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The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is an independent Canadian Junior ice hockey league with 21 teams in British Columbia and Alberta. It was classified as a Junior "A" league within the Hockey Canada framework, until it became independent in 2023 .
The 2023–24 BCHL season was the 62nd season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).The 17 teams from the Coastal and Interior Divisions played 54 scheduled games, including two games as part of the BCHL showcase, which were held in Seattle from October 22 to October 26 2023, in partnership with the NHL's Seattle Kraken. [1]
The 2022 BCHL showcase took place in Chilliwack From October 17 to October 20, 2022. [1] Many other special events took place during the season, such as the All-Star and Top Prospect games to be held in Penticton in January, as well as the BCHL Road Show taking place in Burns Lake on February 18 and 19, 2023. [2]
Changes to the league alignment and schedule that were originally to take place during the 2020–21 BCHL season came into effect. The Prince George Spruce Kings and Cranbrook Bucks joined the seven teams in the Interior Division to form the Interior Conference and the remaining nine teams from the Mainland and Island divisions were merged into the Coastal Conference. [3]
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.
The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2017 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, shortly after the start of the season from September 20 to 24, 2017. In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, won by the Wenatchee Wild.
The following is a list of ice hockey teams in British Columbia, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.
The 2009–10 BCHL season was the 48th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The 17 teams of the Coastal and Interior divisions each played 60 season games. The BCHL All-Star Game was hosted by Nanaimo. The Vernon Vipers finished the regular season in 1st place overall.