2024–25 BCHL season

The 2024–25 BCHL season was the 63rd season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and its second season as an independent league.

The Merritt Centennials folded its BCHL operations and joined the KIJHL as an expansion team.

The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) announced that it would withdraw from the Hockey Canada framework and operate as an independent farm league for the BCHL.

The league introduced "universal affiliate" players. Teams will be allowed to supplement their rosters with affiliate players from the VIJHL and the Junior Prospects Hockey League (JPHL).

The league granted "exceptional player status" to Eli McKamey, a 15-year-old forward, allowing him to join the Penticton Vees' roster before the age of 16. He was the first player to receive that designation from the BCHL. In May 2025, McKamey was drafted by the Victoria Royals of the WHL.

The league's 21 teams will be organized into two conferences — Coastal and Interior — with each conference divided into West and East divisions. The five Alberta-based teams, which left the AJHL part-way through the 2023–24 season, will play in the East division of the Interior conference, as will the Cranbrook Bucks. The Prince George Spruce Kings, who had been in the Interior Conference, has been moved into the Coastal Conference's East division.

The teams will play a 54-game regular season with top 8 teams from each conference advancing to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the first seed in each conference will play the eighth seed, the second seed will play the seventh seed, the third seed will play the sixth seed, and the fourth seed will play the fifth seed. Each round will be a best-of-seven series with the winner advancing to the next round.

Conference Division Team Home ArenaCoastal West Alberni Valley Bulldogs Port Alberni Weyerhaeuser Arena Cowichan Valley Capitals North Cowichan Cowichan Community Centre Nanaimo Clippers Nanaimo Frank Crane Arena Powell River Kings Powell River Hap Parker Arena Victoria Grizzlies Victoria The Q Centre East Chilliwack Chiefs Chilliwack Chilliwack Coliseum Coquitlam Express Coquitlam Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex Langley Rivermen Langley George Preston Recreation Centre Prince George Spruce Kings Prince George Kopar Memorial Arena Surrey Eagles Surrey South Surrey Arena Interior West Penticton Vees Penticton South Okanagan Events Centre Salmon Arm Silverbacks Salmon Arm Shaw Centre Trail Smoke Eaters Trail Cominco Arena Vernon Vipers Vernon Kal Tire Place West Kelowna Warriors West Kelowna Royal LePage Place East Blackfalds Bulldogs Blackfalds Eagle Builders Centre Brooks Bandits Brooks Centennial Regional Arena Cranbrook Bucks Cranbrook Western Financial Place Okotoks Oilers Okotoks Okotoks Centennial Arena Sherwood Park Crusaders Sherwood Park Sherwood Park Arena Spruce Grove Saints Spruce Grove Grant Fuhr Arena

2024 BCHL showcase

The annual showcase event will take place from 13 - 17 October 2024 in the Fraser Valley cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, co-hosted by the Vancouver Canucks. The event is an opportunity for NCAA coaches and NHL scouts to observe all 21 teams playing two regular season games each. The games will played in the Abbotsford Centre and the Chilliwack Coliseum. The 2024 event will also include a JPHL under-18 showcase.

During the event, the league will also pilot an initiative allowing coaches to lodge a challenge when they believe that a double-minor, major or match penalty should have been assessed. If the challenge is unsuccessful, the challenging team will be assessed a minor penalty for delay of game and will not be permitted another challenge for the rest of the match.

Standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points

Coastal ConferenceTEAM NAMES <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr title> Chilliwack Chiefs 54 37 12 5 0 79 Surrey Eagles 54 31 18 5 0 67 Cowichan Valley Capitals 54 31 19 4 0 66 Victoria Grizzlies 54 28 17 8 1 65 Coquitlam Express 54 28 19 5 2 63 Nanaimo Clippers 54 29 21 4 0 62 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 54 26 24 3 1 56 Prince George Spruce Kings 54 23 25 4 2 52 Langley Rivermen 54 21 23 9 1 52 Powell River Kings 54 9 39 5 1 24Interior ConferenceTEAM NAMES <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Shootout Losses">SOL</abbr title> <abbr title="Points">PTS</abbr title> Penticton Vees 54 41 8 5 0 87 Brooks Bandits 54 40 10 2 2 84 Trail Smoke Eaters 54 35 15 3 1 74 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 54 32 15 7 0 71 Sherwood Park Crusaders 54 33 20 1 0 67 Cranbrook Bucks 54 30 22 2 0 62 West Kelowna Warriors 54 23 24 5 2 53 Okotoks Oilers 54 21 30 3 0 44 Spruce Grove Saints 54 19 29 6 0 44 Vernon Vipers 54 15 33 6 0 36 Blackfalds Bulldogs 54 15 37 2 0 32

Post-season

The first seed in each conference will play the eighth seed in the first round, the second seed will play the seventh seed and so on. The two last-place teams from the Coastal Conference, and the three last-place teams from the Interior Conference are excluded from the post-season.

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals">GM</abbr title> <abbr title="Assists">A</abbr title> <abbr title="Total Points">PTS</abbr title> <abbr title="Penalties In Minutes">PIM</abbr title>Jeremy LorangerSherwood Park Crusaders 54 40 65 105 26Kale DachSherwood Park Crusaders 54 22 65 87 22 Ryan Schelling Langley Rivermen 54 29 46 75 60 Mateo Mrsic Chilliwack Chiefs 53 33 37 70 22 Rasmus Svartstrom Cranbrook Bucks 54 46 23 69 71 Dylan Kinch Nanaimo Clippers 52 27 40 67 4 Cole Lonsdale Nanaimo Clippers 54 27 40 67 18 Nathan Free Brooks Bandits 54 30 36 66 42 Chase Pirtle Victoria Grizzlies 54 25 39 64 28 Jason Stefanek Trail Smoke Eaters 53 32 31 63 18

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 <abbr title="Games Played">GP</abbr title> <abbr title="Minutes Played">Mins</abbr title> <abbr title="Wins">W</abbr title> <abbr title="Losses">L</abbr title> <abbr title="Overtime and Shootout Losses">OTL</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against">GA</abbr title> <abbr title="Shutouts">SO</abbr title> <abbr title="Save Percentage">Sv%</abbr title> <abbr title="Goals Against Average">GAA</abbr title> Johnny Hicks Brooks Bandits 21 1269 18 3 0 29 6 .943 1.37 Will Ingemann Penticton Vees 34 1954 24 5 4 82 2 .892 2.52 Andrew Ballantyne Salmon Arm Silverbacks 34 2011 18 11 5 87 3 .909 2.60 Teagan Kendrick Trail Smoke Eaters 35 2077 23 8 3 93 1 .915 2.69 Ryan Parker Trail Smoke Eaters 20 1143 12 6 0 53 1 .910 2.78

2024–25 BCHL season

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