2019–20 BCHL season

The 2019–20 BCHL season was the 58th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2019 BCHL Showcase Festival occurred shortly after the start of the season, on October 2–3, 2019, in Chilliwack and October 4–5, 2019, in Penticton.[1]

2019–20 BCHL Season
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
6 September 2019 – 23 February 2020
Playoffs
28 February 2020 – 13 March 2020
Number of teams17
Fred Page Cup
ChampionsNot awarded

In March, teams began playing for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL championship. However, Hockey Canada cancelled the remainder of the Junior A hockey season in Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic the day the second round was to get underway.[2] As a result, the BCHL did not award the Fred Page Cup for the first time in its 58-year history.

League changes

There were no changes to the league alignment or schedule from the previous season. The league did adopt a new rule allowing the attacking team to choose which side they want to take a faceoff after an icing or penalty call.[3]

Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points
Final standings:[4]

Island Division
GP W L OTL/T PTS
Nanaimo Clippers583717478
Cowichan Valley Capitals583516777
Powell River Kings582923664
Alberni Valley Bulldogs582628456
Victoria Grizzlies582433149
Mainland Division
GP W L OTL/T PTS
Coquitlam Express58479296
Chilliwack Chiefs5826211163
Surrey Eagles582723862
Langley Rivermen582331450
Prince George Spruce Kings581832844
Interior Division
GP W L OTL/T PTS
Penticton Vees584412290
Trail Smoke Eaters583617577
Salmon Arm Silverbacks583023565
Wenatchee Wild583023565
Vernon Vipers583024464
West Kelowna Warriors581633941
Merritt Centennials581440432

Post-season

2020 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Playoff results[5]

Round 1 Round 2 Semifinals Finals
            
Is1 Nanaimo 4
Is4 Alberni Valley 0
Is1 Nanaimo —
Is2 Cowichan Valley —
Is2 Cowichan Valley 4
Is3 Powell River 1
 
Island/Mainland Divisions
 
M1 Coquitlam 4
M4 Langley 0
M1 Coquitlam —
M3 Surrey —
M2 Chilliwack 3
M3 Surrey 4
 
 
In1 Penticton 4
In6 West Kelowna 1
In1 Penticton —
In5 Vernon —
In4 Wenatchee 1
In5 Vernon 4
 
Interior Division
 
In2 Trail 4
WC2 Prince George 0
In2 Trail —
In3 Salmon Arm —
In3 Salmon Arm 4
WC1 Victoria 0

Cancellation of 2020 playoffs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] North American sports leagues began suspending their seasons on 11 March 2020. The National Hockey League officially suspended the remainder of the season on 12 March 2020,[7] which was followed by Hockey Canada suspending all sanctioned hockey activities in the country later that day.[8] On 13 March 2020, the Canadian Junior Hockey League, in which the BCHL is a member, cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 CJHL season, which meant the Fred Page Cup playoffs would not be finished, and both the Doyle Cup and Centennial Cup would not be contested. It is the only time in the history of the BCHL that the season ended without crowning a champion.

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Kent Johnson Trail Smoke Eaters 52 41 60 101 14
Cristophe Tellier Surrey Eagles 58 28 43 71 49
Michael Colella Trail Smoke Eaters 58 27 41 68 28
Owen Ozar Trail Smoke Eaters 54 26 40 66 81
Jay O'Brien Penticton Vees 46 25 41 66 51
Matt Kowalski Vernon Vipers 58 26 36 62 20
David Silye Penticton Vees 58 20 42 62 28
Hudson Schandor Surrey Eagles 56 25 36 61 36
Greg Lapointe Coquitlam Express 56 29 31 60 48
Danny Weight Penticton Vees 58 25 35 60 59

Leading goaltenders

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

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA
Clay Stevenson Coquitlam Express 35 2067 30 2 1 61 4 .936 1.77
Jordon Naylor Nanaimo Clippers 41 2461 30 9 2 83 6 .935 2.02
Yaniv Perets Penticton Vees 37 2165 25 8 1 79 5 .918 2.19
Logan Terness Trail Smoke Eaters 44 2445 27 10 2 96 1 .932 2.36
Zach Borgiel Cowichan Valley Capitals 44 2562 26 12 3 109 4 .923 2.55

Award winners

Players selected in 2020 NHL Entry Draft

See also

References
  1. "BCHL Re-Launches Showcase Event for 2019". BCHL. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. "CJHL Announces Official Cancellation for Remainder of 2019-20 season". CJHL. 13 March 2020.
  3. "NEW EVENTS, INITIATIVES HIGHLIGHT 2019-20 BCHL SEASON". BCHL. 16 September 2019.
  4. "BCHL Standings". BCHL. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. "2020 Playoff Brackets". BCHL. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. "WHO Declares A Pandemic of Coronavirus Disease COVID-19". Washington Post. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. "NHL to Pause Season Due to Coronavirus". NHL. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. "HOCKEY CANADA STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)". Hockey Canada. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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