Sports season
The 2018–19 BCHL season is the 57th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2018 BCHL Showcase, hosted annually in Chilliwack, occurred shortly after the start of the season from September 20 to 22, 2018.
In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, won by the Prince George Spruce Kings. From there, they represented the league in the Doyle Cup, a best-of-seven series against the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion Brooks Bandits, normally to determine who represents the Pacific region in the National Junior A Championship. However, as the National Junior A Championship was being hosted in Brooks, Alberta, by the Brooks Bandits with the automatic hosts berth, the Spruce Kings were already guaranteed a spot in the tournament no matter the outcome. The Spruce Kings defeated the Bandits four games to two.
League changes
- Overtime consisted of a single five minute 3-on-3 overtime period, followed by a three player shootout.[1]
- The league began using hybrid icing rules.
Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points
- Standings listed on the official league website.[2]
Post-season
2019 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs
Doyle Cup
Award winners
- Brett Hull Trophy (top scorer): Alex Newhook, Victoria[3]
- Best Defenceman: James Miller, Penticton[3]
- Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Alexander Campbell, Victoria[3]
- Bob Fenton Trophy (most sportsmanlike): Mike Hardman, West Kelowna[3]
- Top Goaltender: Jack LaFontaine, Penticton[3]
- Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (best goaltending duo): Jack LaFontaine and Derek Krall, Penticton[3]
- Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular season MVP): Alex Newhook, Victoria[3]
- Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Joe Martin, Merritt[3]
- Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (best regular season record): Chilliwack Chiefs[3]
- Fred Page Cup (playoff champions): Prince George Spruce Kings
Players selected in 2019 NHL Entry Draft
See also
References
- ^ "Board of govs agrees on new rules".
- ^ "2018–19 BCHL Standings". BCHL. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "TROPHY TIME – BCHL AWARD WINNERS". BCHL. February 26, 2019.
External links
- Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League
- Official Website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
