2017-18 BCHL Season

This is the 2017-18 British Columbia Hockey League season. This is the league's 28th season under this name and its 56th season overall dating back to the founding of the Okanagan Mainline Junior Hockey League in 1961.
Each team will play a 58 game schedule with 28 home games, 28 road games and 2 games played at the league's annual showcase which will be held September 20 to 24 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack.  The schedule begins on September 8 and is scheduled to end February 25 with the playoffs planned to being March 2.
==Membership changes==
*none, however the Wenatchee Wild were shifted from the Mainland Division to the Interior Division.
==Teams==
Island Division 	Island Division 	Island Division 	Island Division
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined BCHL
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	Port Alberni, British Columbia	Weyerhaeuser Arena 	1998
Cowichan Valley Capitals	Duncan, British Columbia 	Island Savings Centre	1980
Nanaimo Clippers 	Nanaimo, British Columbia 	Frank Crane Arena 	1972
Powell River Kings 	Powell River, British Columbia	Hap Parker Arena 	1988
Victoria Grizzlies 	Victoria, British Columbia 	The Q Centre 	1967
Mainland Division 	Mainland Division 	Mainland Division 	Mainland Division
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined BCHL
Chilliwack Chiefs 	Chilliwack, British Columbia 	Prospera Centre 	1996
Coquitlam Express 	Coquitlam, British Columbia 	Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex	2001
Langley Rivermen 	Langley, British Columbia 	George Preston Arena 	1990
Prince George Spruce Kings	Prince George, British Columbia	Rolling Mix Concrete Arena 	1972
Surrey Eagles 	Surrey, British Columbia 	South Surrey Arena 	1976
Interior Division 	Interior Division 	Interior Division 	Interior Division
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined BCHL
Merritt Centennials 	Merritt, British Columbia 	Nicola Valley Memorial Arena	1961
Penticton Vees 	Penticton, British Columbia 	South Okanagan Events Centre	1961
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	Salmon Arm, British Columbia 	Shaw Centre 	2001
Trail Smoke Eaters 	Trail, British Columbia 	Cominco Arena 	1987
Vernon Vipers 	Vernon, British Columbia 	Kal Tire Place 	1961
Wenatchee Wild 	Wenatchee, Washington 	Town Toyota Center 	2015
West Kelowna Warriors 	West Kelowna, British Columbia	Royal Lepage Place 	1994
==Standings==
===Island Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Victoria Grizzlies 	58	32	18	4	4 	216	187	72
Nanaimo Clippers 	58	32	20	3	3 	198	177	70
Powell River Kings 	58	29	19	4	6 	214	176	68
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	58	17	32	4	5 	154	230	43
Cowichan Valley Capitals	58	10	41	2	5 	145	267	27
===Interior Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Penticton Vees 	57	40	12	3	2 	216	130	85
Vernon Vipers 	58	39	14	4	1 	205	118	83
Wenatchee Wild 	58	37	16	1	4 	241	158	79
Trail Smoke Eaters 	58	32	21	1	4 	218	203	69
West Kelowna Warriors 	58	28	27	1	2 	198	221	59
Merritt Centennials 	58	24	27	2	5 	185	177	55
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	57	24	29	1	3 	172	231	52
===Mainland Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Prince George Spruce Kings	58	33	17	4	4 	170	138	74
Langley Rivermen 	58	25	20	3	10	168	183	63
Surrey Eagles 	58	26	22	2	8 	189	208	62
Chilliwack Chiefs 	58	26	26	3	3 	170	183	58
Coquitlam Express 	58	15	38	4	1 	138	210	35
==Fred Page Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
With the slight realignment of the conferences for the 2017-18 season the playoff format was modified. Sixteen of the seventeen teams will qualify for the playoffs.The top four teams in the Island and Mainland Divisions qualify for the playoffs.  The top six teams in the Interior Division qualify. The last place team in each division will be seeded 7 and 8 in the Interior Division based on points  The Island and Mainland Divisions will have two rounds and then those two division winners will meet in the semifinal series while the Interior Division Final is being held. The winners of the Semifinal series and the Interior Division final will meet for the league championship and the Fred Page Cup.  All series are best-of-seven.
The playoff champion advanced to an inter-provincial playoff (2018 Doyle Cup) with the champion of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for Pacific region spot in the 2018 Royal Bank Cup, which is being held in Chilliwack, British Columbia, as the Western Canada Cup format has been abandoned by the four leagues that participated in that tournament.
===Interior Division Quarterfinals===
*Penticton Vees defeated Coquitlam Express 4 games to none
*Vernon Vipers defeated Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4 games to none
*Wenatchee Wild defeated Merritt Centennials 4 games to none
*Trail Smoke Eaters defeated West Kelowna Warriors 4 games to none
===Island Division Semifinals===
* Powell River Kings defeated Nanaimo Clippers 4 games to 2
* Victoria Grizzlies defeated Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4 games to 3
===Mainland Division Semifinals===
* Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Chilliwack Chiefs 4 games to 3
* Surrey Eagles defeated Langley Rivermen 4 games to 2
===Interior Division Semifinals===
* Trail Smoke Eaters defeated Penticton Vees 4 games to 3
* Wenatchee Wild defeated Vernon Vipers 4 games to 2
===Island Division Final===
* Powell River Kings defeated Victoria Grizzlies 4 games to 1
===Mainland Division Final===
* Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Surrey Eagles 4 games to 3
===Interior Division Final===
* Wenatchee Wild defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 4 games to 1
===Island/Mainland Final===
*Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Powell River Kings 4 games to 1
===Fred Page Cup Final===
*Wenatchee Wild defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4 games to 1
The Wenatchee Wild advance to the 2018 Doyle Cup where they defeated the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-1 to advance to the 2018 Royal Bank Cup being held in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
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