2015–16 BCHL season
| 2015–16 BCHL Season | |
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| League | British Columbia Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season 11 Sep. 2015 – 28 Feb. 2016 Playoffs 4 Mar. – 23 Apr. 2016 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Penticton Vees |
| Season MVP | Tyson Jost (Penticton Vees) |
| Top scorer | Scott Conway (Penticton Vees) |
| Fred Page Cup | |
| Champions | West Kelowna Warriors |
| Runners-up | Chilliwack Chiefs |
The 2015–16 BCHL season was the 54th season of the British Columbia Hockey League. (BCHL) The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules, featuring the 2015 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, shortly after the start of the season from September 24 to 27, 2015.
In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship. The league champion then moved on to compete in the Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup, in Estevan, Saskatchewan. If successful against the winners of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the 2016 Western Canada Cup hosts, the Estevan Bruins, the champion and runner-up would then move on to play for the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, in Lloydmyinster, Saskatchewan
League changes
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- Wenatchee Wild joined the league from the North American Hockey League and began play in the Mainland Division.
Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points
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- Standings listed on the official league website. [1]
2015–16 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs
Division playoffs
| Mainland Division Semi-final | Mainland Division Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Chilliwack | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Coquitlam | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Chilliwack | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Wenatchee | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Wenatchee | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Langley | 1 | |||||||
| Island Division Semi-final | Island Division Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Nanaimo | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Alberni Valley | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Nanaimo | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Powell River | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Powell River | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Cowichan Valley | 2 | |||||||
| Interior Division Semi-finals | Interior Division Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Penticton | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Vernon | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Penticton | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | West Kelowna | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | West Kelowna | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Salmon Arm | 2 | |||||||
Semi-final Round Robin
The 2016 semifinal simplifies the double round robin concept with the "Three Wins To Get In" format. The first two teams to three wins advances to the final with the first team to reach three wins getting home ice advantage, while the remaining team is eliminated.
In case of a tie, the two tied teams will play a one game playoff to determine the second spot in the finals. In a three way tie, the teams will face off in a Page playoff format, starting with Chilliwack vs. West Kelowna. The loser of that game would play Nanaimo, and the winners from both games advance to the final.
Team Wins Chilliwack 3 West Kelowna 3 Nanaimo 2
Fred Page Cup Final
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Chilliwack | 2 | ||
| 2 | West Kelowna | 4 | ||
(1) Chilliwack Chiefs vs. (2) West Kelowna Warriors
| April 15 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 0 – 2 | West Kelowna Warriors | Prospera Centre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Kylar Hope (13) - 18:46 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Kyle Marino (4) - 12:58 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aidan Pelino (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Greenfield (37 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 16 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 3 – 6 | West Kelowna Warriors | Prospera Centre | ||||
| 1:31 - pp - Jordan Kawaguchi (10) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:46 - Aaron O'Neill (3) 19:06 - Ryan Forbes (5) |
Second period | Nick Rutigliano (3) - 4:52 Jonathan Desbiens (13) - pp - 6:18 Jake LeBrun (3) - pp - 13:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Jonathan Desbiens (14) - pp - 8:35 Brett Mennear (2) - en - 17:42 Kyle Marino (5) - en - 18:28 | ||||||
| Aidan Pelino (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Matthew Greenfield (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 18 | West Kelowna Warriors | 1 – 3 | Chilliwack Chiefs | Royal LePage Place | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:33 - Garrett Forster (5) | Second period | Connor McCarthy (1) - 2:06 Darien Craighead (6) - 10:32 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Jordan Kawaguchi (11) - 8:40 | ||||||
| Matthew Greenfield (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Aidan Pelino (26 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | West Kelowna Warriors | 3 – 2 | OT | Chilliwack Chiefs | Royal LePage Place | |||
| 16:17 - pp - Rylan Yaremko (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 10:43 - pp - Kyle Marino (6) | Second period | Zach Giuttari (1) - 6:06 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Darien Craighead (7) - 1:09 | ||||||
| 16:28 - Jake LeBrun (4) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matthew Greenfield (34 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Aidan Pelino (38 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| April 22 | Chilliwack Chiefs | 5 – 2 | West Kelowna Warriors | Prospera Centre | ||||
| 10:05 - pp - Vimal Sukumaran (6) | First period | Kylar Hope (14) - pp - 11:40 | ||||||
| 12:08 - pp - Ryan Forbes (6) 16:36 - pp - Jordan Kawaguchi (12) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 17:19 - en - Darien Craighead (8) 18:56 - pp - Taylor Allan (2) |
Third period | Tyler Anderson (1) - sh - 19:02 | ||||||
| Aidan Pelino (21 saves / 22 shots) Matteo Esposito (0 saves / 1 shot) |
Goalie stats | Matthew Greenfield (7 saves / 8 shots) Keelan Williams (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 13 | West Kelowna Warriors | 4 – 2 | Chilliwack Chiefs | Royal LePage Place | ||||
| 1:57 - pp - Garrett Forster (6) 9:56 - Kyle Marino (7) |
First period | Ryan Forbes (7) - pp - 3:36 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:54 - pp - Kylar Hope (15) 11:03 - Jonathan Desbiens (15) |
Third period | Vimal Sukumaran (7) - 11:55 | ||||||
| Keelan Williams (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Aidan Pelino (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| West Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 | |
2016 Western Canada Cup
The Fred Page Cup Champion West Kelowna Warriors advanced to the 2016 Western Canada Cup in Estevan, Saskatchewan where they will play for one of two spots in the 2016 Royal Bank Cup, where they finished first. They would go on to win the first national championship in franchise history.
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
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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.
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Award winners
- Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer): Scott Conway (Penticton)
- Best Defenceman: Dante Fabbro (Penticton)
- Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Vimal Sukumaran (Chilliwack)
- Bob Fenton Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): Colton Kerfoot (Coquitlam)
- Top Goaltender: Zachary Driscoll (Penticton)
- Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltending Duo): Zachary Driscoll & Anthony Brodeur (Penticton)
- Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (regular-season MVP): Tyson Jost (Penticton)
- Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year): Fred Harbinson (Penticton)
- Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy (Best Regular Season Record): Penticton Vees
- Fred Page Cup (League Champions): West Kelowna Warriors
Players selected in 2016 NHL Entry Draft
- Rd1: 10 Tyson Jost: Colorado Avalanche (Penticton Vees)
- Rd1: 17 Dante Fabbro: Nashville Predators (Penticton Vees)
- Rd1: 20 Dennis Cholowski: Detroit Red Wings (Chilliwack Chiefs)