The BCHL acknowledged, March 24, that ownership of the
Penticton Vees has acquired a Western Hockey League
(WHL) expansion team, beginning in the 2025-26 season,
and the City of Chilliwack has been identified as a WHL
expansion location for 2026-27. Vees ownership will
retain its membership in the BCHL and will look to
relocate in the near future, while the Chiefs
organization, who had no involvement in the city's WHL
expansion process, remains committed to the BCHL and
has already formally indicated they will play in the
league in 2025-26, expressing their commitment beyond
that as well.
WITH RESPECT TO PLAYOFFS, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING
THE TOP TEAMS, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA SHALL BE USED
UNTIL THE TIE IS BROKEN:
The Team having the most POINTS.
The Team having the most WINS.
Team Having the Most WINS IN GAMES vs EACH OTHER
The team having the most POINTS IN GAMES AGAINST
EACH OTHER
The Team having the most POINTS IN GAMES AGAINST
EACH OTHER
The Team having the best GOALS FOR AND AGAINST IN
GAMES AGAINST EACH OTHER. (by taking the goals for and
subtracting the goals against in games between the
teams)
Should teams remain tied after the above tie
breakers, the team with the MOST POINTS EARNED in games
involving DIVISIONAL OPPONENTS ONLY will be used to
determine the DIVISIONAL STANDINGS. (This tie-breaker
only applies in determining divisional standings)
PLAYOFF FORMAT:
THE 2025 SHAW BCHL PLAYOFFS, WILL ADHERE TO THE
FOLLOWING STRUCTURE:
Five teams will not make the playoffs - two from the
Coastal and three from the Interior, all series are a
"Best-Of-Seven".
ROUND ONE: The top-eight teams from each conference
will qualify for the postseason and play based on the
following seeding: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 & 4 vs 5.
ROUND TWO: The teams will then reseed, for this
round, in the following order: 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 in each
conference.
ROUND THREE: The winners will then play in their
respective conference final, Cliff McNabb Trophy for
the Coastal and Ryan Hatfield Trophy for the Interior.
ROUND FOUR: Each conference champion will then play
for the Fred Page Cup, BCHL Championship.