2016-17 BCHL Season

This is the 2016-17 British Columbia Hockey League season.  This is the league's 27th season under this name and its 55th 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.
==Membership changes==
*none, however the Langley Rivermen relocated from the Langley Events Centre to the George Preston Arena when the Western Hockey League Vancouver Giants relocated from Vancouver to the Langley Events Centre.
==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
Wenatchee Wild 	Wenatchee, Washington 	Town Toyota Center 	2015
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
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	37	12	4	5 	218	143	83
Powell River Kings 	58	37	19	1	1 	237	171	76
Cowichan Valley Capitals	58	25	28	2	3 	168	206	55
Nanaimo Clippers 	58	23	28	1	6 	146	199	53
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	58	16	32	3	7 	134	209	42
===Interior Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Penticton Vees 	58	41	13	1	3 	189	129	86
Vernon Vipers 	58	30	19	4	5 	181	158	69
Trail Smoke Eaters 	58	26	26	1	5 	213	204	58
West Kelowna Warriors 	58	27	29	0	2 	175	204	56
Merritt Centennials 	58	23	25	2	8 	183	186	56
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	58	24	28	3	3 	181	222	54
note: West Kelowna finished ahead of Merritt based on the first tie breaker; wins 27-23
===Mainland Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Wenatchee Wild 	58	45	9 	0	4 	294	135	94
Chilliwack Chiefs 	58	41	11	0	6 	243	165	88
Langley Rivermen 	58	30	20	2	6 	240	205	68
Prince George Spruce Kings	58	25	27	2	4 	210	210	56
Surrey Eagles 	58	18	36	0	4 	187	269	40
Coquitlam Express 	58	11	44	2	1 	121	305	25
==Fred Page Cup Playoffs==
On November 2, 2016 the league announced that they have changed the playoff format. 
All series are best-of-seven.
The top four teams in both the Mainland and Island Divisons qualify for the playoffs, with one playing four and two playing three in each division.  The first round winners in each division meet in the division final round.  The two division winners meet in the third round
All six teams in the division have the potential to qualify for the playoffs, with seeds one and two scoring first round byes.
Seed three plays six and four will play five in the first round, however, if the fifth place team over in the Mainland Division has more points than the sixth place Interior Division team, then that Mainland Division team will crossover to play as the number six seed in round one.
In rounds two, seed one plays the lowest seeded team that advanced, and seed two will play the other advancing team.
Once the Interior Division determines its champion, that team will play the winner of the Mainland-Island Division series in the Fred Page Cup Final.
The Fred Page Cup winning team (or the runner up if it is the Penticton Vees) will advance to the 2017 Western Canada Cup which is being held in Penticton, British Columbia.  The top two finishers in that tournament will qualify for the 2017 Royal Bank Cup which is being held in Cobourg, Ontario.
===Interior Division Quarterfinals===
*Trail Smoke Eaters defeated Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4 games to 1
* Merritt Centennials defeated West Kelowna Warriors 4 games to none
===Interior Division Semifinals===
*Penticton Vees defeated Merritt Centennials 4 games to 3
*Vernon Vipers defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 4 games to 1
===Island Division Semifinals===
*Victoria Grizzlies defeated Nanaimo Clippers 4 games to 1
*Powell River Kings defeated Cowichan Valley Capitals 4 games to none
===Mainland Division Semifinals===
*Wenatchee Wild defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4 games to 2
*Chilliwack Chiefs defeated Langley Rivermen 4 games to 2
===Interior Division Final===
*Penticton Vees defeated Vernon Vipers 4 games to 3
===Island Division Final===
*Victoria Grizzlies defeated Powell River Kings 4 games to 3
===Mainland Division Final===
* Chilliwack Chiefs defeated Wenatchee Wild 4 games to none
===Mainland-Island Division Series===
*Chilliwack Chiefs defeated Victoria Grizzlies 4 games to 2
===League Final===
*Penticton Vees defeated Chilliwack Chiefs 4 games to 3
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