2022–23 BCHL season explained

2022–23 BCHL season
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League:	BCHL
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	Regular season 23 September 2022 – 26 March 2023 Playoffs 31 March 2023 - 17 May 2023
Finals:	Fred Page Cup
Finals Champ:	Penticton Vees
No Of Teams:	18
Seasonslist:	List of BCHL seasons
Seasonslistnames:	BCHL
Prevseason Link:	2021–22 BCHL season
Prevseason Year:	2021–22
Nextseason Link:	2023–24 BCHL season
Nextseason Year:	2023–24

The 2022–23 BCHL season was the 61st season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The eighteen teams from the Coastal and Interior Conferences played 54 game schedules. The 2022 BCHL showcase took place in Chilliwack From October 17 to October 20, 2022.^[1]

Many other special events took place during the season, such as the All-Star and Top Prospect games to be held in Penticton in January, as well as the BCHL Road Show taking place in Burns Lake on February 18 and 19, 2023.^[2]

League changes

The league introduced a set of targets to be met over the following four years, including the capacity for video replay, and the elimination of player fees.^[3]

During the offseason, the league renamed several of its year-end awards. The Goaltending Award, awarded to the top goaltender every year, was named the Michael Garteig trophy, named after former Powell River Kings and Penticton Vees goaltender Michael Garteig.^[4] The Defensive Award, given to the top defenceman, was renamed the Blair Campbell award, named after former BCHL defenceman Blair Campbell.^[5] Finally, the award for Broadcaster of the Year was renamed the Jim Hughson Award, named after former Vancouver Canucks and Hockey Night In Canada Play by Play broadcaster Jim Hughson, who got his start in the BCHL.^[6] The league also created two new awards: the Jeff Tambellini Trophy, to be awarded to the playoff MVP, and the Kyle Turris community award, awarded to a player on each team that best represents their team in their communities.

Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/O/S = Ties/Overtime Losses/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points

|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#007AC2 5px solid; border-bottom:#FEB942 5px solid|Coastal Conference|-! width="170px"|TEAM NAMES! width="30px"|GP! width="30px"|W ! width="30px"|L ! width="30px"|T/O/S ! width="30px"|Pts |- align=right|align=left| Nanaimo Clippers || 54 || 37 || 14 || 3 || 77|- align=right|align=left| Surrey Eagles || 54 || 35 || 16 || 3 || 73|- align=right|align=left| Alberni Valley Bulldogs || 54 || 31 || 19 || 4 || 66|- align=right|align=left| Coquitlam Express || 54 || 28 || 19 || 7 || 63|- align=right|align=left| Chilliwack Chiefs || 54 || 28 || 22 || 4 || 60|- align=right|align=left| Victoria Grizzlies || 54 || 26 || 20 || 8 || 60|- align=right|align=left| Powell River Kings || 54 || 20 || 26 || 8 || 48|- align=right|align=left| Langley Rivermen || 54 || 16 || 33 || 5 || 37|- align=right|align=left| Cowichan Valley Capitals || 54 || 10 || 38 || 6 || 26|-

|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#007AC2 5px solid; border-bottom:#FEB942 5px solid|Interior Conference|-! width="170px"|TEAM NAMES! width="30px"|GP! width="30px"|W ! width="30px"|L ! width="30px"|T/O/S ! width="30px"|Pts |- align=right|align=left| Penticton Vees || 54 || 50 || 3 || 1 || 101|- align=right|align=left| Cranbrook Bucks || 54 || 36 || 14 || 4 || 76|- align=right|align=left| West Kelowna Warriors || 54 || 28 || 20 || 6 || 62|- align=right|align=left| Salmon Arm Silverbacks || 54 || 27 || 20 || 7 || 61|- align=right|align=left| Prince George Spruce Kings || 54 || 27 || 20 || 7 || 61|- align=right|align=left| Vernon Vipers || 54 || 27 || 21 || 6 || 60|- align=right|align=left| Wenatchee Wild || 54 || 28 || 23 || 3 || 59|- align=right|align=left| Trail Smoke Eaters || 54 || 20 || 27 || 7 || 47|- align=right|align=left| Merritt Centennials || 54 || 12 || 37 || 5 || 29

