The British Columbia Hockey League completed its 2013 annual general meeting last week in Richmond with a number of changes made to the administration of the league moving forward.
First, the league will conduct a 58-game season in 2013-14. Each club will play two games that count in the standings at the Bauer BCHL Showcase Sept. 6 to 8 in Chilliwack and then play 28 home and 28 away dates to complete the regular season.
Second, the BCHL has changed its media policy surrounding the Jan. 10 roster deadline. For any given transaction, teams will be allowed to release information to media as soon as they have made the league office aware that all players involved in that transaction have been notified.
Third, with the BCHL signing an equipment agreement with Bauer, all players must use the Bauer Supreme Team Stick. Failure to comply will result in severe financial penalties to the club. These will escalate with repeat offences. For protective gear, teams are allowed to use up remaining new equipment from previous seasons with the understanding that future orders will be made through Bauer.
Finally, NHL linesman Brad Lazarowich has officially joined the league's officiating program as the associate director of officiating to head director Derek Adams. Lazarowich was able to monitor and provide mentorship to young officials last season during the NHL lockout and will continue to be a resource to the BCHL in developing the officiating program.
| 2013 - BAUER BCHL SHOWCASE SERIES - September 6 - 8 CHILLIWACK, B.C. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCHL Teams | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTs | OTW | GF | GA |
| Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Chilliwack Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Coquitlam Express | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Langley Rivermen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Merritt Centennials | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Nanaimo Clippers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Penticton Vees | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Powell River Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Prince George Spruce Kings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Surrey Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Trail Smoke Eaters | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Vernon Vipers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Victoria Grizzlies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| West Kelowna Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Points garned during the "Showcase Series" are awarded towards the "Regular Season Standings".
| ISLAND DIVISION | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTs | OTW | GF | GA | PCT | RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Grizzlies | 58 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 5 | 212 | 163 | .690 | 2 |
| Powell River Kings | 58 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 6 | 201 | 156 | .672 | 4 |
| Naniamo Clippers | 58 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 176 | 172 | .491 | 11 |
| Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 58 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 169 | 201 | .440 | 13 |
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | 58 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 165 | 201 | .431 | 14 |
| INTERIOR DIVISION | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTs | OTW | GF | GA | PCT | RK |
| Penticton Vees | 58 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 3 | 199 | 137 | .672 | 3 |
| West Kelowna Warriors | 58 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 78 | 2 | 225 | 173 | .672 | 5 |
| Vernon Vipers | 58 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 5 | 187 | 175 | .603 | 7 |
| Merritt Centennials | 58 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 184 | 165 | .578 | 8 |
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 58 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 177 | 184 | .509 | 10 |
| Trail Smoke Eaters | 58 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 151 | 174 | .224 | 16 |
| COASTAL DIVISION | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTs | OTW | GF | GA | PCT | RK |
| Langley Rivermen | 58 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 10 | 200 | 155 | .707 | 1 |
| Prince George Spruce Kings | 58 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 192 | 158 | .603 | 6 |
| Coquitlam Express | 58 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 226 | 226 | .509 | 9 |
| Surrey Eagles | 58 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 201 | 232 | .457 | 12 |
| Chilliwack Chiefs | 58 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 197 | 285 | .302 | 15 |
The following tiebreakers are applied in order to determine the standings when two teams have an even number of points: Most wins; most points acquired in games played between tied teams; superior goal differential from games played between tied teams; superior goal differential from overall games played. The top-four teams in each of the three divisions will qualify for the playoffs, which are all a best-of-seven series and begin March 4.
Round 1 will match-up the teams seeded as follows, No. 1 versus No. 4 and No. 2 versus No. 3 in each division.
Round 2 will see the winners of Round 1 meet in the division finals.
Round 3 will see the winners of Round 2 each hosting two home games against the other two clubs in a round-robin series. After the completion of those, one club is eliminated based on wins and losses. In the event teams are tied after the six round-robin games, a tie-breaker game will be played with the winner going to the Finals, the loser eliminated. Tie-breaker rules for the round-robin are the same as those used in the BCHL regular-season standings.
