2014–15 BCHL season

The 2014-15 BCHL season was the 53rd 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 2014 BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, BC from September 19 to 21, 2014.

2014-15 BCHL Season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2014-09-19 - 2015-02-28 Playoffs 2015-03-03 - 2015-04-17
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season champions	Penticton Vees
Season MVP	Corey Mackin (Coquitlam Express)
Playoffs
Finals champions	Penticton Vees
Runners-up	Nanaimo Clippers

In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, won by the Penticton Vees. Penticton moves on to compete in the Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta. 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 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

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

• In conjunction with CJHL rule changes, any player being assessed a fighting major in a game will also be assessed a game misconduct.

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 44-9-3-2 93 Vernon Vipers Vernon, BC 36-18-1-3 76 Merritt Centennials Merritt, BC 32-24-0-2 66 West Kelowna Warriors West Kelowna, BC 29-21-0-8 66 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm, BC 28-21-3-6 65 Trail Smoke Eaters Trail, BC 19-33-0-6 44 Island Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo, BC 37-16-0-5 79 Victoria Grizzlies Victoria, BC 29-18-1-10 69 Powell River Kings Powell River, BC 27-21-1-9 64 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Port Alberni, BC 27-25-2-4 60 Cowichan Valley Capitals Duncan, BC 20-33-2-3 45 Mainland Division Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points Chilliwack Chiefs Chilliwack, BC 37-17-1-3 78 Langley Rivermen Langley Township, BC 29-23-1-5 64 Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George, BC 27-24-1-6 61 Coquitlam Express Coquitlam, BC 25-28-1-4 55 Surrey Eagles White Rock, BC 9-45-1-3 22

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

Scoring Leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Corey Mackin Coquitlam Express 58 50 54 104 8 Brett Supinski Coquitlam Express 58 48 50 98 49 Dane Gibson Victoria Grizzlies 56 32 57 89 59 Jake Lucchini Trail Smoke Eaters 58 35 47 82 32 Jacob Pritchard Powell River Kings 54 39 37 76 54 Jarid Lukosevicius Powell River Kings 55 33 40 73 28 Liam Blackburn West Kelowna Warriors 55 22 51 73 34 Jeremiah Luedtke Prince George Spruce Kings 58 21 46 67 48 Brett Gruber Victoria Grizzlies 57 35 31 66 16 Kevan Kilistoff Langley Rivermen 56 25 41 66 22

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 Hunter Miska Penticton Vees 46 2775 34 9 3 87 5 0.931 1.88 Brendan Berry Penticton Vees 14 759 10 2 0 26 2 0.912 2.06 Guillaume Decelles Nanaimo Clippers 50 2915 34 13 0 125 2 0.926 2.57 Danny Todosychuk Vernon Vipers 21 1188 12 9 0 51 3 0.911 2.58 Jarrod Schamerhorn Vernon Vipers 41 2300 24 12 1 104 3 0.907 2.71

2014-2015 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs

Division Playoffs

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

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

	Mainland Division Semi-finals					Mainland Division Finals
	1	Chilliwack	4
	4	Coquitlam	1
						1	Chilliwack	4
						3	Prince George	0
	2	Langley	2
	3	Prince George	4

Semi-final Round Robin

Rank	Team	W-L	GF	GA	+/-	Points
1	Penticton	3-1	13	8	+5	6
2	Nanaimo	2-1	10	7	+3	4
3	Chilliwack	0-3	8	16	-8	0

*Chilliwack was mathematically eliminated after the fifth game of the round robin. Therefore, the sixth game was not played.

Fred Page Cup Final

	Final
	1	Penticton	4
	2	Nanaimo	2

(1) Penticton Vees vs. (2) Nanaimo Clippers

April 10	Penticton Vees		2 – 5		Nanaimo Clippers	South Okanagan Events Centre
5:03 - Demico Hannoun (6)		First period			Anthony Rinaldi (3) - 13:26
19:14 - pp - Jack Ramsey (3)		Second period			Yanni Kaldis (4) - 5:08 Anthony Rinaldi (4) - 12:13 Sheldon Rempal (4) - 15:39
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Hunter Miska (15 saves / 20 shots) Brendan Barry (4 saves / 4 shots)		Goalie stats			Guillaume Decelles (36 saves / 38 shots)

