2011–12 BCHL season

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.

2011–12 BCHL Season
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2011-09-23 – 2012-03-11
Playoffs
2012-03-16 – 2013-04-11
Number of teams16
Finals championsPenticton Vees

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
  • 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

Interior Conference
Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points
Penticton VeesPenticton, BC54–4–0–2110
Merritt CentennialsMerritt, BC34–18–2–676
Prince George Spruce KingsPrince George, BC, BC33–21–2–472
Chilliwack ChiefsChilliwack, BC33–22–2–371
Vernon VipersVernon, BC30–27–1–263'
Westside WarriorsWest Kelowna, BC22–29–2–753
Salmon Arm SilverbacksSalmon Arm, BC16–35–0–941
Trail Smoke EatersTrail, BC11–42–1–629
Coastal Conference
Team Centre W–L–T-OTL Points
Powell River KingsPowell River, BC40–16–2–284
Surrey EaglesWhite Rock, BC36–15–2–781
Cowichan Valley CapitalsDuncan, BC36–16–1–780
Coquitlam ExpressCoquitlam, BC33–22–2–371
Nanaimo ClippersNanaimo, BC26–25–0–961
Alberni Valley BulldogsPort Alberni, BC22–34–2–248
Langley RivermenLangley Township, BC19–35–1–544
Victoria GrizzliesVictoria, BC21–38–1–643
  • 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

See also

References
  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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