Gillam (Chilliwack) & Brent Baltus (Trail)
  • Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Bill Bestwick (Victoria) & Luke Pierce (Merritt)
  • Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Surrey Eagles
  • Cliff McNabb Trophy (Coastal Conference Champions): Surrey Eagles
  • Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference Champions): Penticton Vees
  • Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Surrey Eagles

Players Selected in 2013 NHL Entry Draft

See also

References
  1. "British Columbia Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". bchl.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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