LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROGERS BCHL CUP
THE ROGERS BCHL CUP
The British Columbia Hockey League playoff champions are, since 2026, awarded The Rogers BCHL Cup. The trophy is named after the title sponsor of the BCHL, Rogers Communications Incorperated. The BCHL originally partnered with Shaw Communications in 2019, before they merged with Rogers in April of 2023.
The Champions are currently decided by a
best-of-seven game series between the
Coastal Conference Champions and the
Interior Conference Champions.
It must be noted however that in the
past this series has been decided by a
best-of-five, a round-robin, a 10-point system
and has been stopped mid-series. Also, in 1987
the series ended 5-0 (according to the BCHL Now
2005/2006 Year Book, maybe be a printing error
or, it was a best-of-nine).
HISTORY
From 1962 - 1967 League Champions were awarded the Davies Cup. The Kamloops Daily Sentinel reported on September 18, 1961..."The league, during its regular meeting at Vernon Sunday, also voted to accept the Davies Cup and present it annually to the Okanagan champion."... Named after, Ernie Davies who, owned and managed the Central Hotel(now Central Pub Station and Central Barber Shop location), presented the first one to Buck Crawford, of the Kamloops "Central" Rockets, in 1962.
From 1968 - 1995 the League Champions were awarded the Nat Bailey Trophy. The trophy was donated by Nat Bailey, the owner of the White Spot Restaurants.
It was known as the Subway Cup was renamed from 1996 to 1998, as a result of a major sponsorshhip deal with Subway IP LLC resturants.
From 1999 - 2025 the League Champions were awarded the Fred Page Cup. Named after Fred Page who was an integral part of the BCHL's rich history.
NATIONAL PLAYDOWNS
The League Champions, in the past, would go on to the national championship playdows for the Memorial Cup, Manitoba Centennial Trophy, the Royal Bank Cup, the National Junior 'A' Championship and the Centennial Cup from 1961 to 2021.
The national championship playdowns involved winning the series competion of the Mowat Cup, Doyle Cup, Abbott Cup and the Western Canada Cup to advance to the national championship.
OPT-OUT OF CJHL
On March 24th, 2021 the BCHL opted out of the Canadian Junior Hockey League which, made them ineligble for the national playdown, the The Doyle Cup and subsequently the Centennial Cup .
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE
As of June 1, 2023 the league had become independent of Hockey Canada as they did not renew the League Aggrement with them. This move made the BCHL ineligible for any sanctioned Hockey Canada events including any national playdowns.
DAVIES CUP & NAT BAILEY TROPHY 1960's
Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey League Champions
League Champions are awarded the Davies Cup, best-of-five series.
Teams play a best-of-five series.
Teams play a best-of-seven series.
Okanagan 'Valley' Junior Hockey League Champions
Team play and eight point(2pts for win, 1pt tie) round-robin.
- 1964 - Kamloops Jr. Rockets [1] [2] [3] (7W 1L in 'Round-Robin')
- - Kelowna Buckaroos (3W 4L)
- Vernon Blades (2W 5L)
Teams play a best-of-seven series.
- 1965 - Kelowna Buckaroos [1] [2]
- vs Kamloops Rockets, 4 - 0
- 1966 - Kamloops Kraft Kings [1] [2]
- vs Kelowna Buckaroos, 4 - 1
- 1967 - Penticton Broncos [1] [2]
- vs Kelowna Buckaroos, 4 - 1
British Columbia Junior Hockey League Champions
League Champions are awarded the Nat Bailey Cup, best-of-seven series.
Teams play a best-of-five series.
NAT BAILEY TROPHY 1970's
Teams play a best-of-seven series.
- 1970 - Vernon Essos [1] [2] [3] [4]
- vs Victoria Cougars, 4 - 2
- 1971 - Kamloops Rockets [1] [2]
- vs Vancouver Centennials, 4 - 2
- Note: Penticton Broncos [3] chosen for 'Regional Playdowns'
- 1972 - Vernon Essos [1] [2] [3]
- vs Penticton Broncos, 4 - 3
- 1973 - Penticton Broncos [1] [2] [3] [4]
- vs Chilliwack Bruins, 4 - 3
- 1974 - Kelowna Buckaroos [1] [2] [3] [4]
- vs Langley Lords, 4 - 1
- 1975 - Bellingham Blazers [1] [2] [3]
- vs Kelowna Buckaroos, 4 - 2
Teams play a 10 point series final, the quarterfinal and semifinal were a 8 point series.
