2009–10 BCHL season explained

2009–10 BCHL season
Color:
  1. 007AC2
Color Text:
  1. FFFFFF
League:British Columbia Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:Regular season
September – February
Post-season
February – April
Season:Fred Page Cup
League Champs:Vernon Vipers
Second Place:Powell River Kings
Playoffs:Doyle Cup
Conf1:Western Canada
Conf1 Champ:Vernon Vipers
Conf1 Runner-Up:Spruce Grove Saints
Finals:Royal Bank Cup
Finals Link:2010 Royal Bank Cup
Finals Champ:Vernon Vipers
Finals Runner-Up:Dauphin Kings
No Of Games:60
No Of Teams:17
Seasonslist:List of BCHL seasons
Seasonslistnames:BCHL
Prevseason Link:2008–09 BCHL season
Prevseason Year:2008–09
Nextseason Link:2010–11 BCHL season
Nextseason Year:2010–11

The 2009–10 BCHL season was the 48th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The 17 teams of the Coastal and Interior divisions each played 60 season games. The BCHL All-Star Game was hosted by Nanaimo. The Vernon Vipers finished the regular season in 1st place overall. The Vernon Vipers defeated the Powell River Kings in 7 games to win the league championship Fred Page Cup. The Vernon Vipers then went on to defeat the AJHL championship Spruce Grove Saints in 7 games to win the Doyle Cup, before going on to win the 2010 Royal Bank Cup national championship.[1] [2]

League changes

The Williams Lake TimberWolves returned from a two-year leave of absence to play its last season.[3]

Standings

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

Coastal division
TEAM NAMESGPWLOTLTPts
60 45 12 2 1 93
Powell River Kings60 36 17 6 1 79
60 34 18 6 2 76
60 33 22 3 2 71
60 30 24 6 0 66
60 24 25 10 1 59
60 25 32 3 0 53
60 18 36 6 0 42
Interior division
TEAM NAMESGPWLOTLTPts
60 51 6 3 0 105
60 48 8 4 0 100
60 38 18 3 1 80
60 29 25 3 3 64
60 22 32 6 0 50
60 20 32 7 1 48
60 22 36 2 0 46
60 18 37 4 1 41
60 10 49 0 1 21

Post-season

2010 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points

PlayerTeamGPGAP
Beau BennettPenticton Vees564179120
Mark ZengerleSalmon Arm Silverbacks603387120
Denver MandersonPenticton Vees504073113
Mitch MacMillanAlberni Valley Bulldogs59613293
Sam MuchallaPrince George Spruce Kings58298787
Colton BeckLangley Chiefs60394786
Trevor BaileyWestside Warriors56414485
Connor JonesVernon Vipers51364581
Mark MacMillanAlberni Valley Bulldogs59265480
Mike CollinsVernon Vipers59304676

Leading goaltenders

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

PlayerTeamGPWLTMINSGASOGAASV%
Blake VothVernon Vipers24213014454431.830.928
Joel RumpelPenticton Vees24193013084321.970.920
Graeme GordonVernon Vipers37306021847412.030.913
Frank SlubowskiAlberni Valley Bulldogs443210126049742.230.919
Josh WatsonPowell River Kings352112120858022.300.918

Award winners

Players selected in 2010 NHL entry draft

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vernon defeats Dauphin to capture RBC Cup championship . 2017-12-06 . 2012-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019011903/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=321101 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2009-10 British Columbia Hockey League Standings . hockeydb.com . HockeyDB.com . 11 June 2024.
  3. News: Hofferd . Clifford . The final season of the Williams Lake Timberwolves . 8 June 2024 . BCHLNetwork . 18 December 2023.