2018–19 BCHL season explained

2018–19 BCHL Season
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League:British Columbia Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:Regular season
7 September 2018 – 24 February 2019
Playoffs
28 February – 17 April 2019
Finals:Fred Page Cup
Finals Champ:Prince George Spruce Kings
No Of Teams:17
Seasonslist:List of BCHL seasons
Seasonslistnames:BCHL
Prevseason Link:2017–18 BCHL season
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Link:2019–20 BCHL season
Nextseason Year:2019–20

The 2018–19 BCHL season is the 57th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2018 BCHL Showcase, hosted annually in Chilliwack, occurred shortly after the start of the season from September 20 to 22, 2018.

In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, won by the Prince George Spruce Kings. From there, they represented the league in the Doyle Cup, a best-of-seven series against the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion Brooks Bandits, normally to determine who represents the Pacific region in the National Junior A Championship. However, as the National Junior A Championship was being hosted in Brooks, Alberta, by the Brooks Bandits with the automatic hosts berth, the Spruce Kings were already guaranteed a spot in the tournament no matter the outcome. The Spruce Kings defeated the Bandits four games to two.

League changes

Standings

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

Island Division
TeamCentreW–L–OTLPoints
Victoria Grizzlies 36–18–4 76
Powell River Kings 34–21–3 71
Nanaimo Clippers 27–30–1 55
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 21–34–3 45
Cowichan Valley Capitals 17–35–6 40
Mainland Division
TeamCentreW–L–OTLPoints
Chilliwack Chiefs 42–15–1 85
Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George39–13–6 84
Coquitlam Express 28–24–6 62
Langley Rivermen 27–27–4 58
Surrey Eagles 13–41–4 30
Interior Division
TeamCentreW–L–OTLPoints
Penticton Vees 37–16–5 79
Merritt Centennials 36–15–7 79
Wenatchee Wild 32–20–6 70
Vernon Vipers 26–21–11 63
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 27–26–5 59
West Kelowna Warriors 28–28–2 58
Trail Smoke Eaters 23–24–11 57

Post-season

Doyle Cup

Award winners

Players selected in 2019 NHL Entry Draft

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of govs agrees on new rules.
  2. Web site: 2018–19 BCHL Standings . BCHL . March 5, 2019.
  3. Web site: TROPHY TIME – BCHL AWARD WINNERS . BCHL . February 26, 2019.