2008–09 BCHL season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2008–09 BCHL season
| color = #007AC2
| color_text = #FFFFFF
| league = British Columbia Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration = Regular season
September – February
Post-season
February – April
| season = Fred Page Cup
| league_champs = Vernon Vipers
| second_place = Powell River Kings
| playoffs = Doyle Cup
| conf1 = Western Canada
| conf1_champ = Vernon Vipers
| conf1_runner-up = Grande Prairie Storm
| finals = Royal Bank Cup
| finals_link = 2009 Royal Bank Cup
| finals_champ = Vernon Vipers
| finals_runner-up = Humboldt Broncos
| no_of_games = 60
| no_of_teams = 16
| seasonslist = List of BCHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = BCHL
| prevseason_link = 2007–08 BCHL season
| prevseason_year = 2007–08
| nextseason_link = 2009–10 BCHL season
| nextseason_year = 2009–10
}}
The 2008–09 BCHL season was the 47th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The 16 teams of the Coastal and Interior divisions each played 60 season games. The Vernon Vipers finished the regular season in 1st place overall. The Vernon Vipers defeated the Powell River Kings in 6 games to win the league championship Fred Page Cup. The Vernon Vipers then went on to sweep the AJHL championship Grande Prairie Storm in the Doyle Cup, before going on to win their record-breaking 5th national championship at the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.{{cite web |title=The greatest moments in Vernon junior hockey history |url=https://bchlnetwork.ca/the-greatest-moments-in-vernon-junior-hockey-history/ |website=bchlnetwork.ca |publisher=BCHL Network |access-date=11 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=Humboldt Broncos 0 - Vernon Vipers 2 |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/national-championships/men/national-junior-a/2009/game-wst-0-pac-2 |website=hockeycanada.ca |publisher=Hockey Canada |access-date=11 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=2008-09 British Columbia Hockey League standings |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/bchl20012009.html |website=hockeydb.com |publisher=HockeyDB.com |access-date=11 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=Revisiting the 2009 Victoria Grizzlies and the RBC Cup tournament |url=https://bchlnetwork.ca/revisiting-the-2009-victoria-grizzlies-and-the-rbc-cup-tournament/ |website=bchlnetwork.ca |publisher=BCHL Network |access-date=11 June 2024}}
Standings
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| mark-title1 = Alberni Valley Bulldogs
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| mark-title2 = Powell River Kings
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| mark-title3 = Nanaimo Clippers
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| mark-title4 = Cowichan Valley Capitals
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| label5 = Grizzlies
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| mark-title5 = Victoria Grizzlies
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| mark-title6 = Burnaby Express
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| mark-title7 = Surrey Eagles
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| mark-title8 = Prince George Spruce Kings
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| mark-title9 = Langley Chiefs
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| mark-title10 = Quesnel Millionaires
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| mark-title11 = Merritt Centennials
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| mark-title12 = Penticton Vees
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| mark-title13 = Westside Warriors
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| mark-title14 = Salmon Arm Silverbacks
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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points
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| colspan="7" |Island division | ||||||
| class="sortable"|TEAM NAMES
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| align=left| Victoria Grizzlies | 60 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 90 |
| align=left| Cowichan Valley Capitals | 60 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 74 |
| align=left| Nanaimo Clippers | 60 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 64 |
| align=left| Alberni Valley Bulldogs | 60 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 40 |
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| colspan="7" |Mainland division | ||||||
| class="sortable"|TEAM NAMES
! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | GP ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | W ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | L ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | T ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | OTL ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | PTS | ||||||
| align=left| Powell River Kings | 60 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 83 |
| align=left| Langley Chiefs | 60 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 65 |
| align=left| Surrey Eagles | 60 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 63 |
| align=left| Burnaby Express | 60 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
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| colspan="7" |Interior division | ||||||
| class="sortable"|TEAM NAMES
! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | GP ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | W ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | L ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | T ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | OTL ! scope="col" style="width: 25px;" | PTS | ||||||
| align=left| Vernon Vipers | 60 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 88 |
| align=left| Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 60 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 83 |
| align=left| Westside Warriors | 60 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 79 |
| align=left| Penticton Vees | 60 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 79 |
| align=left| Prince George Spruce Kings | 60 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
| align=left| Trail Smoke Eaters | 60 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| align=left| Quesnel Millionaires | 60 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| align=left| Merritt Centennials | 60 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Post-season
= 2009 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs =
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| RD1-team05 = Trail
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| RD1-team06 = Westside
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| RD1-team11 = Langley
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| RD2-team01 = Penticton
| RD2-score01 = 1
| RD2-team02 = Vernon
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| RD2-team03 = Westside
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| RD2-team04 = Salmon Arm
| RD2-score04 = 4
| RD2-team05 = Powell River
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| RD2-team06 = Surrey
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| RD2-team07 = Victoria
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| RD2-team08 = Cowichan Valley
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| RD3-team01 = Vernon
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| RD3-team02 = Salmon Arm
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| RD3-team04 = Victoria
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| RD4-team02 = Powell River
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Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points
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| Mark Zengerle
| 60 | 33 | 87 | 120 |
| Darcy Oakes
| 54 | 38 | 53 | 91 |
| Conor Morrison
| 50 | 39 | 45 | 84 |
| Kyle Bodie
| 55 | 28 | 55 | 83 |
| Erik Vos
| 55 | 35 | 41 | 76 |
| Clay Harvey
| 55 | 36 | 38 | 74 |
| Milos Gordic
| 52 | 40 | 31 | 71 |
| Trever Hertz
| 60 | 35 | 38 | 73 |
| Keenan Desmet
| 58 | 26 | 41 | 67 |
| Curtis McKenzie
| 53 | 30 | 34 | 64 |
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Leading goaltenders
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
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| Andrew Hammond
| 43 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2,479 | 94 | 6 | 2.28 | 0.913 |
| Sean Bonar
| 39 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2,252 | 99 | 4 | 2.64 | .910 |
| Tony Ierino
| 52 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2,998 | 176 | 1 | 3.52 | 0.895 |
| Carsen Chubak
| 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2,072 | 88 | 1 | 2.55 | 0.906 |
| Alexandre Peck
| 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1,070 | 46 | 1 | 2.58 | 0.907 |
|}
Award winners
- Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer):
- Darcy Oakes (Powell River Kings)
- Top Defencemen:
- Coastal division: Zach Currie (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
- Interior division: Justin Schultz (Westside Warriors)
- Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year):
- Coastal division: Mat Bodie (Powell River Kings)
- Interior division: Garrett Milan (Penticton Vees)
- Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike):
- Coastal division: Darcy Oakes (Powell River Kings)
- Interior division: Conor Morrison (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Best Goaltender:
- Andrew Hammond (Vernon Vipers)
- Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo):
- Andrew Hammond & Graeme Gordon (Vernon Vipers)
- Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP):
- Coastal division: Chris Rawlings (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
- Interior division: Mark Zengerle (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
- Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year):
- Coastal division: Kent Lewis (Powell River Kings)
- Interior division: Mark Ferner (Vernon Vipers)
- Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record):
- Victoria Grizzlies
- Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Division Champions):
- Powell River Kings
- Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Division Champions):
- Vernon Vipers
- Fred Page Cup (League Champions):
- Vernon Vipers
Players selected in 2009 NHL entry draft
- Kyle Bigos (Vernon Vipers)
- Spencer Bennett (Surrey Eagles)
- Curtis Mckenzie (Penticton Vees)
- Cam Reid (Westside Warriors)
- Curtis Gedig (Cowichan Valley Capitals)
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://bchl.ca Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League]
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