2008–09 BCHL season

2008–09 BCHL season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	Regular season September – February Post-season February – April
Number of games	60
Number of teams	16
Fred Page Cup
League champions	Vernon Vipers
Runners-up	Powell River Kings
Doyle Cup
Western Canada champions	Vernon Vipers
Western Canada runners-up	Grande Prairie Storm
Royal Bank Cup
Champions	Vernon Vipers
Runners-up	Humboldt Broncos

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.

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

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

Player Team GP G A P Mark Zengerle Salmon Arm Silverbacks 60 33 87 120 Darcy Oakes Powell River Kings 54 38 53 91 Conor Morrison Salmon Arm Silverbacks 50 39 45 84 Kyle Bodie Powell River Kings 55 28 55 83 Erik Vos Powell River Kings 55 35 41 76 Clay Harvey Powell River Kings 55 36 38 74 Milos Gordic Langley Chiefs 52 40 31 71 Trever Hertz Victoria Grizzlies 60 35 38 73 Keenan Desmet Salmon Arm Silverbacks 58 26 41 67 Curtis McKenzie Penticton Vees 53 30 34 64

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

Player Team GP W L T Mins GA SO GAA SV% Andrew Hammond Vernon Vipers 43 28 12 1 2,479 94 6 2.28 0.913 Sean Bonar Penticton Vees 39 28 9 0 2,252 99 4 2.64 .910 Tony Ierino Salmon Arm Silverbacks 52 24 24 2 2,998 176 1 3.52 0.895 Carsen Chubak Powell River Kings 36 26 10 0 2,072 88 1 2.55 0.906 Alexandre Peck Victoria Grizzlies 19 13 5 0 1,070 46 1 2.58 0.907

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:
  • Andrew Hammond (Vernon Vipers)

• 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):
  • Victoria Grizzlies

• Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Division Champions):
  • Powell River Kings

• Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Division Champions):
  • Vernon Vipers

• Fred Page Cup (League Champions):
  • Vernon Vipers

Players selected in 2009 NHL entry draft

• Kyle Bigos (Vernon Vipers)

• Spencer Bennett (Surrey Eagles)

• Curtis Mckenzie (Penticton Vees)

• Cam Reid (Westside Warriors)

• Curtis Gedig (Cowichan Valley Capitals)

See also

• 2009 Royal Bank Cup

• 2009 in ice hockey

• 2010 in ice hockey

• 2009 NHL entry draft

External links

• Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League