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. The Vernon Vipers defeated the Powell River Kings in 7 games to win the league championship Fred Page Cup. The Vernon Vipers then went on to defeat the AJHL championship Spruce Grove Saints in 7 games to win the Doyle Cup, before going on to win the 2010 Royal Bank Cup national championship.[1][2]

2009–10 BCHL season
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September – February
Post-season
February – April
Number of games60
Number of teams17
Fred Page Cup
League championsVernon Vipers
  Runners-upPowell River Kings
Doyle Cup
Western Canada championsVernon Vipers
  Western Canada runners-upSpruce Grove Saints
Royal Bank Cup
ChampionsVernon Vipers
  Runners-upDauphin Kings
BCHL seasons

League changes

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The Williams Lake TimberWolves returned from a two-year leave of absence to play its last season.[3]

Standings

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points

Coastal division
TEAM NAMES GP W L OTL T Pts
Alberni Valley Bulldogs 60 45 12 2 1 93
Powell River Kings 60 36 17 6 1 79
Victoria Grizzlies 60 34 18 6 2 76
Langley Chiefs 60 33 22 3 2 71
Surrey Eagles 60 30 24 6 0 66
Nanaimo Clippers 60 24 25 10 1 59
Cowichan Valley Capitals 60 25 32 3 0 53
Burnaby Express 60 18 36 6 0 42
Interior division
TEAM NAMES GP W L OTL T Pts
Vernon Vipers 60 51 6 3 0 105
Penticton Vees 60 48 8 4 0 100
Westside Warriors 60 38 18 3 1 80
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 60 29 25 3 3 64
Quesnel Millionaires 60 22 32 6 0 50
Trail Smoke Eaters 60 20 32 7 1 48
Merritt Centennials 60 22 36 2 0 46
Prince George Spruce Kings 60 18 37 4 1 41
Williams Lake Timberwolves 60 10 49 0 1 21
Map of BCHL, 2009–10
 
 
100km
62miles
Smoke Eaters
Vipers
Silverbacks
Warriors
Vees
Centennials
TimberWolves
Millionaires
Chiefs
Spruce Kings
Eagles
Express
Grizzlies
Capitals
Clippers
Kings
Bulldogs
   Coastal Division
   Interior Division

Post-season

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2010 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Fred Page Cup Final
        
Quesnel 4
Salmon Arm 2
Quesnel 2
Vernon 4
Vernon 4
Penticton 2
Penticton 4
Merritt 0
Penticton 4
Westside 2
Westside 4
Trail 1
Vernon 4
Powell River 3
Powell River 4
Cowichan Valley 1
Powell River 4
Langley 0
Langley 4
Surrey 2
Powell River 4
Alberni Valley 3
Alberni Valley 4
Nanaimo 2
Nanaimo 4
Victoria 2

Scoring leaders

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GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points

Player Team GP G A P
Beau Bennett Penticton Vees 56 41 79 120
Mark Zengerle Salmon Arm Silverbacks 60 33 87 120
Denver Manderson Penticton Vees 50 40 73 113
Mitch MacMillan Alberni Valley Bulldogs 59 61 32 93
Sam Muchalla Prince George Spruce Kings 58 29 87 87
Colton Beck Langley Chiefs 60 39 47 86
Trevor Bailey Westside Warriors 56 41 44 85
Connor Jones Vernon Vipers 51 36 45 81
Mark MacMillan Alberni Valley Bulldogs 59 26 54 80
Mike Collins Vernon Vipers 59 30 46 76

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Mins = Minutes Played, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average, SV% = Save Percentage

Player Team GP W L T MINS GA SO GAA SV%
Blake Voth Vernon Vipers 24 21 3 0 1445 44 3 1.83 0.928
Joel Rumpel Penticton Vees 24 19 3 0 1308 43 2 1.97 0.920
Graeme Gordon Vernon Vipers 37 30 6 0 2184 74 1 2.03 0.913
Frank Slubowski Alberni Valley Bulldogs 44 32 10 1 2604 97 4 2.23 0.919
Josh Watson Powell River Kings 35 21 12 1 2085 80 2 2.30 0.918

Award winners

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  • Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo):
  • Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):
  • Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Division Champions):
  • Jim Hughson Award (Broadcaster of the Year):

Players selected in 2010 NHL entry draft

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vernon defeats Dauphin to capture RBC Cup championship". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. ^ "2009-10 British Columbia Hockey League Standings". hockeydb.com. HockeyDB.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ Hofferd, Clifford (18 December 2023). "The final season of the Williams Lake Timberwolves". BCHLNetwork. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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