2021–22 BCHL season

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2021–22 BCHL Season
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 8 2021 – March 27 2022
Playoffs
April 1 2022 – May 18 2022
Number of teams18
Fred Page Cup
ChampionsPenticton Vees
BCHL seasons

The 2021–22 BCHL season was the 60th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The eighteen teams from the Coastal and Interior Conferences played 54 game schedules. The 2021 BCHL Showcase occurred shortly after the start of the season on October 20–24, 2021, in Chilliwack.[1] In April, teams played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL championship, won by the Penticton Vees.

This was the first full season to be played since the BCHL left the Canadian Junior Hockey League, and as a result would not play for the Doyle Cup regional championship nor the Centennial Cup national championship.[2]

League changes[edit]

Changes to the league alignment and schedule that were originally to take place during the 2020–21 BCHL season came into effect. The Prince George Spruce Kings and Cranbrook Bucks joined the seven teams in the Interior Division to form the Interior Conference and the remaining nine teams from the Mainland and Island divisions were merged into the Coastal Conference.[3] The Board of Governors also approved the use of video review for those teams and rinks that wish to implement it.[4]

Pandemic effects and postponed games[edit]

At the start of the season, border restrictions for Canadians heading into the United States were still in effect due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, four home games for the Wenatchee Wild for the month of October were postponed. When it became apparent that these restrictions would continue, the league created a travel plan to allow the Wild to play games at home in Wenatchee for the season, but cancelled the four home games that were initially postponed. Because the league schedule was uneven at the time, it was decided that regular season results would be determined by points percentage rather than total points.[5] In January, a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant caused half of the teams in the league to be placed into COVID protocol, resulting in several games being postponed.

In mid-November 2021, a heavy storm system traveled through the Pacific Northwest causing severe flooding in the region. On November 30, the BCHL cancelled all remaining inter-conference games as a result of damage sustained to the province's highway system during the flooding and mudslides in the Fraser Valley. The cancelled games were rescheduled featuring teams within the same conference with some previously postponed games to be made up at a later date.[6]

On January 24, 2022, the BCHL announced that the end date of the regular season had been moved from Marth 20 to March 27 in order to make up games missed as a result of the pandemic and from the extreme weather events, with a tentative playoffs start date of April 1. This allowed all teams to play full 54 game schedules.[7]

Standings[edit]

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

As of March 27, 2022.[8]

Coastal Conference
GP W L OTL/T PTS PCT
xy – Alberni Valley Bulldogs 54 35 13 4 74 .685
x – Chilliwack Chiefs 54 33 17 4 70 .648
x – Nanaimo Clippers 54 33 17 4 70 .648
x – Langley Rivermen 54 33 18 3 69 .639
x – Victoria Grizzlies 54 29 25 0 58 .537
x – Surrey Eagles 54 28 26 0 56 .519
x – Coquitlam Express 54 22 26 6 50 .463
x – Cowichan Valley Capitals 54 15 33 6 36 .333
Powell River Kings 54 13 32 9 35 .324
Interior Conference
GP W L OTL/T PTS PCT
xyz – Penticton Vees 54 43 8 3 89 .824
x – Salmon Arm Silverbacks 54 36 12 6 78 .722
x – West Kelowna Warriors 54 37 16 1 75 .694
x – Prince George Spruce Kings 54 27 15 12 66 .611
x – Cranbrook Bucks 54 29 20 5 63 .583
x – Vernon Vipers 54 27 20 7 61 .565
x – Wenatchee Wild 54 22 26 6 50 .463
x – Trail Smoke Eaters 54 20 29 5 45 .417
Merritt Centennials 54 3 47 4 10 .093

x = clinched playoff spot
y = clinched division
z = regular season champion

Post-season[edit]

2022 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs[edit]

Playoff results

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Fred Page Cup Final
            
C1 Alberni Valley 4
C8 Cowichan Valley 0
C1 Alberni Valley 2
C4 Langley 4
C2 Chilliwack 4
C7 Coquitlam 3
C3 Nanaimo 4
Coastal Conference
C4 Langley 0
C3 Nanaimo 4
C6 Surrey 0
C2 Chilliwack 0
C3 Nanaimo 4
C4 Langley 4
C5 Victoria 1
1 Penticton 4
6 Nanaimo 0
I1 Penticton 4
I8 Trail 1
I1 Penticton 4
I4 Prince George 0
I2 Salmon Arm 4
I7 Wenatchee 3
I1 Penticton 4
Interior Conference
I3 West Kelowna 0
I3 West Kelowna 4
I6 Vernon 1
I2 Salmon Arm 1
I3 West Kelowna 4
I4 Prince George 4
I5 Cranbrook 2

Scoring leaders[edit]

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Matthew Wood Victoria Grizzlies 46 45 40 85 33
Ellis Rickwood Victoria Grizzlies 50 21 59 80 33
Simon Tassy Salmon Arm Silverbacks 53 38 40 78 28
Tyson Dyck Cranbrook Bucks 54 34 41 75 58
Luc Wilson Penticton Vees 52 29 46 75 34
Josh Nadeau Penticton Vees 54 40 32 72 21
Sean Donaldson Nanaimo Clippers 47 36 34 70 47
Cameron Johnson Chilliwack Chiefs 54 25 40 65 10
Noah Serdachny Salmon Arm Silverbacks 54 27 35 62 14
Felix Trudeau West Kelowna Warriors 49 27 34 61 34

Leading goaltenders[edit]

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
Jordan Fairlie Prince George Spruce Kings 20 1136 7 4 7 38 2 0.918 2.01
Kaeden Lane Penticton Vees 34 1974 28 3 2 68 6 0.910 2.07
Aaron Trotter Prince George Spruce Kings 37 2146 20 11 5 80 2 0.914 2.24
Owen Say Salmon Arm Silverbacks 38 2282 23 10 5 93 3 0.923 2.44
Grant Riley Chilliwack Chiefs 38 2185 25 10 1 90 3 0.907 2.53

Award winners[edit]

Players selected in 2022 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Tyson Jugnauth (West Kelowna Warriors) - Round 4, Pick 100 - Seattle Kraken
Eli Barnett (Victoria Grizzlies) - Round 7, Pick 195 - San Jose Sharks
Tyson Dyck (Cranbrook Bucks) - Round 7, Pick 206 - Ottawa Senators
Abram Wiebe (Chilliwack Chiefs) - Round 7, Pick 209 - Vegas Golden Knights
Cade Littler (Wenatchee Wild) - Round 7, Pick 219 - Calgary Flames

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BCHL Announces Details For 2021 Showcase". BCHL. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "BCHL Confirms Exit". Castanet. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "BCHL Board of Governors Approve Several Initiatives At 2021 AGM". BCHL. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Board of Governors Approve Use of Video Review". BCHL. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "BCHL announces schedule changes and travel procedures for Wenatchee home games". BCHL. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "BCHL Continues to Postpone Games Due to Travel Issues". BCHL. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "BCHL Extends Regular Season By One Week to Allow for Additional Rescheduled Games". BCHL. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "League standings". BCHL. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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