The 2019–20 BCHL season was the 58th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2019 BCHL Showcase Festival occurred shortly after the start of the season, on October 2–3, 2019, in

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and October 4–5, 2019, in

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. In March, teams began playing for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL championship. However,

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cancelled the remainder of the Junior A hockey season in Canada due to the

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the day the second round was to get underway. As a result, the BCHL did not award the Fred Page Cup for the first time in its 58-year history.

League changes

There were no changes to the league alignment or schedule from the previous season. The league did adopt a new rule allowing the attacking team to choose which side they want to take a faceoff after an icing or penalty call.

Standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points''
Final standings:

Post-season

2020 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Cancellation of 2020 playoffs

Due to the

, North American sports leagues began suspending their seasons on 11 March 2020. The

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officially suspended the remainder of the season on 12 March 2020, which was followed by

suspending all sanctioned hockey activities in the country later that day. On 13 March 2020, the

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, in which the BCHL is a member, cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 CJHL season, which meant the Fred Page Cup playoffs would not be finished, and both the

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and

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would not be contested. It is the only time in the history of the BCHL that the season ended without crowning a champion.

Scoring leaders

''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes''

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average.''

Award winners

*Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Kent Johnson ( Trail Smoke Eaters) *Best Defenceman: Akito Hirose (

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) *Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Logan Terness ( Trail Smoke Eaters) *Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Kent Johnson ( Trail Smoke Eaters) *Top Goaltender: Clay Stevenson (

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) *Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Clay Stevenson & Jack Watson (

) *Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Kent Johnson ( Trail Smoke Eaters) *Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Jason Fortier (

) *Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):

*Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Not awarded

Players selected in 2020 NHL Entry Draft

*''Rd7'' 187: Kienan Draper -

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( Chilliwack Chiefs) *''Rd7'' 207: Ethan Bowen -

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( Chilliwack Chiefs)

References

External links

Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey LeagueOfficial Website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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British Columbia Hockey League seasons