2021-22 BCHL season

This is the 2021-22 British Columbia Hockey League season. This is the league's 31st season under this name and its 60th season overall dating back to the founding of the Okanagan Mainline Junior Hockey League in 1961.
This is the league's first season after withdrawing from the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
==Season Format==
*Each team plays 54 games
*Regular season begins October 8
*BCHL Showcase October 20-24 at Chilliwack Coliseum with each team playing 2 games
*BCHL Road Show February 19-20
*Regular season ends March 20
*Playoffs begin March 25
On October 1st, the league would modify the schedule and have teams fly into the US and drive back home as the border is open going into Canada by ground but not the other way around. Traveling players would have to provide a negative test to cross either way and four home dates involving the Wild will not be played. The league will use point percentage to determine league standing for the season as the four Canadian teams will add dates against each other and Wenatchee will only play 50 games.https://bchl.ca/bchl-announces-schedule-changes-and-travel-procedures-for-wenatchee-home-games
On December 22nd the British Columbia Hockey League which had its schedule severely disrupted by flooding that had hit the province during the fall had redone its schedule to include only in-division games to alleviate weather and COVID-19 related travel issues as much as possible. https://bchl.ca/bchl-updates-2021-22-schedule-to-make-up-previously-postponed-games The schedule adjustment would give Wenatchee the possibility of playing a full schedule to match the rest of the league teams.
==Membership Changes==
*Due to the Canadian-US border closure the Wenatchee Wild sat out the 2020-21 season. The team returns for the 2021-22 season
==Realignment==
With the addition of the Cranbrook Bucks for 2020-21 the league realigned from a 3 division format to a two conference nine team each format with the top eight teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs. 
==Teams==
Interior Conference 	Interior Conference 	Interior Conference 	Interior Conference
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined BCHL
Cranbrook Bucks 	Cranbrook, British Columbia 	Western Financial Place 	2020
Merritt Centennials 	Merritt, British Columbia 	Nicola Valley Memorial Arena	1961
Penticton Vees 	Penticton, British Columbia 	South Okanagan Events Centre	1961
Prince George Spruce Kings	Prince George, British Columbia	Rolling Mix Concrete Arena 	1972
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
Coastal Conference 	Coastal Conference 	Coastal Conference 	Coastal Conference
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined BCHL
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	Port Alberni, British Columbia	Weyerhaeuser Arena 	1998
Chilliwack Chiefs 	Chilliwack, British Columbia 	Prospera Centre 	1996
Coquitlam Express 	Coquitlam, British Columbia 	Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex	2001
Cowichan Valley Capitals	Duncan, British Columbia 	Island Savings Centre 	1980
Langley Rivermen 	Langley, British Columbia 	George Preston Arena 	1990
Nanaimo Clippers 	Nanaimo, British Columbia 	Frank Crane Arena 	1972
Powell River Kings 	Powell River, British Columbia	Hap Parker Arena 	1988
Surrey Eagles 	Surrey, British Columbia 	South Surrey Arena 	1976
Victoria Grizzlies 	Victoria, British Columbia 	The Q Centre 	1967
==Standings==
===Interior Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Penticton Vees 	54	43	8 	1 	2 	0	256	123	89
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 	54	36	12	4 	2 	0	204	147	78
West Kelowna Warriors 	54	37	16	1 	0 	0	231	156	75
Prince George Spruce Kings	54	27	15	4 	8 	0	168	129	66
Cranbrook Bucks 	54	29	20	2 	3 	0	169	160	63
Vernon Vipers 	54	27	20	4 	3 	0	152	154	61
Wenatchee Wild 	54	22	26	4 	1 	1	153	174	50
Trail Smoke Eaters 	54	20	29	2 	2 	1	174	217	45
Merritt Centennials 	54	3 	47	2 	2 	0	96 	327	10
===Coastal Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	54	35	15	3 	1 	0	195	148	74
Chilliwack Chiefs 	54	33	17	2 	2 	0	222	152	70
Nanaimo Clippers 	54	33	17	3 	1 	0	210	172	70
Langley Rivermen 	54	33	18	1 	2 	0	180	169	69
Victoria Grizzlies 	54	29	25	0 	0 	0	202	174	58
Surrey Eagles 	54	28	26	0 	0 	0	165	170	56
Coquitlam Express 	54	22	26	1 	5 	0	176	217	50
Cowichan Valley Capitals	54	15	33	5 	1 	0	157	219	36
Powell River Kings 	54	13	32	7 	2 	0	150	252	35
==Fred Page Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
With the slight realignment of the conferences for the 2020-21 season the playoff format was modified. The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs with the traditional 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 match-ups. Teams are re-seeded after the first round. A 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 format is used in the conference semifinals. Conference semifinal winners meet in the conference final and the conference winners meet in the Fred Page Cup final. All series are best-of-seven. Traditionally, the Fred Page Cup winners advance to the Doyle Cup against the champion of the Alberta Junior Hockey League playoffs for a spot in the Centennial Cup, however the BCHL withdrew from the Canadian Junior Hockey League after the 2020-21 season and are now ineligible to compete for the Doyle Cup or Centennial Cup or to participate in any events sponsored by the CJHL such as the World Junior A Challenge or the CJHL Prospects Game.
===Interior Conference Quarterfinals=== 
*Penticton Vees defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 4 games to 1
*Salmon Arm Silverbacks defeated Wenatchee Wild 4 games to 3
*West Kelowna Warriors defeated Vernon Vipers 4 games to 1
*Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Cranbrook Bucks 4 games to 2
===Coastal Conference Quarterfinals===
*Alberni Valley Bulldogs defeated Cowichan Valley Capitals 4 games to none
*Chilliwack Chiefs defeated Coquitlam Express 4 games to 3
*Nanaimo Clippers defeated Surrey Eagles 4 games to none 
*Langley Rivermen defeated Victoria Grizzlies 4 games to 1
===Interior Conference Semifinals===
*Penticton Vees defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4 games to none
*West Kelowna Warriors defeated Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4 games to 1
===Coastal Conference Semifinals=== 
*Langley Rivermen defeated Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4 games to 2
*Nanaimo Clippers defeated Chilliwack Chiefs 4 games to none
===Interior Conference Final===
*Penticton Vees defeated West Kelowna Warriors 4 games to none
===Coastal Conference Final===
*Nanaimo Clippers defeated Langley Rivermen 4 games to none
=== Final===
*Penticton Vees defeated Nanaimo Clippers 4 games to none
==References==
Category:2022 in ice hockey
Category:BCHL seasons