- 1976 - Nanaimo Clippers [1]
- vs Penticton Vees, 11 points to 3
- Note: Naniamo defaulted for the
Mowat Cup vs Nor
Wes Caps of the Pacific Coast JHL , the Nor Wes
Caps then opted out of the BC
vs AB Series,
the Richmond Sockeyes [3] took their place.
Teams play best-of-seven series.
Teams play a best-of-three series.
- 1978 - Nanaimo Clippers [1]
- vs Penticton Vees, 2 - 1
- Note: Merritt Centennials [2] [3] [4] chosen for 'Regional Playdowns' and did not participate in league playoffs
Teams play best-of-seven series.
- 1979 - Bellingham Blazers [1]
- vs Kamloops Rockets, 4 - 0
- Note: Kamloops Rockets [2] chosen for 'Regional Playdowns', as Bellingham is based in the USA (? due to CAHA rule changes ?)
NAT BAILEY TROPHY 1980's
- 1980 - Penticton Knights [1] [2] [3]
- vs Naniamo Clippers, 4 - 3
- 1981 - Penticton Knights [1] [2] [3]
- vs Abbotsford Flyers, 4 - 3
- 1982 - Penticton Knights [1] [2] [3]
- vs New Westminster Royals, 4 - 1
- 1983 - Abbotsford Flyers [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Kelowna Buckaroos, 4 - 1
- 1984 - Langley Eagles [1] [2] [3] [4]
- vs Penticton Knights, 4 - 0
- 1985 - Penticton Knights [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Burnaby Blue Hawks, 4 - 3
- 1986 - Penticton Knights [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Richmond Sockeyes, 4 - 1
- 1987 - Richmond Sockeyes [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Kelowna Packers, 5 - 0
- 1988 - Vernon Lakers [1] [2] [3]
- vs Richmond Sockeyes, 4 - 1
- 1989 - Vernon Lakers [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs New Westminster Royals, 4 - 1
NAT BAILEY TROPHY & SUBWAY CUP 1990's
- 1990 - New Westminster Royals [1] [2] [3] [4]
- vs Vernon Lakers [6], 4 - 2
- Note: Vernon Vipers Host - Centennial Cup
- 1991 - Vernon Lakers [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Powell River Paper Kings, 4 - 0
- 1992 - Vernon Lakers [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Bellingham Ice Hawks, 4 - 0
- 1993 - Kelowna Spartans [1] [2] [3] [4] [6]
- vs Powell River Paper Kings, 4 - 0
- 1994 - Kelowna Spartans [1] [2] [3]
- vs Cowichan Valley Capitals, 4 - 1
- 1995 - Chilliwack Chiefs [1] [2] [3]
- vs Powell River Paper Kings, 4 - 1
British Columbia Hockey League Champions
From 1996 to 1998 Subway was the official sponsor of the championship trophy and was renamed the Subway Cup which, was presented to the team winning the League playoff championship.
- 1996 - Vernon Vipers [1] [2] [3] [4] [7]
- vs Langley Thunder, 4 - 1
- 1997 - South Surrey Eagles [1] [2] [3] [4] [7]
- vs Vernon Vipers , 4 - 1
- 1998 - South Surrey Eagles [1] [2] [3] [4] [7]
- vs Penticton Panthers, 4 - 1
- Note: Nanaimo Clippers Host - RBC
The Subway Cup was replaced by the Fred Page Cup.
