2007–08 BCHL season

The 2007–08 BCHL season is the 46th season of the British Columbia Hockey League. It began on September 7, 2007, and ran through February 27, 2008, followed by the Fred Page Cup Playoffs, ending in April, 2008. On February 28, the league announced a partnership with INSINC to live video stream the 2008 playoffs.[1]

2007–08 BCHL Season
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2007-9-07 - 2008-2-27
Playoffs
2008-2-27 - 2008-4
Number of teams17
Finals championsNanaimo Clippers

Scott Knowles of the Surrey Eagles scored the first goal of the season against the Langley Chiefs on September 7 in one of seven games on opening night.

The Nanaimo Clippers and Vernon Vipers matched up for the first time since the 2007 Fred Page Cup Finals on November 16, 2007, at Nanaimo.

Final Regular Season Statistics

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; Top six teams in each conference qualified for post-season playoffs.

Interior Conference
GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA
y-Penticton Vees6041152286235146
x-Westside Warriors6040170383237161
x-Salmon Arm Silverbacks6037173380256201
x-Vernon Vipers6036202276238185
x-Trail Smoke Eaters6023301653169213
x-Prince George Spruce Kings6021291952178235
e-Quesnel Millionaires6019360543175254
e-Merritt Centennials6013381835156305

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Coastal Conference
GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA
y-Nanaimo Clippers6042140488249155
x-Langley Chiefs6033210672257234
x-Surrey Eagles6033231370234213
x-Burnaby Express6033240369218219
x-Victoria Grizzlies6030223568204189
x-Powell River Kings60262311063209217
e-Cowichan Valley Capitals6027282359200200
e-Alberni Valley Bulldogs6017391334171259

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

As of February 28, 2008

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Carlo FinucciBurnaby Express60336910254
Clinton PettapieceWestside Warriors5835639889
Hunter BishopVernon Vipers6057409745
Scott KnowlesSurrey Eagles6026649024
Brodie ReidBurnaby Express6052358737
Cody CampbellBurnaby Express6032558740
Jordy ChristianPrince George Spruce Kings6039438271
Taylor StefishenLangley Chiefs5733488171
Clay HarveyPowell River Kings5537438037
Derek LeeSalmon Arm Silverbacks5221567735

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

As of February 28, 2008

Player Team GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA
Nathan LieuwenWestside Warriors13710920230.9311.94
Alex EvinPenticton Vees432,44931101904.9212.20
Michael GarmanNanaimo Clippers352,01323110843.9242.50
Stephen CapleWestside Warriors402,310261401021.9002.65
Evan SmithNanaimo Clippers281,6051970712.8982.65

Playoff seeds

After the 2007–08 BCHL regular season, the standard of 12 teams qualified for the playoffs.

Coastal Conference
  1. Nanaimo Clippers - Coastal Conference and BCHL regular season champion; 88 points
  2. Langley Chiefs - 72 points
  3. Surrey Eagles - 70 points
  4. Burnaby Express - 69 points
  5. Victoria Grizzlies - 68 points
  6. Powell River Kings - 63 points

Interior Conference
  1. Penticton Vees - Interior Conference regular season champion; 86 points
  2. Westside Warriors - 83 points
  3. Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 80 points
  4. Vernon Vipers - 76 points
  5. Trail Smoke Eaters - 53 points
  6. Prince George Spruce Kings - 52 points

Playoff Bracket
Elimination Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Fred Page Cup Finals
1 Nanaimo Clippers 4
3 Surrey Eagles 1 6 Powell River Kings 0
6 Powell River Kings 3 Coastal Conference1 Nanaimo Clippers 4
2 Langley Chiefs 2
2 Langley Chiefs 4
4 Burnaby Express 2 5 Victoria Grizzlies 2
5 Victoria Grizzlies 3 1 Nanaimo Clippers 0
1 Penticton Vees 4
1 Penticton Vees 4
3 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 3 4 Vernon Vipers 3
6 Prince George 1 Interior Conference1 Penticton Vees 4
2 Westside Warriors 0
2 Westside Warriors 4
4 Vernon Vipers 3 3 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 3
5 Trail Smoke Eaters 0

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three. The opening elimination round follows a best-of-five 2-2-1 format. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team will have Games 1 and 2, plus 5 and 7 if necessary, played on their home ice, while the lower-seeded team will be at home for the other games. The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the "extra" game if there are an odd number of games in a series.

All Star Game

The BCHL All-Star Game was played at the Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria, British Columbia on January 23, 2008. The Coastal Conference All-Stars won the game 15–9.

Coastal Conference All-StarsInterior Conference All-Stars
Starters:

F Scott Knowles (Surrey Eagles)
F Carlo Finucci (Burnaby Express)
F Eric Filiou (Nanaimo Clippers)
D Jordie Benn (Victoria Grizzlies)
D Matt Irwin (Nanaimo Clippers)
G Michael Garman (Nanaimo Clippers)

F Hunter Bishop (Vernon Vipers)
F Zac Dalpe (Penticton Vees)
F Jordy Christian (Prince George Spruce Kings)
D Zac Josepher (Penticton Vees)
D Ryan DeVries (Prince George Spruce Kings)
G Alex Evin (Penticton Vees)

Reserves:

D Brad Hunt (Burnaby Express)
D Nolan Julseth-White (Langley Chiefs)
F Clinton Pettapiece (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
F Russell Goodman (Nanaimo Clippers)
D Chris Ickert (Langley Chiefs)
F Brodie Reid (Burnaby Express)
F Taylor Stefishen (Langley Chiefs)
F Mikael Bedard (Nanaimo Clippers)
D Phil Magistrale (Surrey Eagles)
F Clay Harvey (Powell River Kings)
G Chris Rawlings (Powell River Kings)
G Matthew Wong (Victoria Grizzlies)
F Brooks Robinson (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
F Daniel Moriarty (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
F Derek Grant (Langley Chiefs)

G Damien Ketlo (Prince George Spruce Kings)
D Damon Kipp (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
D Jeff Forsythe (Prince George Spruce Kings)
F Denver Manderson (Penticton Vees)
D Michael Glacair (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
F Derek Lee (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
F Austin Smith (Penticton Vees)
F David Arduin (Trail Smoke Eaters)
F John Williams (Quesnel Millionaires)
D Justin Schultz (Westside Warriors)
F Kevin Walrod (Westside Warriors)
F Erick Ruud (Merritt Centennials)
G Shane Mainprize (Merritt Centennials)
D Derrick Walser (Toronto Marlies)
F Trevor Bailey (Westside Warriors)
F Kevin Limbert (Trail Smoke Eaters)

References
  1. bchl. "Testing Live Video in First Round". bchl.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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