2019-20 BCHL season

This is the 2019-20 British Columbia Hockey League season. This is the league's 30th season under this name and its 58th season overall dating back to the founding of the Okanagan Mainline Junior Hockey League in 1961.
The regular season will begin on Friday, Sept. 6 and the regular season is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 with the playoffs beginning around March 1, 2020.
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 October 2 to 5, 2019 which returns after not being held in 2018.https://bchl.ca/bchl-re-launches-showcase-event-for-2019
The league will introduce what is called the LNG Canada BCHL Road Show which will involve the Prince George Spruce Kings and Langley Rivermen playing a pair of games at the Tamitik Arena in Kitimat on February 15 and 16, 2020.https://bchl.ca/bchl-to-debut-new-lng-canada-road-show-event-in-february
==Suspending of Play==
The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that effective Friday, March 13, all games and hockey-related activity involving its member clubs have been cancelled, until further notice, due to the continued threat of the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic as well as potential exposure and contamination of its players, team staff members, on and off-ice officials, volunteers and fans.https://www.mjhlhockey.ca/mjhl-covid-19-update-2020-mjhl-playoffs
==Membership Changes==
*None for 2019-20 but the league announced on October 8, 2019 that the league would add the Cranbrook Bucks as an expansion team for the 2020-21 season.  The team replaces the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League who relocated to Winnipeg for the 2019-20 season. The team will be based out of Western Financial Place in Cranbrook.
==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	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Nanaimo Clippers 	58	37	17	0	2 	2 	183	134	78
Cowichan Valley Capitals	58	35	16	0	5 	2 	194	159	77
Powell River Kings 	58	29	23	0	6 	0 	180	175	64
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 	58	26	28	0	2 	2 	186	214	56
Victoria Grizzlies 	58	24	33	0	1 	0 	163	219	49
===Interior Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Penticton Vees 	58	44	12	0	1 	1 	225	135	90
Trail Smoke Eaters 	58	36	17	1	2 	2 	222	170	77
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	58	30	23	0	4 	1 	182	179	65
Wenatchee Wild 	58	30	23	0	4 	1 	184	183	65
Vernon Vipers 	58	30	24	0	2 	2 	174	178	64
West Kelowna Warriors 	58	16	33	0	6 	3 	160	223	41
Merritt Centennials 	58	14	40	0	1 	3 	168	279	32
===Mainland Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Coquitlam Express 	58	47	9 	0	1 	1 	227	127	96
Surrey Eagles 	58	26	21	0	5 	6 	192	172	63
Chilliwack Chiefs 	58	27	23	0	4 	4 	178	176	62
Langley Rivermen 	58	23	31	1	2 	1 	162	204	50
Prince George Spruce Kings	58	18	32	0	3 	5 	150	203	44
==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.
===Interior Division Quarterfinals===
*Penticton Vees defeated West Kelowna Warriors 4 games to 1
*Trail Smoke Eaters defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 4 games to none
*Salmon Arm Silverbacks defeated Victoria Grizzlies 4 games to none
*Vernon Vipers defeated Wenatchee Wild 4 games to 1
===Island Division Semifinals===
*Nanaimo Clippers defeated Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4 games to none
*Cowichan Valley Capitals defeated Powell River Kings 4 games to 1
===Mainland Division Semifinals===
*Coquitlam Express defeated Langley Rivermen 4 games to none
*Surrey Eagles defeated Chilliwack Chiefs 4 games to 3
The balance of the league's season was cancelled on March 12th when Hockey Canada announced all activity under its' jurisdiction was cancelled for the balance of the season.
The Page Cup champion advances to the 2020 Doyle Cup against the champion of the Alberta Junior Hockey League with the winner of that best-of-seven series advancing to the 2020 Centennial Cup being held in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba as the Pacific region representative.
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:BCHL seasons