2013–14 BCHL season

The 2013–14 BCHL season was the 52nd season of the British Columbia Hockey League. (BCHL) The sixteen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58 game schedules, starting with the 2013 BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, BC.

2013-14 BCHL Season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2013-09-06 - 2014-03-01 Playoffs 2014-03-04 - 2014-04-15
Number of teams	16
Finals champions	Coquitlam Express

The top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, which was won by the Coquitlam Express for the second time in club history. They would go on to finish fourth at the Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup, in Dauphin, Manitoba, failing to qualify for the Royal Bank Cup in Vernon, BC.

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 Coastal and Interior Conferences have been abolished. The former Interior Conference is now the Interior Division.
• Two games have been added to the schedule, increasing the regular season from 56 to 58 games.
• The third round of the Fred Page Cup Playoffs will now be a round robin between the three division champions.
• Player awards will now only be given to one player, instead of one player from each conference.

Final standings

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

Interior Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Penticton Vees Penticton, BC 36-16-2-4 78 West Kelowna Warriors West Kelowna, BC 29-19-3-4 78 Vernon Vipers Vernon, BC 30-18-4-6 70 Merritt Centennials Merritt, BC 31-22-4-1 67 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm, BC 25-24-1-8 59 Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, BC 10-42-2-4 26 Island Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Victoria Grizzlies Victoria, BC 37-15-3-3 80 Powell River Kings Powell River, BC 36-16-2-4 78 Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo, BC 27-28-1-2 57 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Port Alberni, BC 21-28-2-7 51 Cowichan Valley Capitals Duncan, BC 22-30-2-4 50 Mainland Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Langley Rivermen Langley Township, BC 37-13-3-5 82 Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George, BC, BC 32-20-4-2 70 Coquitlam Express Coquitlam, BC 27-26-2-3 59 Surrey Eagles White Rock, BC 25-30-1-2 53 Chilliwack Chiefs Chilliwack, BC 14-37-2-5 35

• Teams are listed on the official league website. ^[1]
• Standings listed by eSportsDeskPro on the official league website. ^[2]

2013–2014 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs

Division Playoffs

	Interior Division Semi-final					Interior Division Final
	1	Penticton	4
	4	Merritt	0
						1	Penticton	3
						3	Vernon	4
	2	West Kelowna	2
	3	Vernon	4

	Island Division Semi-final					Island Division Final
	1	Victoria	4
	4	Alberni Valley	3
						1	Victoria	4
						2	Powell River	2
	2	Powell River	4
	3	Nanaimo	1

	Mainland Division Semi-finals					Mainland Division Finals
	1	Langley	4
	4	Surrey	2
						1	Langley	2
						3	Coquitlam	4
	2	Prince George	2
	3	Coquitlam	4

Semi-final Round Robin

Rank	Team	W-L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1	Vernon	2-0	11	5	+6	4
2	Coquitlam	2-1	11	12	-1	4
3	Victoria	0-3	10	15	-5	0

Semifinal Games
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Arena
1	March 28	Vernon	5-4	Victoria		The Q Center
2	March 30	Coquitlam	1-6	Vernon		Kal Tire Place
3	April 1	Victoria	3-6	Coquitlam		Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex
4	April 3	Coquitlam	4-3	Victoria	3OT	The Q Center
5	April 5	Victoria	NP	Vernon		Kal Tire Place
6	April 7	Vernon	NP	Coquitlam		Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex

NP = Not Played. Victoria was eliminated after the fourth game of the semifinal, meaning the last two games did not need to be played.

Fred Page Cup Final

	Final
	1	Vernon	0
	2	Coquitlam	4

Fred Page Cup Final
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Arena
1	April 11	Coquitlam	6–4	Vernon		Kal Tire Place
2	April 12	Coquitlam	4–3	Vernon	OT	Kal Tire Place
3	April 14	Vernon	2–3	Coquitlam	OT	Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex
4	April 15	Vernon	3–4	Coquitlam		Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex

*If necessary

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.^[3]

2014 Western Canada Cup

In the round robin, Coquitlam would defeat the AJHL champion Spruce Grove Saints and MJHL champion Winnipeg Blues before losing to the SJHL champion Yorkton Terriers and host Dauphin Kings. This placed them in the semifinal round against Spruce Grove, where they would lose 5–3, giving them a fourth-place finish in the tournament.

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Landon Smith Salmon Arm Silverbacks 58 43 40 83 36 Myles Fitzgerald Victoria Grizzlies 58 27 56 83 35 Gerry Fitzgerald Victoria Grizzlies 51 35 46 81 26 Brad McClure Penticton Vees 58 41 39 80 34 Adam Rockwood Coquitlam Express 57 13 61 74 26 Michael McNicholas Vernon Vipers 56 23 46 69 58 Dexter Dancs Vernon Vipers 56 26 41 67 58 Canon Pieper Coquitlam Express 57 33 33 66 42 Ryan Rosenthal Coquitlam Express 50 34 31 65 12 Danton Heinen Surrey Eagles 57 29 33 62 8

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 Jayson Argue Nanaimo Clippers 45 2634 24 19 1 109 3 0.928 2.48 Jeff Smith Powell River Kings 34 1869 20 10 1 70 3 0.923 2.25 Connor LaCouvee Alberni Valley Bulldogs 42 2387 23 16 0 110 4 0.920 2.77 Devin Kero Merritt Centennials 40 2375 19 15 4 98 3 0.918 2.48 Austin Smith Vernon Vipers 36 2032 18 13 3 89 2 0.917 2.63

Award winners

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Landon Smith (Salmon Arm) & Myles Fitzgerald (Victoria)
• Best Defenceman: Brett Beauvais (Penticton)
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Danton Heinen (Surrey)
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Danton Heinen (Surrey)
• Top Goldender: Jeff Smith (Powell River)
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Oliver Mantha & Hunter Miska (Penticton)
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Landon Smith (Salmon Arm)
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Bobby Henderson (Langley)
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Langley Rivermen
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Coquitlam Express

Players selected in 2014 NHL Entry Draft

• Rd4 116: Danton Heinen - Boston Bruins (Surrey Eagles)
• Rd5 130: Liam Coughlin - Edmonton oilers (Vernon Vipers)
• Rd5 150: Alec Dillon - Los Angeles Kings (Victoria Grizzlies)
• Rd7 192: Matt Ustaski - Winnipeg Jets (Langley Rivermen)
• Rd7 208: Jack Ramsey - Chicago Blackhawks (Penticton Vees)

See also

• 2014 Royal Bank Cup
• Western Canada Cup
• Mowat Cup
• List of BCHL seasons
• British Columbia Hockey League
• Canadian Junior Hockey League
• 2013 in ice hockey
• 2014 in ice hockey