2019–20 BCHL season

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 Chilliwack and October 4–5, 2019, in Penticton.

In March, teams began playing for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL championship. However, Hockey Canada cancelled the remainder of the Junior A hockey season in Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic 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: Island Division Nanaimo Clippers 58 37 17 4 78 Cowichan Valley Capitals 58 35 16 7 77 Powell River Kings 58 29 23 6 64 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 58 26 28 4 56 Victoria Grizzlies 58 24 33 1 49Mainland Division Coquitlam Express 58 47 9 2 96 Chilliwack Chiefs 58 26 21 11 63 Surrey Eagles 58 27 23 8 62 Langley Rivermen 58 23 31 4 50 Prince George Spruce Kings 58 18 32 8 44Interior Division Penticton Vees 58 44 12 2 90Trail Smoke Eaters 58 36 17 5 77Salmon Arm Silverbacks 58 30 23 5 65 Wenatchee Wild 58 30 23 5 65Vernon Vipers 58 30 24 4 64West Kelowna Warriors 58 16 33 9 41Merritt Centennials 58 14 40 4 32

Post-season

2020 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Cancellation of 2020 playoffs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, North American sports leagues began suspending their seasons on 11 March 2020. The National Hockey League officially suspended the remainder of the season on 12 March 2020, which was followed by Hockey Canada suspending all sanctioned hockey activities in the country later that day. On 13 March 2020, the Canadian Junior Hockey League, 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 Doyle Cup and Centennial Cup 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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Kent Johnson Trail Smoke Eaters 52 41 60 101 14 Cristophe Tellier Surrey Eagles 58 28 43 71 49 Michael Colella Trail Smoke Eaters 58 27 41 68 28 Owen Ozar Trail Smoke Eaters 54 26 40 66 81 Jay O'Brien Penticton Vees 46 25 41 66 51 Matt Kowalski Vernon Vipers 58 26 36 62 20 David Silye Penticton Vees 58 20 42 62 28 Hudson Schandor Surrey Eagles 56 25 36 61 36 Greg Lapointe Coquitlam Express 56 29 31 60 48 Danny Weight Penticton Vees 58 25 35 60 59

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.

Player Team GP Mins W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA Clay Stevenson Coquitlam Express 35 2067 30 2 1 61 4 .936 1.77 Jordon Naylor Nanaimo Clippers 41 2461 30 9 2 83 6 .935 2.02 Yaniv Perets Penticton Vees 37 2165 25 8 1 79 5 .918 2.19 Logan Terness Trail Smoke Eaters 44 2445 27 10 2 96 1 .932 2.36 Zach Borgiel Cowichan Valley Capitals 44 2562 26 12 3 109 4 .923 2.55

Award winners

Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Kent Johnson (Trail Smoke Eaters) Best Defenceman: Akito Hirose (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) 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 (Coquitlam Express) Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Clay Stevenson & Jack Watson (Coquitlam Express) Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Kent Johnson (Trail Smoke Eaters) Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Jason Fortier (Coquitlam Express) Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Coquitlam Express Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Not awarded

Players selected in 2020 NHL entry draft

Rd7 187: Kienan Draper - Detroit Red Wings (Chilliwack Chiefs) Rd7 207: Ethan Bowen - Anaheim Ducks (Chilliwack Chiefs)

2019–20 BCHL season

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