Round 4 will see the two remaining teams, of Round 3, go head to head in the BCHL (Fred Page Cup), - Winner will advance to the Western Canada Cup, BCHL vs AJHL vs SJHL & MJHL
Western Canada Cup Tournament - Two teams will advance to the Royal Bank Cup Tournament (National Championship)
| Fred Page Cup - BCHL CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | |||||||
| Interior "A" - Penticton Vees (3 vs 8) Merritt Centenials | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Tuesday March 4 7pm - MC @ Penticton | 8 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Wednesday March 5 7pm - MC @ Penticton | 6 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Friday March 7 730pm - Penticton @ MC | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Game 4: Saturday March 8 730pm - Penticton @ MC | 4 | 3 | - | ||||
| Interior "B" - West Kelowna Warriors (5 vs 7) Vernon Vipers | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Tuesday March 4 7pm - VV @ West Kelowna | 5 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Wednesday March 5 7pm - Vernon @ WKW | 4 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Friday March 7 7pm - WKW @ Vernon | 6 | 4 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Saturday March 8 7pm - WKW @ Vernon | 3 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Day Date - VV @ West Kelowna | 4 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 6: Tuesday March 11 7pm - WKW @ Vernon | 5 | 0 | - | ||||
| Island Division | Top | ||||||
| Island "A" - Victoria Grizzlies (2 vs 13) Alberni Valley Bulldogs | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Tuesday March 4 715pm - AVB @ Victoria | 3 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Wednesday March 5 715pm - Alberni Valley @ VG | 6 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Friday March 7 7pm - VG @ Alberni Valley | 4 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Saturday March 8 7pm - VG @ Alberni Valley | 3 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Monday March 10 715pm - AVB @ Victoria | 9 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 6: Tuesday March 11 7pm - Victoria @ AVB | 3 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 7: Wednesday March 12 715pm - Alberni Valley @ Victoria | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Island "B" - Powell River Kings (4 vs 11) Nanaimo Clippers | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Tuesday March 4 7pm - NC @ Powell River | 3 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Wednesday March 5 630pm - NC @ Powell River | 3 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Friday March 7 7pm - PRK @ Naniamo | 5 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Saturday March 8 7pm - Powell River @ NC | 3 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Monday March 10 7pm - NC @ Powell River | 5 | 3 | - | ||||
| Mainland Division | Top | ||||||
| Mainland "A" - Langley Rivermen (1 vs 12) Surrey Eagles | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Tuesday March 4 715pm - SE @ Langley | 4 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Wednesday March 5 715pm - Surrey @ LR | 4 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Friday March 7 7pm - Langley @ SE | 6 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Saturday March 8 7pm - LR @ Surrey | 7 | 5 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Monday March 10 715pm - SE @ Langley | 3 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 6: Tuesday March 11 7pm - Langley @ SE | 6 | 1 | - | ||||
| Mainland "B" - Prince George Spruce Kings (6 vs 9) Coquitlam Express | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Tuesday March 4 7pm - CE @ Prince George | 3 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Wednesday March 5 7pm - Coquitlam @ PGSK | 3 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Friday March 7 7pm - PGSK @ Coquitlam | 2 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Saturday March 8 7pm - PGSK @ Coquitlam | 6 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Monday March 10 7pm - CE @ Prince George | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Game 6: Tuesday March 11 7pm - Coquitlam @ PG | 2 | 1 | - | ||||
| ROUND 2 | |||||||
| Interior Final - Penticton Vees (3 vs 7) Vernon Vipers | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Friday March 14 7pm - Vernon @ PV | 4 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Saturday March 15 6pm - VV @ Penticton | 5 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Monday March 17 7pm - Penticton @ VV | 4 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Tuesday March 18 7pm - PV @ Vernon | 5 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Thursday March 20 7pm - Vernon @ PV | 3 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 6: Friday March 21 7pm - Penticton @ VV | 2 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 7: Saturday March 22 6pm - Vernon @ PV | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Island Final - Victoria Grizzlies (2 vs 4) Powell River Kings | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Friday March 14 715pm - PRK @ Victoria | 4 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Saturday March 15 715pm - PRK @ Victoria | 5 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Monday March 17 7pm - VG @ Powell River | 4 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Tuesday March 18 7pm - VG @ Powell River | 8 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Thursday March 20 715pm - PRK @ Victoria | 3 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 6: Friday March 21 7pm - Victoria @ PR | 4 | 2 | - | ||||
