# 2022–23 BCHL season

The 2022–23 BCHL season was the 61st season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The eighteen teams from the Coastal and Interior Conferences played 54 game schedules. The 2022 BCHL showcase took place in Chilliwack From October 17 to October 20, 2022.
Many other special events took place during the season, such as the All-Star and Top Prospect games to be held in Penticton in January, as well as the BCHL Road Show taking place in Burns Lake on February 18 and 19, 2023.

## League changes

The league introduced a set of targets to be met over the following four years, including the capacity for video replay, and the elimination of player fees.
During the offseason, the league renamed several of its year-end awards. The Goaltending Award, awarded to the top goaltender every year, was named the Michael Garteig trophy, named after former Powell River Kings and Penticton Vees goaltender Michael Garteig. The Defensive Award, given to the top defenceman, was renamed the Blair Campbell award, named after former BCHL defenceman Blair Campbell. Finally, the award for Broadcaster of the Year was renamed the Jim Hughson Award, named after former Vancouver Canucks and Hockey Night In Canada Play by Play broadcaster Jim Hughson, who got his start in the BCHL. The league also created two new awards: the Jeff Tambellini Trophy, to be awarded to the playoff MVP, and the Kyle Turris community award, awarded to a player on each team that best represents their team in their communities.

## Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/O/S = Ties/Overtime Losses/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points
Coastal Conference :
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | T/O/S | Pts |
| Nanaimo Clippers | 54 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 77 |
| Surrey Eagles | 54 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 73 |
| Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 54 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 66 |
| Coquitlam Express | 54 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 63 |
| Chilliwack Chiefs | 54 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 60 |
| Victoria Grizzlies | 54 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 60 |
| Powell River Kings | 54 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 48 |
| Langley Rivermen | 54 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 37 |
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | 54 | 10 | 38 | 6 | 26 |
Interior Conference :
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | T/O/S | Pts |
| Penticton Vees | 54 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 101 |
| Cranbrook Bucks | 54 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 76 |
| West Kelowna Warriors | 54 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 62 |
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 54 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 61 |
| Prince George Spruce Kings | 54 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 61 |
| Vernon Vipers | 54 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 60 |
| Wenatchee Wild | 54 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 59 |
| Trail Smoke Eaters | 54 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 47 |
| Merritt Centennials | 54 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 29 |

## Post-season
### 2023 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Playoff results
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Fred Page Cup Final | Fred Page Cup Final |
| Alberni Valley | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Victoria | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Victoria | 0 | Alberni Valley | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Surrey | 3 | | | | | |
| Surrey | 4 | Surrey | 3 | | | | | |
| Powell River | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Powell River | 1 | | | Alberni Valley | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Chilliwack | 0 | | | |
| Chilliwack | 4 | | | | | Chilliwack | 0 | | | |
| Coquitlam | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Coquitlam | 1 | Chilliwack | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Nanaimo | 2 | | | | | |
| Nanaimo | 4 | Nanaimo | 2 | | | | | |
| Langley | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Langley | 2 | | | | | | Penticton | 4 |
| | | | | | | | Alberni Valley | 0 |
| Penticton | 4 | | | | | | | | Alberni Valley | 0 |
| Trail | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Trail | 0 | Penticton | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Wenatchee | 0 | | | | | |
| Cranbrook | 2 | Wenatchee | 0 | | | | | |
| Wenatchee | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Wenatchee | 4 | | | Penticton | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Salmon Arm | 1 | | | |
| West Kelowna | 2 | | | | | Salmon Arm | 1 | | | |
| Vernon | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Vernon | 4 | Vernon | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Salmon Arm | 4 | | | | | |
| Salmon Arm | 4 | Salmon Arm | 4 | | | | | |
| Prince George | 0 | | | | | | | |

## Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Bradly Nadeau | Penticton Vees | 54 | 45 | 68 | 113 | 20 |
| Josh Nadeau | Penticton Vees | 54 | 44 | 66 | 110 | 14 |
| Aydar Suniev | Penticton Vees | 50 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 44 |
| Ean Somoza | Wenatchee Wild | 54 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 58 |
| Kai Daniells | Nanaimo Clippers | 54 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 44 |
| Cade Littler | Wenatchee Wild | 51 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 28 |
| Brady Hunter | Trail Smoke Eaters | 54 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 14 |
| Brody Waters | Nanaimo Clippers | 51 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 57 |
| Oliver Picard | Victoria Grizzlies | 53 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 50 |
| Ethan Mistry | Nanaimo Clippers | 54 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 12 |

## Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average.
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Luca Di Pasquo | Penticton Vees | 40 | 2367 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 4 | .922 | 1.70 |
| Eli Pulver | Surrey Eagles | 35 | 2067 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 6 | .930 | 2.29 |
| Nathan Airey | Cranbrook Bucks | 36 | 2164 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 2 | .925 | 2.44 |
| Oliver Auyeung-Ashton | Victoria Grizzlies | 44 | 2495 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 103 | 5 | .927 | 2.48 |
| Matthew Tovell | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 47 | 2726 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 120 | 4 | .919 | 2.64 |

## Award winners

* Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
* Campbell Blair Trophy (Top Defencemen): Abram Wiebe (Chilliwack Chiefs)
* Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Oliver Auyeung-Ashton (Victoria Grizzlies)
* Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Josh Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
* Michael Garteig Trophy (Top Goaltender): Nathan Airey (Cranbrook Bucks)
* Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Luca Di Pasquo & Hank Levy (Penticton Vees)
* Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
* Jeff Tambellini Trophy (Playoff MVP): Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
* Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Ryan Donald (Cranbrook Bucks)
* Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Penticton Vees
* Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Conference champions): Alberni Valley Bulldogs
* Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference champions): Penticton Vees
* Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Penticton Vees
* Jim Hughson Award (Broadcaster of the Year): Arch Ecker (Wenatchee Wild)

## 2023 NHL entry draft

The following BCHL were selected in the 2023 NHL entry draft.
* Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees) - Round 1, Pick 30 - Carolina Hurricanes
* Aydar Suniev (Penticton Vees) - Round 3, Pick 80 - Calgary Flames
* Hoyt Stanley (Victoria Grizzlies) - Round 4, Pick 108 - Ottawa Senators
* Owen Beckner (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) - Round 7, Pick 204 - Ottawa Senators