2010–11 BCHL season explained

2010–11 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:	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:	2011 Royal Bank Cup
Finals Champ:	Pembroke Lumber Kings
Finals Runner-Up:	Vernon Vipers
No Of Teams:	16
Seasonslist:	List of BCHL seasons
Seasonslistnames:	BCHL
Prevseason Year:	2009–10
Nextseason Year:	2011–12

The 2010–11 BCHL season is the 49th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The regular season began on September 10, 2010 and ended on February 20, 2011. At the end of the playoff season, the Vernon Vipers defeated the Powell River Kings in a 4–0 sweep to win the Fred Page Cup. The Vernon Vipers then continued on to win the Doyle Cup by defeating the Spruce Grove Saints in a 4–3 series. During the 2011 Royal Bank Cup run, the Vernon Vipers lost to the Pembroke Lumber Kings in the final round.

Changes

• The Williams Lake Timberwolves were declared in "bad standing" by the league and was indefinitely suspended.
• The Burnaby Express move to Coquitlam, become the Coquitlam Express

Standings

Interior Conference Team Centre W-L-T-OTL Points Vernon Vipers 36–11–4–9 85 Penticton Vees 38–17–3–2 81 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 38–19–2–1 79 Westside Warriors 33–20–2–5 73 Trail Smoke Eaters 31–23–2–4 68 Merritt Centennials 22–31–1–6 51 Quesnel Millionaires 13–38–3–6 35 Prince George Spruce Kings 13–40–1–6 33 Coastal Conference Team Centre W-L-T-OTL Points Powell River Kings 46–9–3–2 97 Surrey Eagles 35–22–1–2 73 Langley Chiefs 31–21–1–7 70 Victoria Grizzlies 33–24–0–3 69 Nanaimo Clippers 29–23–1–7 66 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 24–29–4–3 55 Coquitlam Express 22–28–1–9 54 Cowichan Valley Capitals 21–30–1–8 51

At end of regular season^[1]

2011 Doyle Cup

The defending Vernon Vipers defeated the AJHL championship Spruce Grove Saints in 7 games. Vernon went on to the 2011 Royal Bank Cup, where they finished in second place after losing to the Central Junior Hockey League's Pembroke Lumber Kings in the final.

Game Results

• Game 1: Spruce Grove 1 – 3 Vernon
• Game 2: Spruce Grove 3 – 2 Vernon
• Game 3: Spruce Grove 5 – 2 Vernon
• Game 4: Vernon 3 – 1 Spruce Grove
• Game 5: Vernon 3 – 2 Spruce Grove (OT)
• Game 6: Vernon 0 – 2 Spruce Grove
• Game 7: Vernon 4 – 2 Spruce Grove

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.^[2]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; P = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	P
		57	39	54	93
Jordan Grant		60	38	51	89
Bradley McGowan		59	36	53	89
Chad Niddery		56	28	58	86
		58	20	62	82
		56	44	36	80
Josh Myers		59	40	40	80
Alex Grieve		60	31	47	78
David Morley		52	25	51	76
Massimo Lamacchia		60	35	39	74

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

Player	Team	GP	W	L	T	Mins	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
		48	36	8	3	2,805	79	7	.934	1.69
Blake Voth		40	25	11	3	2,408	85	4	.905	2.12
Joel Rumpel		45	27	12	3	2,586	108	1	.912	2.51
Karel St-Laurent		32	19	12	1	1,905	87	1	.916	2.74
Matt Ginn		51	29	21	0	2,998	141	2	.916	2.82
Kiefer Smiley		47	23	22	2	2,816	133	2	.915	2.83

Award winners

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

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer):
  • Mike Hammond (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
• Best Defenceman:
  • Coastal division: Justin Dasilva (Powell River Kings)
  • Interior division: Joey Laleggia (Penticton Vees)
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy:
  • Coastal division: Destry Straight (Coquitlam Express)
  • Interior division: Bryce Gervais (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):
  • Coastal division: Brad McGowan (Surrey Eagles)
  • Interior division: Grayson Downing (Westside Warriors)
• Top Goaltender (Lowest GAA with >1000 minutes played):
  • Michael Garteig (Penticton Vees)
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo):
  • Michael Garteig & Sean Maguire (Penticton Vees)
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP):
  • Coastal division: Matt Garbowsky (Powell River Kings)
  • Interior division: Joey Laleggia (Penticton Vees)
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year):
  • Coastal division: Kent Lewis (Powell River Kings)
  • Interior division: Tim Kehler (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):
  • Powell River Kings
• Cliff McNabb Trophy (Coastal Conference Champions):
  • Powell River Kings
• Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference Champions):
  • Vernon Vipers
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions):
  • Vernon Vipers

Players Selected in 2011 NHL entry draft

• Rd5 #140: Joel Lowry – Los Angeles Kings (Victoria Grizzlies)
• Rd6 #160: Josh Manson – Anaheim Ducks (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)

See also

• Doyle Cup
• 2011 Royal Bank Cup
• 2010 in ice hockey
• 2011 in ice hockey
• 2011 NHL entry draft
• British Columbia Hockey League
• British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association
• Canadian Junior Hockey League

External links

• Official website of the British Columbia Hockey League

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010–2011 Standings by Conference . British Columbia Hockey League . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110119084453/http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=2393&clientID=1413 . 2011-01-19 .
2. Web site: Player Stats: 2010–2011 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points . British Columbia Hockey League . 2011-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110127021353/http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/stats_hockey.cfm?clientid=1413&leagueid=2393 . 2011-01-27 . dead .