April 11	Nanaimo Clippers		2 – 1	OT	Penticton Vees	Frank Crane Arena
Sheldon Rempal (5) - 18:43		First period			13:05 - pp - Cody DePourcq (2)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Brett Roulston (6) - 0:20		First overtime period			No scoring
Guillaume Decelles (37 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Hunter Miska (21 saves / 23 shots)

April 13	Penticton Vees		2 – 1	OT	Nanaimo Clippers	South Okanagan Events Centre
No scoring		First period			8:00 - Nicolas Carrier (5)
Steen Cooper (4) - pp - 16:46		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Tyson Jost (8) - 0:57		First overtime period			No scoring
Hunter Miska (26 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Guillaume Decelles (37 saves / 39 shots)

April 14	Nanaimo Clippers		5 – 8		Penticton Vees	Frank Crane Arena
8:00 - Devin Brosseau (2) - 8:00 11:00 - pp - Sheldon Rempal (6)		First period			Steen Cooper (5) - 1:52
17:00 - Spencer Hewson (5)		Second period			Gabe Bast (2) - 3:20 Mike Lee (1) - pp - 6:33 Demico Hannoun (7) - pp - 12:58 Steen Cooper (6) - pp - 13:39
Sheldon Rempal (7) - 11:00 Brendan Taylor (4) - 17:00		Third period			Tyson Jost (9) - 1:25 Tyson Jost (10) - en - 19:26
Guillaume Decelles (32 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Hunter Miska (33 saves / 38 shots)

April 16	Penticton Vees		3 – 2		Nanaimo Clippers	South Okanagan Events Centre
No scoring		First period			No scoring
14:56 - Demico Hannoun (8)		Second period			Corey Renwick (3) - sh - 8:39 Ryan Forbes (3) - 16:46
11:44 - Cam Amantea (5) 15:32 - Riley Alferd (5)		Third period			No scoring
Hunter Miska (24 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Guillaume Decelles (34 saves / 37 shots)

April 17	Penticton Vees		3 – 2	OT	Nanaimo Clippers	South Okanagan Events Centre
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Dante Fabbro (4) - 9:18 Riley Alferd (6) - 11:47		Third period			9:32 - Spencer Hewson (6) 16:38 - Brett Roulston (7)
Dakota Conroy (6) - 2:06		First overtime period			No scoring
Hunter Miska (27 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Guillaume Decelles (39 saves / 42 shots)

Penticton wins series 4 – 2

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

2015 Western Canada Cup

The Fred Page Cup Champion will advance to the 2015 Western Canada Cup in Fort McMurray, Alberta where they will play for one of two spots in the 2015 Royal Bank Cup.

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jake Hand Chilliwack Chiefs 12 9 13 22 14 Demico Hannoun Penticton Vees 22 8 13 21 32 Connor Chartier Penticton Vees 22 9 10 19 2 Dakota Conroy Penticton Vees 22 6 12 18 10 Brett Roulston Nanaimo Clippers 23 7 10 17 26 Nicholas Gushue Nanaimo Clippers 23 5 12 17 14 Tipper Higgins Chilliwack Chiefs 12 11 5 16 4 Jacob Pritchard Powell River Kings 13 8 7 15 10 Craig Puffer Chilliwack Chiefs 12 7 8 15 6 Jordan Kawaguchi Chilliwack Chiefs 12 5 10 15 8

Playoff 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 OTL GA SO Sv% GAA Danny Todosychuk Vernon Vipers 6 381 3 2 0 14 0 0.930 2.20 Hunter Miska Penticton Vees 21 1365 15 4 2 52 2 0.923 2.29 Guillaume Decelles Nanaimo Clippers 23 1394 12 8 3 55 1 0.932 2.37 Brett Magnus Powell River Kings 13 806 7 5 1 32 0 0.930 2.38 Bo Didur Langley Rivermen 6 364 2 3 1 15 0 0.893 2.47

Award Winners

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Corey Mackin (Coquitlam Express)
• Best Defenceman: Andrew Farny (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Brett Supinski (Coquitlam Express)
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): John Schiavo (Merritt Centennials)
• Top Goaltender: Hunter Miska (Penticton Vees)
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Hunter Miska & Brendan Barry (Penticton Vees)
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Corey Mackin (Coquitlam Express)
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Jason Tatarnic (Chilliwack Chiefs)
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Penticton Vees
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Penticton Vees

Players Selected in 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Rd7: 190 Marcus Vela San Jose Sharks (Langley Rivermen)

See also

• 2015 Royal Bank Cup
• 2014 in ice hockey
• 2015 in ice hockey