2017–18 BCHL season

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2017–18 BCHL season - Wikipedia

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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
BCHL seasons
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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.

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

100km
62miles

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

Team	Centre	W–L–T–OTL	Points
Mainland Division
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

Is4

Alberni Valley

Is1

Victoria

Is3

Powell River

Is2

Nanaimo

Is3

Powell River

Prince George

Island/Mainland Divisions

Is3

Powell River

Prince George

Chilliwack

Prince George

Surrey

Langley

Surrey

Prince George

In3

Wenatchee

In1

Penticton

WC2

Coquitlam

In1

Penticton

In4

Trail

In4

Trail

In5

West Kelowna

In3

Wenatchee

Interior Division

In4

Trail

In3

Wenatchee

In6

Merrit

In2

Vernon

In3

Wenatchee

In2

Vernon

WC1

Salmon Arm

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	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Ty Taylor	Vernon Vipers	31	1889	23	5	3	59	7	0.931	1.87
Adam Scheel	Penticton Vees	45	2620	29	12	3	91	3	0.927	2.08
Anthony Yamnitsky	Vernon Vipers	27	1624	16	10	1	57	3	0.919	2.11
Even DeBrouwer	Prince George Spruce Kings	45	2711	26	14	4	101	3	0.920	2.24
Austin Roden	Merritt Centennials	29	1676	12	11	3	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 Dennis Crookshank – Ottawa Senators (Langley Rivermen)
Rd7: 190 Brett Stapley – Montreal Canadiens (Vernon Vipers)
Rd7: 214 Ty Taylor – Tampa Bay Lightning (Vernon Vipers)

References

^ "News on the BCHL Postseason". BCHL. 2017-10-04.
^ "Standings".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "BCHL Awards winners". JuniorHockey.com. 28 February 2018.

External links

British Columbia Hockey League

Interior conference

East division	Blackfalds Bulldogs Brooks Bandits Cranbrook Bucks Okotoks Oilers Sherwood Park Crusaders Spruce Grove Saints
West division	Penticton Vees Salmon Arm Silverbacks Trail Smoke Eaters Vernon Vipers West Kelowna Warriors

Coastal conference

East division	Chilliwack Chiefs Coquitlam Express Langley Rivermen Prince George Spruce Kings Surrey Eagles
West division	Alberni Valley Bulldogs Cowichan Valley Capitals Nanaimo Clippers Powell River Kings Victoria Grizzlies

History

Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Categories:

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League changes

Standings

2017–18 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Division playoffs

Doyle Cup

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Award winners

Players selected in 2018 NHL Entry Draft

See also

References

External links