2018-19 BCHL Season

This is the 2018-19 British Columbia Hockey League season. This is the league's 29th season under this name and its 57th season overall dating back to the founding of the Okanagan Mainline Junior Hockey League in 1961.
The regular season will begin on Friday, Sept. 7 and the regular season is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 with the playoffs beginning around March 1, 2019.
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 22.
==Membership Changes==
*None
==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 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Victoria Grizzlies 	58	36	18	0 	4 	231	188	76
Powell River Kings 	58	34	21	2 	1 	217	180	71
Nanaimo Clippers 	58	27	30	1 	0 	180	213	55
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	58	21	34	3 	0 	156	199	45
Cowichan Valley Capitals	58	17	35	5 	1 	159	220	40
===Interior Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Penticton Vees 	58	37	16	3 	2 	200	143	79
Merritt Centennials 	58	36	15	4 	3 	220	182	79
Wenatchee Wild 	58	32	20	2 	4 	202	160	70
Vernon Vipers 	58	26	21	8 	3 	166	170	63
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	58	27	26	4 	1 	170	203	59
West Kelowna Warriors 	58	28	28	1 	1 	210	220	58
Trail Smoke Eaters 	58	23	24	8 	3 	184	207	57
Note: Peticton won the division title based on the first tie-breaker: Wins 37 to 36.
===Mainland Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Chilliwack Chiefs 	58	42	15	1 	0 	209	169	85
Prince George Spruce Kings	58	39	13	1 	5 	181	120	84
Coquitlam Express 	58	28	24	3 	3 	209	198	62
Langley Rivermen 	58	27	27	2 	2 	167	173	58
Surrey Eagles 	58	13	41	2 	2 	143	259	30
==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 advances to an inter-provincial playoff (2019 Doyle Cup) with the champion of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for Pacific region spot in the 2019 National Junior A Championship, which is being held in Brooks, Alberta.
===Interior Division Quarterfinals===
*Cowichan Valley Capitals defeated Penticton Vees 4 games to 3
*Trail Smoke Eaters defeated Merritt Centennials 4 games to 1
*Wenatchee Wild defeated West Kelowna Warriors 4 games to 3
*Vernon Vipers defeated Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4 games to 1
===Island Division Semifinals===
*Victoria Grizzlies defeated Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4 games to none
*Powell River Kings defeated Nanaimo Clippers 4 games to 1
===Mainland Division Semifinals===
*Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Coquitlam Express 4 games to 1
*Chilliwack Chiefs defeated Langley Rivermen 4 games to 3
===Interior Division Semifinals===
*Vernon Vipers defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 4 games to 3
*Wenatchee Wild defeated Cowichan Valley Capitals 4 games to 2
===Island Division Final===
*Victoria Grizzlies defeated Powell River Kings 4 games to 3
===Mainland Division Final===
*Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Chilliwack Chiefs 4 games to none
===Interior Division Final===
*Vernon Vipers defeated Wenatchee Wild 4 games to 1
===Island/Mainland Final===
*Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Victoria Grizzlies 4 games to none
===Fred Page Cup Final===
*Prince George Spruce Kings defeated Vernon Vipers 4 games to none
The champion Prince George Spruce Kings advance to the 2019 Doyle Cup against the champion of the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the winner of that best-of-seven series advancing to the 2019 Canadian Junior A Championship being held in Brooks, Alberta as the Pacific region representative.
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