2017–18 BCHL season

The 2017–18 BCHL season was the 56th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2017 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, shortly after the start of the season from September 20 to 24, 2017.

2017–18 BCHL season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 8 September 2017 – 25 February 2018 Playoffs 2 March 2018 – 19 April 2018
Number of teams	17
Fred Page Cup
Champions	Wenatchee Wild

In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, won by the Wenatchee Wild. From there, they represented the league in the Doyle Cup, where they played and won a best-of-seven series against the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion Spruce Grove Saints to determine who represents the Pacific region in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, held in Chilliwack, British Columbia, by the Chilliwack Chiefs.

League changes

Team map, 2017–18 BCHL season

90km
56miles

Smoke Eaters

Vipers

Silverbacks

Warriors

Vees

Wild

Centennials

Chiefs

Rivermen

Spruce Kings

Express

Eagles

Grizzlies

Capitals

Clippers

Kings

Bulldogs

   

   Island Division

   Mainland Division

   Interior Division

• The Wenatchee Wild were moved to the Interior division.
• The first round bye for the 1st and 2nd seed interior teams were eliminated. These teams face one of two wildcard teams consisting of the top two teams out of the three that finished in last place in their division. (5th in Mainland, 5th in Island, 7th in Interior)^[1]
• With the dissolution of the Western Canada Cup, the Doyle Cup was reinstated and to be contested by the BCHL and AJHL champions with a best-of-seven series starting on April 27.

Standings

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

Mainland Division Team Centre W–L–T–OTL Points Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George 33–17–4–4 74 Langley Rivermen Langley 25–20–3–10 63 Surrey Eagles White Rock 26–22–2–80 62 Chilliwack Chiefs Chilliwack 26–26–3–3 58 Coquitlam Express Coquitlam 15–38–4–1 35 Island Division Team Centre W–L–T–OTL Points Victoria Grizzlies Victoria 32–18–4–4 72 Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo 32–20–3–3 70 Powell River Kings Powell River 29–19–4–6 64 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Port Alberni 17–32–4–5 43 Cowichan Valley Capitals Duncan 10–41–2–5 27 Interior Division Team Centre W–L–T–OTL Points Penticton Vees Penticton 40–12–3–2 85 Vernon Vipers Vernon 39–14–4–1 83 Wenatchee Wild Wenatchee 37–16–1–4 79 Trail Smoke Eaters Trail 32–21–1–4 69 West Kelowna Warriors West Kelowna 28–27–1–2 59 Merritt Centennials Merritt 24–27–2–5 55 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm 24–29–1–3 52

• Standings listed on the official league website. ^[2]

2017–18 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Division playoffs

Round 1

Round 2

Semifinal

Final

Is1

Victoria

4

Is4

Alberni Valley

3

Is1

Victoria

1

Is3

Powell River

4

Is2

Nanaimo

2

Is3

Powell River

4

M1

Prince George

4

Island/Mainland Divisions

Is3

Powell River

1

M1

Prince George

4

M4

Chilliwack

3

M1

Prince George

4

M3

Surrey

3

M2

Langley

2

M3

Surrey

4

M1

Prince George

1

In3

Wenatchee

4

In1

Penticton

4

WC2

Coquitlam

0

In1

Penticton

3

In4

Trail

4

In4

Trail

4

In5

West Kelowna

0

In3

Wenatchee

4

Interior Division

In4

Trail

1

In3

Wenatchee

4

In6

Merritt

0

In2

Vernon

2

In3

Wenatchee

4

In2

Vernon

4

WC1

Salmon Arm

0

Doyle Cup

	Doyle Cup
	BC	Wenatchee	4
	AB	Spruce Grove	1

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jasper Weatherby Wenatchee Wild 58 37 37 74 47 Jamie Rome Victoria Grizzlies 55 22 48 70 64 Ty Westgard Surrey Eagles 56 15 55 70 36 Cooper Zech Wenatchee Wild 58 11 58 69 22 John Wesley Surrey Eagles 56 37 31 68 71 Owen Sillinger Penticton Vees 56 33 34 67 36 Ben Berard Powell River Kings 58 29 38 67 22 Alex Newhook Victoria Grizzlies 55 22 44 66 10 Ethan de Jong Prince George Spruce Kings 50 17 46 63 20 AJ Venderbeck Wenatchee Wild 49 37 25 62 38

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average.

Player Team GP Mins W L T OTL GA SO Sv% GAA Ty Taylor Vernon Vipers 31 1889 23 5 3 0 59 7 0.931 1.87 Adam Scheel Penticton Vees 45 2620 29 12 3 0 91 3 0.927 2.08 Anthony Yamnitsky Vernon Vipers 27 1624 16 10 1 0 57 3 0.919 2.11 Even DeBrouwer Prince George Spruce Kings 45 2711 26 14 4 0 101 3 0.920 2.24 Austin Roden Merritt Centennials 29 1676 12 11 3 0 67 2 0.931 2.40

Award winners

• Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Jasper Weatherby, Wenatchee Wild (37 goals, 37 assists, 74 points)^[3]
• Best Defenceman: Cooper Zech, Wenatchee Wild^[3]
• Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Alex Newhook, Victoria Grizzlies^[3]
• Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Ben Poisson, Prince George Spruce Kings^[3]
• Top Goaltender: Ty Taylor, Vernon Vipers^[3]
• Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Ty Taylor & Anthony Yamnitsky, Vernon Vipers (1.98 combined GAA)^[3]
• Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Jasper Weatherby, Wenatchee Wild^[3]
• Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Bliss Littler, Wenatchee Wild^[3]
• Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Penticton Vees, 86 pts^[3]
• Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Wenatchee Wild

Players selected in 2018 NHL Entry Draft

Rd2: 48 Jonathan Tychonick – Ottawa Senators (Penticton Vees)
Rd3: 81 Seth Barton – Detroit Red Wings (Trail Smoke Eaters)
Rd4: 99 Stanislav Devin – Vegas Golden Knights (Wenatchee Wild)
Rd4: 104 Jasper Weatherby – San Jose Sharks (Wenatchee Wild)
Rd5: 126 Angus Crookshank – Ottawa Senators (Langley Rivermen)
Rd7: 190 Brett Stapley – Montreal Canadiens (Vernon Vipers)
Rd7: 214 Ty Taylor – Tampa Bay Lightning (Vernon Vipers)

See also

• 2017 in ice hockey
• 2018 in ice hockey
• 2018 NHL Entry Draft