Post-season

2023 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Playoff results

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bradly Nadeau Penticton Vees 54 45 68 113 20 Josh Nadeau Penticton Vees 54 44 66 110 14 Aydar Suniev Penticton Vees 50 45 45 90 44 Ean Somoza Wenatchee Wild 54 22 52 74 58 Kai Daniells Nanaimo Clippers 54 35 36 71 44 Cade Littler Wenatchee Wild 51 29 39 68 28 Brady Hunter Trail Smoke Eaters 54 18 44 62 14 Brody Waters Nanaimo Clippers 51 22 39 61 57 Oliver Picard Victoria Grizzlies 53 29 29 58 50 Ethan Mistry Nanaimo Clippers 54 11 47 58 12

Leading goaltenders

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 Luca Di Pasquo Penticton Vees 40 2367 36 3 0 67 4 .922 1.70 Eli Pulver Surrey Eagles 35 2067 23 8 2 79 6 .930 2.29 Nathan Airey Cranbrook Bucks 36 2164 23 9 1 88 2 .925 2.44 Oliver Auyeung-Ashton Victoria Grizzlies 44 2495 21 14 5 103 5 .927 2.48 Matthew Tovell Salmon Arm Silverbacks 47 2726 23 18 3 120 4 .919 2.64

Award winners

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
• Campbell Blair Trophy (Top Defencemen): Abram Wiebe (Chilliwack Chiefs)
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (Victoria Grizzlies)
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Josh Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
• Michael Garteig Trophy (Top Goaltender): Nathan Airey (Cranbrook Bucks)
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Luca Di Pasquo & Hank Levy (Penticton Vees)
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
• Jeff Tambellini Trophy (Playoff MVP): Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Ryan Donald (Cranbrook Bucks)
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Penticton Vees
• Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Conference champions): Alberni Valley Bulldogs
• Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference champions): Penticton Vees
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Penticton Vees
• Jim Hughson Award (Broadcaster of the Year): Arch Ecker (Wenatchee Wild)

2023 NHL entry draft

The following BCHL were selected in the 2023 NHL entry draft.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

• Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees) - Round 1, Pick 30 - Carolina Hurricanes
• Aydar Suniev (Penticton Vees) - Round 3, Pick 80 - Calgary Flames
• Hoyt Stanley (Victoria Grizzlies) - Round 4, Pick 108 - Ottawa Senators
• Owen Beckner (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) - Round 7, Pick 204 - Ottawa Senators

See also

• 2022 in ice hockey
• 2023 in ice hockey

Further reading

• News: BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ Chase Klassen earns Kyle Turris Community Award . 21 August 2024 . Alberni Valley News . Black Press Media . 28 July 2023 . en.

External links

• Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 BCHL Showcase . BCHL . March 25, 2023.
2. Web site: BCHL Announces Dates for 2023 Road Show Event In Burns Lake . BCHL . June 9, 2022.
3. News: Welsh . Eric . BCHL adopts franchise scorecard at AGM . 21 August 2024 . Alberni Valley News . Black Press Media . 6 June 2022 . en.
4. Web site: Top Goaltender Award Renamed the Michael Garteig Trophy . BCHL . July 22, 2022.
5. Web site: Top Defenceman Award Renamed the Campbell Blair Trophy . BCHL . July 22, 2022.
6. Web site: BCHL Broadcaster of the Year Award Renamed Jim Hughson Award..
7. News: Aydar Suniev drafted by the Flames . 21 August 2024 . Penticton Herald . 29 June 2023 . en.
8. News: Warne . Steve . Draft Review: Senators Select BCHL Defenceman Hoyt Stanley . 21 August 2024 . The Hockey News . Roustan Media . 29 June 2023 . en.
9. News: Willson . Rebecca . Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward drafted by Ottawa Senators . 21 August 2024 . Salmon Arm Observer . Black Press Media . 2 July 2023 . en.
10. News: Goble . Gord . Vees grad and BCHL MVP Bradly Nadeau taken 30th overall in NHL Entry Draft . 21 August 2024 . PentictonNow . 28 June 2023 . en.