2007–08 BCHL season explained

2007–08 BCHL season
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League:British Columbia Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:Regular season
September - February
Playoffs
February - April
Season:Fred Page Cup
League Champs:Penticton Vees
Second Place:Nanaimo Clippers
Playoffs:Doyle Cup
Conf1:Western Canada
Conf1 Champ:Camrose Kodiaks
Conf1 Runner-Up:Penticton Vees
No Of Teams:17
Seasonslistnames:BCHL
Seasonslist:List of BCHL seasons
Prevseason Link:2006–07 BCHL season
Prevseason Year:2006–07
Nextseason Link:2008–09 BCHL season
Nextseason Year:2008–09

The 2007–08 BCHL season is the 46th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). It began on September 7, 2007, and ran through February 27, 2008, followed by the Fred Page Cup Playoffs, ending in April, 2008. On February 28, the league announced a partnership with INSINC to live video stream the 2008 playoffs.[1]

Final Regular Season Statistics

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; Top six teams in each conference qualified for post-season playoffs.

Interior Conference

GPWLTOTLPTS GFGA
60 41 15 2 2 86 235 146
60 40 17 0 3 83 237 161
60 37 17 3 3 80 256 201
60 36 20 2 2 76 238 185
60 23 30 1 6 53 169 213
60 21 29 1 9 52 178 235
60 19 36 0 5 43 175 254
60 13 38 1 8 35 156 305

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Coastal Conference

GPWLTOTLPTS GFGA
60 42 14 0 4 88 249 155
60 33 21 0 6 72 257 234
60 33 23 1 3 70 234 213
60 33 24 0 3 69 218 219
60 30 22 3 5 68 204 189
60 26 23 1 10 63 209 217
60 27 28 2 3 59 200 200
60 17 39 1 3 34 171 259

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

As of February 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080201191854/http://bchl.bc.ca/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?leagueid=2393&clientid=1413&link=BCHL

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
60 33 69 102 54
58 35 63 98 89
Hunter Bishop 60 57 40 97 45
60 26 64 90 24
60 52 35 87 37
60 32 55 87 40
60 39 43 82 71
57 33 48 81 71
55 37 43 80 37
52 21 56 77 35

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

As of February 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080406065835/http://bchl.bc.ca/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413

PlayerTeamGPTOIWLTGASOSv%GAA
13 710 9 2 0 23 0 .931 1.94
43 2,449 31 10 1 90 4 .921 2.20
35 2,013 23 11 0 84 3 .924 2.50
40 2,310 26 14 0 102 1 .900 2.65
28 1,605 19 7 0 71 2 .898 2.65

Playoff seeds

After the 2007–08 BCHL regular season, the standard of 12 teams qualified for the playoffs.

Coastal Conference

  1. Nanaimo Clippers - Coastal Conference and BCHL regular season champion; 88 points
  2. Langley Chiefs - 72 points
  3. Surrey Eagles - 70 points
  4. Burnaby Express - 69 points
  5. Victoria Grizzlies - 68 points
  6. Powell River Kings - 63 points

Interior Conference

  1. Penticton Vees - Interior Conference regular season champion; 86 points
  2. Westside Warriors - 83 points
  3. Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 80 points
  4. Vernon Vipers - 76 points
  5. Trail Smoke Eaters - 53 points
  6. Prince George Spruce Kings - 52 points

Playoff Bracket

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three. The opening elimination round follows a best-of-five 2-2-1 format. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team will have Games 1 and 2, plus 5 and 7 if necessary, played on their home ice, while the lower-seeded team will be at home for the other games. The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the "extra" game if there are an odd number of games in a series.

All Star Game

The BCHL All-Star Game was played at the Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria, British Columbia on January 23, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080611081335/http://www.bchl.bc.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413 The Coastal Conference All-Stars won the game 15–9.

Coastal Conference All-Stars Interior Conference All-Stars
Starters:F Scott Knowles (Surrey Eagles)
F Carlo Finucci (Burnaby Express)
F Eric Filiou (Nanaimo Clippers)
D Jordie Benn (Victoria Grizzlies)
D Matt Irwin (Nanaimo Clippers)
G Michael Garman (Nanaimo Clippers)
F Hunter Bishop (Vernon Vipers)
F Zac Dalpe (Penticton Vees)
F Jordy Christian (Prince George Spruce Kings)
D Zac Josepher (Penticton Vees)
D Ryan DeVries (Prince George Spruce Kings)
G Alex Evin (Penticton Vees)
Reserves:D Brad Hunt (Burnaby Express)
D Nolan Julseth-White (Langley Chiefs)
F Clinton Pettapiece (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
F Russell Goodman (Nanaimo Clippers)
D Chris Ickert (Langley Chiefs)
F Brodie Reid (Burnaby Express)
F Taylor Stefishen (Langley Chiefs)
F Mikael Bedard (Nanaimo Clippers)
D Phil Magistrale (Surrey Eagles)
F Clay Harvey (Powell River Kings)
G Chris Rawlings (Powell River Kings)
G Matthew Wong (Victoria Grizzlies)
F Brooks Robinson (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
F Daniel Moriarty (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
F Derek Grant (Langley Chiefs)
G Damien Ketlo (Prince George Spruce Kings)
D Damon Kipp (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
D Jeff Forsythe (Prince George Spruce Kings)
F Denver Manderson (Penticton Vees)
D Michael Glacair (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
F Derek Lee (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
F Austin Smith (Penticton Vees)
F David Arduin (Trail Smoke Eaters)
F John Williams (Quesnel Millionaires)
D Justin Schultz (Westside Warriors)
F Kevin Walrod (Westside Warriors)
F Erick Ruud (Merritt Centennials)
G Shane Mainprize (Merritt Centennials)
D Derrick Walser (Toronto Marlies)
F Trevor Bailey (Westside Warriors)
F Kevin Limbert (Trail Smoke Eaters)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: bchl . Testing Live Video in First Round . 2022-05-24 . bchl.ca . en-US.