2011–12 BCHL season

2011–12 BCHL Season
2011–12 BCHL Season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season ; 2011-09-23 – 2012-03-11 ; Playoffs ; 2012-03-16 – 2013-04-11
Number of teams	16
Finals champions	Penticton Vees
BCHL seasons
	← 2010–11 BCHL 2012–13 BCHL →

The 2011–12 BCHL season marked the 50th anniversary of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The sixteen teams from the Coastal and Interior Conferences played 60 game schedules.

Come March, the top teams from each division will play for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The winner of the Fred Page Cup plays the AJHL champion in a best-of-seven series for the right to represent the Pacific region in the Royal Bank Cup

Changes

Map of BCHL, 2011–12

100km
62miles

Smoke Eaters

Vipers

Silverbacks

Warriors

Vees

Centennials

Chiefs

Rivermen

Spruce Kings

Express

Eagles

Grizzlies

Capitals

Clippers

Kings

Bulldogs

Interior Division

Coastal Division

The Fred Page Cup Playoffs have been reduced by one round. The top four teams from each conference will advance instead of the top six.
The Quesnel Millionaires moved to Chilliwack, becoming the Chilliwack Chiefs
In response to Chilliwack having a team again, the Langley Chiefs renamed themselves to the Langley Rivermen

Final standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points

Team	Centre	W–L–T-OTL	Points
Interior Conference
Penticton Vees	Penticton, BC	54–4–0–2	110
Merritt Centennials	Merritt, BC	34–18–2–6	76
Prince George Spruce Kings	Prince George, BC, BC	33–21–2–4	72
Chilliwack Chiefs	Chilliwack, BC	33–22–2–3	71
Vernon Vipers	Vernon, BC	30–27–1–2	63'
Westside Warriors	West Kelowna, BC	22–29–2–7	53
Salmon Arm Silverbacks	Salmon Arm, BC	16–35–0–9	41
Trail Smoke Eaters	Trail, BC	11–42–1–6	29
Coastal Conference
Team	Centre	W–L–T-OTL	Points
Powell River Kings	Powell River, BC	40–16–2–2	84
Surrey Eagles	White Rock, BC	36–15–2–7	81
Cowichan Valley Capitals	Duncan, BC	36–16–1–7	80
Coquitlam Express	Coquitlam, BC	33–22–2–3	71
Nanaimo Clippers	Nanaimo, BC	26–25–0–9	61
Alberni Valley Bulldogs	Port Alberni, BC	22–34–2–2	48
Langley Rivermen	Langley Township, BC	19–35–1–5	44
Victoria Grizzlies	Victoria, BC	21–38–1–6	43

Teams are listed on the official league website. ^[1]

2011–2012 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals			Fred Page Cup Final

1	Penticton	4

4	Chilliwack	2
			1	Penticton	4
Interior Conference
			2	Merritt	1
2	Merritt	4

3	Prince George	0
						1	Penticton	4

						2	Powell River	0
1	Powell River	4

4	Coquitlam	2
			1	Powell River	4
Coastal Conference
			2	Surrey	1
2	Surrey	4

3	Cowichan Valley	3

2012 Doyle Cup

The 2012 Doyle Cup was played between the BCHL Champion Penticton Vees, and the AJHL Champion Brooks Bandits

Doyle Cup

AB	Brooks	1

BC	Penticton	4

Game Results

Game 1: Penticton 7 – 2 Brooks
Game 2: Penticton 1 – 0 Brooks
Game 3: Brooks 4 – Penticton 3
Game 4: Brooks 1 – 6 Penticton
Game 5: Brooks 2 – 6 Penticton

Penticton would then move on to the 2012 Royal Bank Cup. They would win the national championship with a 4–3 win over the MHL champion Woodstock Slammers in the final.

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul De Jersey	Prince George Spruce Kings	59	41	57	98	58
Joey Bonik	Penticton Vees	60	30	66	96	29
Mario Lucia	Penticton Vees	56	42	52	94	42
Wade Murphy	Penticton Vees	60	36	55	91	66
Travis St. Denis	Penticton Vees	54	37	52	89	83
Alex Petan	Coquitlam Express	55	38	50	88	70
Connor Reilly	Penticton Vees	54	35	31	86	29
Mike Reilly	Penticton Vees	51	24	59	86	42
Steven Fogarty	Penticton Vees	60	33	49	82	32
Jujhar Khaira	Prince George Spruce Kings	54	29	50	79	69

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals against average.
Regulation losses and overtime losses have been combined for total losses.

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Michael Garteig	Penticton Vees	45	2578	41	5	0	83	5	0.927	1.93
Cole Huggins	Coquitlam Express	34	1726	21	6	2	86	2	0.918	2.99
Tyler Steel	Merritt Centennials	29	1640	15	11	1	71	3	0.916	2.60
Andrew Hunt	Surrey Eagles	52	3079	30	19	1	150	1	0.913	2.92
Sean Maguire	Powell River Kings	31	1774	17	12	1	69	3	0.913	2.33

Based on goaltenders with a minimum of 20 games.

Award winners

With the exception of the Brett Hull Trophy and goaltender awards, each award is given to two players; One in each conference.

Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Paul De Jersey (Prince George)
Best Defenceman: Craig Dalrymple (Powell River) & Mike Reilly (Penticton)
Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Alexander Kerfoot (Coquitlam) & Mario Lucia (Penticton)
Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Alexander Kerfoot (Coquitlam) & Regan Soquila (Merritt)
Top Goaltender: Michael Garteig (Penticton)
Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Sean Maguire & Jonah Inoo (Powell River)
Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Alex Petan (Coquitlam) & Paul De Jersey (Prince George)
Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Matt Erhart (Surrey) & Fred Harbinson (Penticton)
Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Penticton Vees
Cliff McNabb Trophy (Coastal Conference Champions): Powell River Kings
Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Conference Champions): Penticton Vees
Fred Page Cup (League Champions): Penticton Vees

Records broken

The Penticton Vees, with three NHL draftees on their squad, went on an unprecedented streak throughout the course of the season that saw multiple BCHL records fall:

Winning streak: 42 (New BCHL record)
Points: 110 (New BCHL record for a 60-game season)
Wins: 54 (New BCHL record for a 60-game season)

Players selected in 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Rd3 #63 Jujhar Khaira – Edmonton Oilers (Prince George)
Rd4 #113 Sean Maguire – Pittsburgh Penguins (Powell River)
Rd5 #141 Reace Willcox – Philadelphia Flyers (Merritt)
Rd5 #150 Alexander Kerfoot – New Jersey Devils (Coquiltlam)
Rd6 #177 Wesley Myron – Vancouver Canucks (Victoria)

References

^ "British Columbia Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". bchl.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

External links

[bchl-1] "British Columbia Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)". bchl.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

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