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 The Vernon Vipers are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Kal Tire Place. History The ...

finished the regular season in 1st place overall. The

defeated the

Powell River Kings The Powell River Kings are a junior ice hockey team based in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at Hap Parker Arena. History ...

in 6 games to win the league championship Fred Page Cup. The

then went on to sweep the AJHL championship

Grande Prairie Storm The Grande Prairie Storm is a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, with home games at Bonnetts Energy Centre. History The organization was founded in 1966 as the Junior ...

in the Doyle Cup, before going on to win their record-breaking 5th national championship at the 2009 Royal Bank Cup.

Standings

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

Post-season

2009 BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs

Scoring leaders

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

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''

Award winners

* Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): ** Darcy Oakes (

) * 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 (

) ** Interior division: Garrett Milan ( Penticton Vees) * Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): ** Coastal division: Darcy Oakes (

) ** Interior division: Conor Morrison (

Salmon Arm Silverbacks The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are a junior ice hockey team from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The Silverbacks returned a BCHL team to Shuswap/Salmon Arm 12 years after the previous tea ...

) * Best Goaltender: ** Andrew Hammond (

) * Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): ** Andrew Hammond & Graeme Gordon (

) * Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): ** Coastal division: Chris Rawlings ( Cowichan Valley Capitals) ** Interior division: Mark Zengerle (

) * Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): ** Coastal division: Kent Lewis (

) ** Interior division: Mark Ferner (

) * Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): **

Victoria Grizzlies The Victoria Grizzlies are a junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at The Q Centre. The franchise was founded in ...

* Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy (Coastal Division Champions): **

* Ryan Hatfield Trophy (Interior Division Champions): **

* Fred Page Cup (League Champions): **

Players selected in 2009 NHL entry draft

* Kyle Bigos (

) * Spencer Bennett ( Surrey Eagles) * Curtis Mckenzie ( Penticton Vees) * Cam Reid ( Westside Warriors) * Curtis Gedig ( Cowichan Valley Capitals)

References

External links

Official Website of the British Columbia Hockey League
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 BCHL season British Columbia Hockey League seasons 2008–09 in Canadian ice hockey