The 2021–22 BCHL season was the 60th season of the

British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta. It was classified as a Junior "A" league within the Hockey Canada framework, until it became independe ...

(BCHL). The eighteen teams from the Coastal and Interior Conferences played 54 game schedules. The 2021 BCHL Showcase occurred shortly after the start of the season on October 20–24, 2021, in

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. In April, teams played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL championship, won by the

Penticton Vees The Penticton Vees are a junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The junior Vees were founded in 1961, sharing the name of the senior hockey team, the Penticto ...

. This was the first full season to be played since the BCHL left the

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, and as a result would not play for the

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regional championship nor the

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national championship.

League changes

Changes to the league alignment and schedule that were originally to take place during the

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came into effect. The

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and

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joined the seven teams in the Interior Division to form the Interior Conference and the remaining nine teams from the Mainland and Island divisions were merged into the Coastal Conference. The Board of Governors also approved the use of video review for those teams and rinks that wish to implement it. The league introduced policies aimed at reducing fighting in games, including mandatory suspension if a player receives a second major penalty for fighting during the season, and allowing the league to review fights and assess instigator and/or aggressor penalties after the fact. The league introduced an initiative it called "live scoring" to improve the accuracy of its statistics.

Pandemic effects and postponed games

At the start of the season, border restrictions for Canadians heading into the United States were still in effect due to the ongoing

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. As a result, four home games for the Wenatchee Wild for the month of October were postponed. When it became apparent that these restrictions would continue, the league created a travel plan to allow the Wild to play games at home in Wenatchee for the season, but cancelled the four home games that were initially postponed. Because the league schedule was uneven at the time, it was decided that regular season results would be determined by points percentage rather than total points. In January, a wave of infections caused by the

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caused half of the teams in the league to be placed into COVID protocol, resulting in several games being postponed. In mid-November 2021, a heavy storm system traveled through the Pacific Northwest causing severe flooding in the region. On November 30, the BCHL cancelled all remaining inter-conference games as a result of damage sustained to the province's highway system during the flooding and mudslides in the

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. The cancelled games were rescheduled featuring teams within the same conference with some previously postponed games to be made up at a later date. On January 24, 2022, the BCHL announced that the end date of the regular season had been moved from Marth 20 to March 27 in order to make up games missed as a result of the pandemic and from the extreme weather events, with a tentative playoffs start date of April 1. This allowed all teams to play full 54 game schedules.

Standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/O/S = Ties/Overtime Losses/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points''
''x = clinched playoff spot''
''y = clinched division''
''z = regular season champion''
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Alberni Valley Bulldogs The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a junior ice hockey team based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Weyerhaeuser Arena. ...

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Chilliwack Chiefs The Chilliwack Chiefs are a junior hockey team based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Chilliwack Coliseum which w ...

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Nanaimo Clippers The Nanaimo Clippers are a junior ice hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Frank Crane Arena. Franchise his ...

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Langley Rivermen The Langley Rivermen are a junior ice hockey team based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). History The BCHL franchise was founded as the Richmond Socke ...

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Victoria Grizzlies The Victoria Grizzlies are a junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at The Q Centre. The franchise was founded in ...

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Surrey Eagles The Surrey Eagles are a junior ice hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at South Surrey Arena. History New ...

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Coquitlam Express The Coquitlam Express are a Junior ice hockey team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at the Poirier Sport & Leisure ...

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Cowichan Valley Capitals The Cowichan Valley Capitals are a junior ice hockey team based in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal conference in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Cowichan Community Centr ...

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Powell River Kings The Powell River Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Hap Parker Arena. History ...

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Salmon Arm Silverbacks The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are a junior ice hockey team from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The Silverbacks returned a BCHL team to Shuswap/Salmon Arm 12 years after the previous tea ...

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West Kelowna Warriors The West Kelowna Warriors are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and play in the Interior Conference. The West Kelowna Warriors are a relocated ...

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Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kal Tire Place. History The ...

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Trail Smoke Eaters The Trail Smoke Eaters are a junior A ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). History The Smoke Eaters (aka ''Smokies'') have existed as both junior and senior teams si ...

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Merritt Centennials The Merritt Centennials are a junior ice hockey, Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Merritt, British Columbia. They are members of the Bill Ohlhausen Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home game ...

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Post-season

2022 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Playoff results

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): Matthew Wood (

) *Best Defenceman: Tyson Jugnauth (

) *Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Matthew Wood (

) *Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):

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) *Top Goaltender: Owen Say (

) *Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Kaeden Lane & Carter Serhyenko (

) *Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Simon Tassy (

*Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Fred Harbinson (

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

*Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Conference champions):

*Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference champions):

*Fred Page Cup (League Champions):

Players selected in 2022 NHL Entry Draft

Tyson Jugnauth (

) - Round 4, Pick 100 -

Seattle Kraken The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The t ...

Eli Barnett (

) - Round 7, Pick 195 -

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

Tyson Dyck (

) - Round 7, Pick 206 -

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

Abram Wiebe (

) - Round 7, Pick 209 -

Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division ...

Cade Littler ( Wenatchee Wild) - Round 7, Pick 219 -

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References

External links

Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League
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