| Mainland Final - Langley Rivermen (1 vs 9) Coquitlam Express | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Friday March 14 715pm - Coquitlam @ LR | 4 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Saturday March 15 715pm - Coquitlam @ LR | 2 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Monday March 17 7pm - Langley @ CE | 5 | 0 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Tuesday March 18 7pm - LR @ Coquitlam | 5 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 5: Thursday March 20 715pm - CE @ Langley | 5 | 2 | - | ||||
| Game 6: Friday March 21 7pm - LR @ Coquitlam | 5 | 3 | - | ||||
| ROUND 3 - ROUND-ROBIN | |||||||
| Two "Home" games for each team, starts March 28 | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Friday March 28 715pm - Interior @ Island | 5 | 4 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Sunday March 30 5pm - Mainland @ Interior | 6 | 1 | - | ||||
| Game 3: Tuesday April 1 7pm - Island @ Mainland | 6 | 3 | - | ||||
| Game 4: Thursday April 3 715pm - Mainland @ Island | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Top two teams move on to Fred Page Cup league final | W | L | RK | ||||
| Island - Victoria Grizzlies #1 Seed | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Interior - Vernon Vipers #2 Seed | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Mainland - Coquitlam Express #3 Seed | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| ROUND 4 - CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL | |||||||
| Vernon Vipers vs Coquitlam Express | GF | GA | OT | ||||
| Game 1: Friday April 11 7pm - Coquitlam @ VV | 6 | 4 | - | ||||
| Game 2: Saturday April 12 7pm - Coquitlam @ VV | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Game 3: Monday April 14 7pm - VV @ Coquitlam | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Game 4: Tuesday April 15 7pm - VV @ Coquitlam | 4 | 3 | - | ||||
| Western Canada Cup - AJHL, BCHL, MJHL, & SJHL - April 26 May 4 - Dauphin, Manitoba | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 1: Saturday April 26 2pm Yorkton @ Winnipeg | 3 | 1 | - |
| Game 2: Saturday April 26 7pm Spruce Grove @ Dauphin | 4 | 2 | - |
| Game 3: Sunday April 27 2pm Coquitlam @ Spruce Grove | 3 | 1 | - |
| Game 4: Sunday April 27 7pm Dauphin @ Yorkton | 8 | 6 | - |
| Game 5: Monday April 28 7pm Winnipeg @ Coquitlam | 2 | 1 | - |
| Game 6: Tuesday April 29 2pm Yorkton @ Spruce Grove | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Game 7: Tuesday April 29 7pm Winnipeg @ Dauphin | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Game 8: Wednesday April 30 7pm Coquitlam @ Yorkton | 4 | 1 | - |
| Game 9: Thursday May 1 2pm Spruce Grove @ Winnipeg | 5 | 3 | - |
| Game 10: Thursday May 1 7pm Dauphin @ Coquitlam | 5 | 3 | - |
| Participating Teams & Round Robin Standings | W | L | RK |
| Host - Dauphin Kings (Manitoba Junior Hockey League) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Coquitlam Express (British Columbia Hockey League) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spruce Grove Saints (Alberta Junior Hockey League) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yorkton Terriers (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Winnipeg Blues (Manitoba Junior Hockey League) | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| WCC - RBC Berth #2 Semi-Final 4th @ 3rd | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 11: Saturday May 3 2pm Coquitlam @ Spruce Grove | 5 | 3 | - |
| WCC Championship & RBC Berth West#1 2nd @ 1st | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 12: Saturday May 3 7pm Yorkton @ Dauphin | 5 | 4 | - |
| WCC - RBC Berth West#2 Final Winner Game 11 vs Loser Game 12 | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 13: Sunday May 4 4pm Spruce Grove @ Dauphin | 5 | 4 | - |
| RBC Cup - Canadian Championship Tournament - May 10-18 - Vernon, British Columbia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Robin | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 1: Saturday May 10 2pm Dauphin vs Toronto | 2 | 1 | - |
| Game 2: Saturday May 10 7pm Vernon vs Carleton | 3 | 2 | - |
| Game 3: Sunday May 11 2pm Yorkton vs Toronto | 5 | 1 | - |
| Game 4: Sunday May 11 7pm Carleton vs Dauphin | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Game 5: Monday May 12 7pm Yorkton vs Vernon | 6 | 4 | - |
| Game 6: Tuesday May 13 2pm Toronto vs Carleton | 4 | 2 | - |
| Game 7: Tuesday May 13 7pm Vernon vs Dauphin | 5 | 2 | - |
| Game 8: Wednesday May 14 2pm Carleton vs Yorkton | 3 | 1 | - |
| Game 9: Thursday May 15 2pm Dauphin vs Yorkton | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Game 10: Thursday May 15 7pm Toronto vs Vernon | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Participating Teams & Round Robin Standings | W | L | RK |
| Host - Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| West#1 - WCC#1 - Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| West#2 - WCC#2 - Dauphin Kings (MJHL) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Central - Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL) | 1 | 3 | DNQ |
| East - Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Semi-Finals - First place team choses which semi final time slot they will play in. | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 11: Saturday May 17 2pm Vernon vs Yorkton | 6 | 3 | - |
| Game 12: Saturday May 17 6pm Dauphin vs Carleton | 5 | 3 | - |
| Final | GF | GA | OT |
| Game 13: Sunday May 18 (430pm) Yorkton vs Carleton | 4 | 3 | 1 |