2012–13 BCHL season

The 2012-13 BCHL season was the 51st season of the British Columbia Hockey League. (BCHL) The sixteen teams from the Coastal and Mainland Conferences will play 56 game schedules, starting with the 2012 BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, BC.

2012-13 BCHL Season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2012-09-07 - 2013-03-10 Playoffs 2013-03-15 - 2013-04-21
Number of teams	16
Finals champions	Surrey Eagles

Come March, the top teams from each division will play for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The winner of the Fred Page Cup will compete in the first-ever Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup in Nanaimo, BC. If successful against the winners of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Western Canada Cup host, the champion and runner-up would then move on to play for the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

In their run to the RBC Cup, the Surrey Eagles would lose in the semifinals to the host Summerside Western Capitals

Changes

Map of BCHL, 2012–13 to 2014–15

90km
56miles

Smoke Eaters

Vipers

Silverbacks

Warriors

Vees

Centennials

Chiefs

Rivermen

Spruce Kings

Express

Eagles

Grizzlies

Capitals

Clippers

Kings

Bulldogs

   

   Island Division

   Mainland Division

   Interior Division

• The Chilliwack Chiefs and Prince George Spruce Kings have been moved to the Coastal Conference
  • The Interior Conference now consists of six teams: Merritt, Pentiction, West Kelowna, Vernon, Salmon Arm and Trail.
  • The ten team Coastal Conference has been divided into two divisions:
    • The Island Division contains Victoria, Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Alberni Valley and Powell River.
    • The Mainland Division contains Prince George, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley and Surrey.
• For the playoffs, the Mainland Division side of the bracket will start with a best-of-5 division semifinal and a best-of-5 division final, while the Interior Conference side will start with a best-of-seven conference semifinal. The conference finals on both sides and the Fred Page Cup Final will both remain a best-of-seven series.
• The season has been reduced from 60 games to 56.
• The season will start with a three-day "BCHL Showcase," where all sixteen teams will play two games; One of which would be considered a home game.
• The Westside Warriors have been renamed to the West Kelowna Warriors.
• A team that ices the puck or shoots the puck over the glass in their defensive end will not be allowed to change during the ensuing stoppage. If said stoppage would allow for the period's one-minute "sponsor time out," it will still occur, but the offending team will still not be allowed to change.

Final standings

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

Interior Conference Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Penticton Vees Penticton, BC 35-16-0-5 75 West Kelowna Warriors West Kelowna, BC 30-13-4-9 73 Merritt Centennials Merritt, BC 31-17-3-5 70 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm, BC 26-24-2-4 58 Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, BC 26-28-0-2 54 Vernon Vipers Vernon, BC 21-25-1-9 52 Coastal Conference Island Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Victoria Grizzlies Victoria, BC 33-13-0-10 76 Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo, BC 32-20-0-4 68 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Port Alberni, BC 29-20-2-5 65 Powell River Kings Powell River, BC 20-25-2-9 51 Cowichan Valley Capitals Duncan, BC 13-35-1-7 54 Mainland Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Surrey Eagles White Rock, BC 35-13-3-5 78 Chilliwack Chiefs Chilliwack, BC 33-21-1-1 68 Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George, BC, BC 25-22-1-8 59 Langley Rivermen Langley Township, BC 25-26-1-5 54 Coquitlam Express Coquitlam, BC 24-31-1-0 49

• Teams are listed on the official league website. ^[1]

2012-2013 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs

	Division Semifinals					Division Finals/ Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Fred Page Cup Final
	1	Victoria	3
	4	Powell River	2
						1	Victoria	2
						3	Alberni Valley	3
	2	Nanaimo	2
	3	Alberni Valley	3
											1	Surrey	4
	Coastal Conference
											2	Alberni Valley	0
	1	Surrey	3
	4	Langley	0
						1	Surrey	3
						2	Chilliwack	0
	2	Chilliwack	3
	3	Prince George	2
																1	Surrey	4
																2	Penticton	2
						1	Penticton	4
						4	Salmon Arm	0
											1	Penticton	4
	Interior Conference
											2	West Kelowna	1
						2	West Kelowna	4
						3	Merritt	1

Scoring Leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Mario Puskarich Langley Rivermen 55 41 48 89 37 Austin Plevy Chilliwack Chiefs 54 30 43 73 28 Myles Fitzgerald Victoria Grizzlies 52 30 41 71 32 Luke Esposito Chilliwack Chiefs 55 17 54 71 48 Brady Shaw Surrey Eagles 54 38 32 70 53 Marcus Basara West Kelowna Warriors 56 33 37 70 83 Wade Murphy Penticton Vees 50 23 47 70 50 John Siemer Penticton Vees 55 25 44 69 56 Seb Lloyd West Kelowna Warriors 52 24 42 66 37 Evan Campbell Langley Rivermen 51 20 46 66 46

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals against average. Regulation losses and overtime losses have been combined for total losses.

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO Sv% GAA Michael Santaguida Surrey Eagles 42 2582 29 10 3 98 3 0.933 2.28 Mitch Gillam Chilliwack Chiefs 46 2750 27 18 1 116 4 0.929 2.53 Jarred Schamerhorn Nanaimo Clippers 7 355 3 2 0 13 0 0.928 2.20 Tyler Briggs West Kelowna Warriors 38 2323 22 13 3 95 2 0.925 2.45 Chad Katunar Penticton Vees 43 2436 25 15 0 95 2 0.920 2.36

Award Winners

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

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Mario Puskarich (Langley)
• Best Defenceman: Devon Toews (Surrey) & Troy Stecher (Penticton)
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Luke Esposito (Surrey) & Ryan Gropp (Penticton)
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Ryan Lough (Alberni Valley) & Brandon Mistal (Salmon Arm)
• Top Goaltender: Michael Santaguida (Surrey)
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy: Chad Katunar & Nic Reynard (Penticton)
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Mitch Gillam (Chilliwack) & Brent Baltus (Trail)
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Bill Bestwick (Victoria) & Luke Pierce (Merritt)
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Surrey Eagles
• Cliff McNabb Trophy (Coastal Conference Champions): Surrey Eagles
• Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference Champions): Penticton Vees
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Surrey Eagles

Players Selected in 2013 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd3 65: Adam Tambellini - New York Rangers (Surrey Eagles)
• Rd4 89: David Pope - Detroit Red Wings (West Kelowna Warriors)
• Rd5 129: Evan Campbell - Edmonton Oilers (Langley Rivermen)
• Rd6 164: Dane Birks - Pittsburgh Penguins (Merritt Centennials))
• Rd7 185: Wade Murphy - Nashville Predators (Penticton Vees)
• Rd7 193: Jedd Soleway - Phoenix Coyotes (Penticton Vees)
• Rd7 197: Nolan De Jong - Minnesota Wild (Victoria Grizzlies)

See also

• 2013 Royal Bank Cup
• Western Canada Cup
• List of BCHL seasons
• British Columbia Hockey League
• Canadian Junior Hockey League
• 2012 in ice hockey
• 2013 in ice hockey