FRED PAGE CUP 2000's
- 2000 - Chilliwack Chiefs [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Vernon Vipers , 4 - 1
- 2001 - Victoria Salsa [1] [2] [3]
- vs Merritt Centennials, 4 - 3
- 2002 - Chilliwack Chiefs [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Vernon Vipers , 4 - 2
- 2003 - Vernon Vipers [1] [2] [3]
- vs Chilliwack Chiefs, 4 games to 0
- 2004 - Naniamo Clippers [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Salmon Arm Silverbacks, 4 - 1
- 2005 - Surrey Eagles [1] [2] [3]
- vs Vernon Vipers , 4 - 1
- 2006 - Burnaby Express [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Penticton Vees, 4 - 2
- 2007 - Nanaimo Clippers [1] [2] [3]
- vs Vernon Vipers , 4 - 2
- Note: Prince George Spruce Kings [7] Host - RBC
- 2008 - Penticton Vees [1] [2] [3]
- vs Naniamo Clippers, 4 - 0
- 2009 - Vernon Vipers [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Powell River Kings, 4 - 2
- Note: Victoria Grizzlies [7] Host -RBC
FRED PAGE CUP 2010'S
- 2010 - Vernon Vipers [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Powell River Kings, 4 - 3
- 2011 - Vernon Vipers [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Powell River Kings , 4 - 0
- 2012 - Penticton Vees [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Powell River Kings , 4 - 0
- 2013 - Surrey Eagles [1] [2] [4a] [7]
- vsPenticton Vees, 4-2
- 2014 - Coquitlam Express [1] [2]
- vs Vernon Vipers, 4-0 [7] Host - RBC
- 2015 - Penticton Vees [1] [2] [4a] [7]
- vs Nanaimo Clippers, 4-2
- 2016 - West Kelowna Warriors [1] [2] [4a] [7]
- vs Chilliwack Chiefs, 4-2
- 2017 - Penticton Vees [1] [2] [4a] [7]
- vs Chilliwack Chiefs, 4-2
- 2018 - Wenatchee Wild [1] [2] [3] [7]
- vs Prince George Spruce Kings, 4-1
- Note: Chilliwack Cheifs [7] Host - RBC
- 2019 - Prince George Spruce Kings [1] [2] [3] [8]
- vs Vernon Vipers, 4-1
FRED PAGE CUP & ROGERS BCHL CUP 2020's
- 2020 - Cancelled March 12, due to Covid-19 Pandemic
- 2021 - Not Awarded, due to Covid-19 Pandemic
- '2021 Pod Champion's
Port Alberni Pod - Victoria Grizzlies
Coquitlam Pod - Surrey Eagles
Vernon Pod - Vernon Vipers
Penticton Pod - Penticton Vees
Chilliwack Pod - Prince George Spruce Kings
The BCHL opted out of the CJHL on March 24th, 2021, as a result, are no longer eligible to qualify for the national playdown, Doyle Cup and Centennial Cup.
The BCHL decided to not renew its League Agreement with Hockey Canada, as a result, will operate as a non-sanctioned independent league starting June 1, 2023. The BCHL is no longer eligible for the Mowat Cup.
- 2024 - Surrey Eagles
- vs Penticton Vees, 4-2
- 2025 - Brooks Bandits
- vs Chilliwack Chiefs, 4-2
Rogers will now have naming rights to the league championship trophy, which will be renamed the Rogers BCHL Cup, formerly known as the Fred Page Cup.
- 2027
- 2028
- 2029
BCHL NOT ELIGIBLE
As of March 24th, 2021, the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) had withdrawn its membership from the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and are no longer eligible to play in the National playdowns.
On Monday, May 1, 2023, the British Columbia Hockey League announced it will not renew the league's agreement with Hockey Canada, meaning it will be an independent league operateing outside Hockey Canada's system (Non-Sanctioned League) as of June 1, 2023.
NOTATIONS
- [1] = The Nat Bailey/Subway/Fred Page Cup - League Championship
- [2] = The Mowat Cup - BC Championship
- [3] = The Doyle Cup - BC vs AB Championship
- [4] = The Abbott Memorial Cup - Western Canadian Championship
- [4a] = Western Canada Cup Western Canadian Championship
- [5] = The Memorial Cup - National Junior Championship
- [6] = The Manitoba Centennial Trophy - National Jr A Championship
- [7] = The Royal Bank Cup - National Jr A Championship
- [8] = - National Jr A Championship
Page Contributer
- Kamloops Daily Sentinel Davies Cup Approval
- Kamloops Daily Sentinel Presentation of Davies Cup
