The 2008–09 BCHL season was the 47th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The 16 teams of the Coastal and Interior divisions each played 60 season games. The Vernon Vipers finished the regular season in 1st place overall. The Vernon Vipers defeated the Powell River Kings in 6 games to win the league championship Fred Page Cup. The Vernon Vipers then went on to sweep the AJHL championship Grande Prairie Storm in the Doyle Cup, before going on to win their record-breaking 5th national championship at the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.[1][2][3][4]
Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points
| Island division | ||||||
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Grizzlies | 60 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 90 |
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | 60 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 74 |
| Nanaimo Clippers | 60 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 64 |
| Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 60 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 40 |
| Mainland division | ||||||
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS |
| Powell River Kings | 60 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 83 |
| Langley Chiefs | 60 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 65 |
| Surrey Eagles | 60 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 63 |
| Burnaby Express | 60 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
| Interior division | ||||||
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS |
| Vernon Vipers | 60 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 88 |
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 60 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 83 |
| Westside Warriors | 60 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 79 |
| Penticton Vees | 60 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 79 |
| Prince George Spruce Kings | 60 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
| Trail Smoke Eaters | 60 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| Quesnel Millionaires | 60 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| Merritt Centennials | 60 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Map of BCHL, 2008–09
100km
62miles
62miles
Smoke Eaters
Vipers
Silverbacks
Warriors
Vees
Centennials
Millionaires
Chiefs
Spruce Kings
Eagles
Express
Grizzlies
Capitals
Clippers
Kings
Bulldogs
Island Division
Mainland Division
Interior Division
Post-season
2009 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Fred Page Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| Prince George | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Penticton | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Penticton | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Vernon | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Vernon | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Salmon Arm | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Trail | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Westside | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Westside | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Salmon Arm | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Vernon | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Powell River | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Powell River | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Surrey | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Langley | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Surrey | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Powell River | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Victoria | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Victoria | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Cowichan Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Nanaimo | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cowichan Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points
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Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Mins = Minutes Played, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average, SV% = Save Percentage
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Award winners
- Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer):
- Darcy Oakes (Powell River Kings)
- Top Defencemen:
- Coastal division: Zach Currie (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
- Interior division: Justin Schultz (Westside Warriors)
- Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year):
- Coastal division: Mat Bodie (Powell River Kings)
- Interior division: Garrett Milan (Penticton Vees)
- Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):
- Coastal division: Darcy Oakes (Powell River Kings)
- Interior division: Conor Morrison (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Best Goaltender:
- Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo):
- Andrew Hammond & Graeme Gordon (Vernon Vipers)
- Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP):
- Coastal division: Chris Rawlings (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
- Interior division: Mark Zengerle (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year):
- Coastal division: Kent Lewis (Powell River Kings)
- Interior division: Mark Ferner (Vernon Vipers)
- Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):
- Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Division Champions):
- Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Division Champions):
- Fred Page Cup (League Champions):
Players selected in 2009 NHL entry draft
- Kyle Bigos (Vernon Vipers)
- Spencer Bennett (Surrey Eagles)
- Curtis Mckenzie (Penticton Vees)
- Cam Reid (Westside Warriors)
See also
References
- ^ "The greatest moments in Vernon junior hockey history". bchlnetwork.ca. BCHL Network. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Humboldt Broncos 0 - Vernon Vipers 2". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "2008-09 British Columbia Hockey League standings". hockeydb.com. HockeyDB.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Revisiting the 2009 Victoria Grizzlies and the RBC Cup tournament". bchlnetwork.ca. BCHL Network. Retrieved 11 June 2024.