2009–10 BCHL season

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]

2009–10 BCHL season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season September – February Post-season February – April
Number of games	60
Number of teams	17
Fred Page Cup
League champions	Vernon Vipers
Runners-up	Powell River Kings
Doyle Cup
Western Canada champions	Vernon Vipers
Western Canada runners-up	Spruce Grove Saints
Royal Bank Cup
Champions	Vernon Vipers
Runners-up	Dauphin Kings

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 NAMES	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts
Alberni Valley Bulldogs	60	45	12	2	1	93
Powell River Kings	60	36	17	6	1	79
Victoria Grizzlies	60	34	18	6	2	76
Langley Chiefs	60	33	22	3	2	71
Surrey Eagles	60	30	24	6	0	66
Nanaimo Clippers	60	24	25	10	1	59
Cowichan Valley Capitals	60	25	32	3	0	53
Burnaby Express	60	18	36	6	0	42
Interior division
TEAM NAMES	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts
Vernon Vipers	60	51	6	3	0	105
Penticton Vees	60	48	8	4	0	100
Westside Warriors	60	38	18	3	1	80
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	60	29	25	3	3	64
Quesnel Millionaires	60	22	32	6	0	50
Trail Smoke Eaters	60	20	32	7	1	48
Merritt Centennials	60	22	36	2	0	46
Prince George Spruce Kings	60	18	37	4	1	41
Williams Lake Timberwolves	60	10	49	0	1	21

Map of BCHL, 2009–10

90km
56miles

Smoke Eaters

Vipers

Silverbacks

Warriors

Vees

Centennials

TimberWolves

Millionaires

Chiefs

Spruce Kings

Eagles

Express

Grizzlies

Capitals

Clippers

Kings

Bulldogs

   

   Coastal Division

   Interior Division

Post-season

2010 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

	First round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Fred Page Cup Final
	Quesnel	4
	Salmon Arm	2
					Quesnel	2
					Vernon	4
									Vernon	4
									Penticton	2
	Penticton	4
	Merritt	0
					Penticton	4
					Westside	2
	Westside	4
	Trail	1
													Vernon	4
													Powell River	3
	Powell River	4
	Cowichan Valley	1
					Powell River	4
					Langley	0
	Langley	4
	Surrey	2
									Powell River	4
									Alberni Valley	3
					Alberni Valley	4
					Nanaimo	2
	Nanaimo	4
	Victoria	2

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A P Beau Bennett Penticton Vees 56 41 79 120 Mark Zengerle Salmon Arm Silverbacks 60 33 87 120 Denver Manderson Penticton Vees 50 40 73 113 Mitch MacMillan Alberni Valley Bulldogs 59 61 32 93 Sam Muchalla Prince George Spruce Kings 58 29 87 87 Colton Beck Langley Chiefs 60 39 47 86 Trevor Bailey Westside Warriors 56 41 44 85 Connor Jones Vernon Vipers 51 36 45 81 Mark MacMillan Alberni Valley Bulldogs 59 26 54 80 Mike Collins Vernon Vipers 59 30 46 76

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% Blake Voth Vernon Vipers 24 21 3 0 1445 44 3 1.83 0.928 Joel Rumpel Penticton Vees 24 19 3 0 1308 43 2 1.97 0.920 Graeme Gordon Vernon Vipers 37 30 6 0 2184 74 1 2.03 0.913 Frank Slubowski Alberni Valley Bulldogs 44 32 10 1 2604 97 4 2.23 0.919 Josh Watson Powell River Kings 35 21 12 1 2085 80 2 2.30 0.918

Award winners

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer):
  • Beau Bennett (Penticton Vees)
  • Mark Zengerle (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)

• Top Defencemen:
  • Coastal division: Mat Bodie (Powell River Kings) and Jordan Heywood (Victoria Grizzlies)
  • Interior division: Brendan Ellis (Westside Warriors)

• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year):
  • Coastal division: Mark MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
  • Interior division: Beau Bennett (Penticton Vees)

• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):
  • Coastal division: Darcy Oakes (Powell River Kings)
  • Interior division: Conor Morrison (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)

• Best Goaltender:
  • Blake Voth (Vernon Vipers)

• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo):
  • Graeme Gordon and Blake Voth (Vernon Vipers)

• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP):
  • Coastal division: Mitch MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
  • Interior division: Denver Manderson (Penticton Vees)

• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year):
  • Coastal division: Nolan Graham (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
  • Interior division: Mark Ferner (Vernon Vipers)

• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):
  • Vernon Vipers

• Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Division Champions):
  • Powell River Kings

• Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Division Champions):
  • Vernon Vipers

• Fred Page Cup (League Champions):
  • Vernon Vipers

• Jim Hughson Award (Broadcaster of the Year):
  • Todd Miller (Vernon Vipers)

Players selected in 2010 NHL entry draft

• Beau Bennett (Penticton Vees)

• Mark MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)

• Isaac Macleod (Penticton Vees)

• Kellen Jones (Vernon Vipers)

See also

• 2009 in ice hockey

• 2010 Royal Bank Cup

• 2010 in ice hockey

• 2010 NHL entry draft

• Doyle Cup