# 2009–10 BCHL season

The 2009–10 BCHL season was the 48th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The 17 teams of the Coastal and Interior divisions each played 60 season games. The BCHL All-Star Game was hosted by Nanaimo. The Vernon Vipers finished the regular season in 1st place overall. The Vernon Vipers defeated the Powell River Kings in 7 games to win the league championship Fred Page Cup. The Vernon Vipers then went on to defeat the AJHL championship Spruce Grove Saints in 7 games to win the Doyle Cup, before going on to win the 2010 Royal Bank Cup national championship.

## League changes

The Williams Lake TimberWolves returned from a two-year leave of absence to play its last season.

## Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points
Coastal division :
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | OTL | T | Pts |
| Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 60 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 93 |
| Powell River Kings | 60 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 79 |
| Victoria Grizzlies | 60 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 76 |
| Langley Chiefs | 60 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 71 |
| Surrey Eagles | 60 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 66 |
| Nanaimo Clippers | 60 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 59 |
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | 60 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| Burnaby Express | 60 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
| Interior division |||||||
| TEAM NAMES | GP | W | L | OTL | T | Pts |
| Vernon Vipers | 60 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 105 |
| Penticton Vees | 60 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| Westside Warriors | 60 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 60 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 64 |
| Quesnel Millionaires | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 50 |
| Trail Smoke Eaters | 60 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 48 |
| Merritt Centennials | 60 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Prince George Spruce Kings | 60 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
| Williams Lake Timberwolves | 60 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 21 |

## Post-season
### 2010 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

| First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Fred Page Cup Final | Fred Page Cup Final |
| Quesnel | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Salmon Arm | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Salmon Arm | 2 | Quesnel | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Vernon | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | Vernon | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Penticton | 2 | | | |
| Penticton | 4 | | | | | Penticton | 2 | | | |
| Merritt | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Merritt | 0 | Penticton | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Westside | 2 | | | | | |
| Westside | 4 | Westside | 2 | | | | | |
| Trail | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Trail | 1 | | | | | | Vernon | 4 |
| | | | | | | | Powell River | 3 |
| Powell River | 4 | | | | | | | | Powell River | 3 |
| Cowichan Valley | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Cowichan Valley | 1 | Powell River | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Langley | 0 | | | | | |
| Langley | 4 | Langley | 0 | | | | | |
| Surrey | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Surrey | 2 | | | Powell River | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Alberni Valley | 3 | | | |
| | | Alberni Valley | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Nanaimo | 2 | | | | | |
| Nanaimo | 4 | Nanaimo | 2 | | | | | |
| Victoria | 2 | | | | | | | |

## Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | P |
| Beau Bennett | Penticton Vees | 56 | 41 | 79 | 120 |
| Mark Zengerle | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 60 | 33 | 87 | 120 |
| Denver Manderson | Penticton Vees | 50 | 40 | 73 | 113 |
| Mitch MacMillan | Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 59 | 61 | 32 | 93 |
| Sam Muchalla | Prince George Spruce Kings | 58 | 29 | 87 | 87 |
| Colton Beck | Langley Chiefs | 60 | 39 | 47 | 86 |
| Trevor Bailey | Westside Warriors | 56 | 41 | 44 | 85 |
| Connor Jones | Vernon Vipers | 51 | 36 | 45 | 81 |
| Mark MacMillan | Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 59 | 26 | 54 | 80 |
| Mike Collins | Vernon Vipers | 59 | 30 | 46 | 76 |

## 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% |
| Blake Voth | Vernon Vipers | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1445 | 44 | 3 | 1.83 | 0.928 |
| Joel Rumpel | Penticton Vees | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1308 | 43 | 2 | 1.97 | 0.920 |
| Graeme Gordon | Vernon Vipers | 37 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2184 | 74 | 1 | 2.03 | 0.913 |
| Frank Slubowski | Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 44 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2604 | 97 | 4 | 2.23 | 0.919 |
| Josh Watson | Powell River Kings | 35 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2085 | 80 | 2 | 2.30 | 0.918 |

## Award winners

* Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer):
** Beau Bennett (Penticton Vees)
** Mark Zengerle (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
* Top Defencemen:
** Coastal division: Mat Bodie (Powell River Kings) and Jordan Heywood (Victoria Grizzlies)
** Interior division: Brendan Ellis (Westside Warriors)
* Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year):
** Coastal division: Mark MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
** Interior division: Beau Bennett (Penticton Vees)
* Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):
** Coastal division: Darcy Oakes (Powell River Kings)
** Interior division: Conor Morrison (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
* Best Goaltender:
** Blake Voth (Vernon Vipers)
* Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo):
** Graeme Gordon and Blake Voth (Vernon Vipers)
* Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP):
** Coastal division: Mitch MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
** Interior division: Denver Manderson (Penticton Vees)
* Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year):
** Coastal division: Nolan Graham (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
** Interior division: Mark Ferner (Vernon Vipers)
* Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):
** Vernon Vipers
* 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
* Jim Hughson Award (Broadcaster of the Year):
** Todd Miller (Vernon Vipers)

## Players selected in 2010 NHL entry draft

* Beau Bennett (Penticton Vees)
* Mark MacMillan (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
* Isaac Macleod (Penticton Vees)
* Kellen Jones (Vernon Vipers)