What does BCHL stand for?

BCHL stands for British Columbia Hockey League.

How many teams play in the BCHL?

The BCHL currently consists of 20 teams.

Who won the most recent BCHL championship?

Brooks Bandits won the most recent BCHL championship in 2026.

British Columbia Junior Hockey League BCHL 1970-1971

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League naming history:

1995 - currentBCHL (British Columbia Hockey League)
1967 - 1995BCJHL (British Columbia Junior Hockey League)
1963 - 1967OJHL-BC (Okanagan Junior Hockey League)
1961 - 1963OMJHL-BC (Okanagan-Mainline Junior A Hockey League)

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1970-1971

1970-1971 Season

Victoria Cougars finished first in the 1970-71 BCJHL standings with 88 points. Penticton Broncos (77 points) and Vernon Essos (74 points) followed.

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1970-1971 BCJHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central Division
1.	Victoria Cougars	60	40	8	12	-	-	348	187	161	88	1.47	Division Semifinal loss
2.	Vancouver Centennials	60	30	11	19	-	-	275	215	60	71	1.18	Final loss
3.	New Westminster Royals	60	25	6	29	-	-	261	270	-9	56	0.93	Division Semifinal loss
4.	Chilliwack Bruins	60	12	5	43	-	-	83	353	-270	29	0.48	Division Final loss
Interior Division
1.	Penticton Broncos	60	36	5	19	-	-	275	203	72	77	1.28	Promoted
2.	Vernon Essos	60	34	6	20	-	-	285	248	37	74	1.23	Division Semifinal loss
3.	Kamloops Rockets	60	31	5	24	-	-	233	198	35	67	1.12	Champion
4.	Kelowna Buckaroos	60	8	2	50	-	-	178	364	-186	18	0.30	Division Semifinal loss

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1970-1971 BCJHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jim Lawrence (F)	59	41	86	127	125
2.	Vic Mercredi (F)	51	50	56	106	38
3.	Ed Johnstone (F)	50	45	49	94	79
4.	Gary Donaldson (F)	60	37	53	90	61
5.	Wayne Dye (F)	39	38	45	83	143

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1970-1971 BCJHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Leo Karchie (G)	21	3.68	-
2.	Dave McLelland (G)	58	2.46	-

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BCHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/22/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Okotoks Oilers	Vernon Vipers	-
10/18/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Langley Rivermen	Prince George Spruce Kings	1 - 5
10/18/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Coquitlam Express	Surrey Eagles	4 - 3
10/18/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Trail Smoke Eaters	Chilliwack Chiefs	2 - 1
10/18/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Okotoks Oilers	Nanaimo Clippers	3 - 5

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BCHL Transactions

BCHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/20/2026	Confirmed	Trace Frieden (F)	Cowichan Valley Capitals	Michigan Tech	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Alexander Levshyn (G)	Prince George Cougars	Spruce Grove Saints	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Yundi Cai (G)	Brooks Bandits	Shawinigan Cataractes	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Olivér Király (G)	Blackfalds Bulldogs	Vernon Vipers	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Dmitri Pavlov (F)	Sherwood Park Crusaders	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Details

2026-2027 BCHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Vernon Vipers	Deagan McMillan (F)
Vernon Vipers	Maksim Abdullaev (G)
Powell River Kings	Ryan Tamelin (G)
Spruce Grove Saints	Finn Marshall (G)
Surrey Eagles	Finn Marshall (G)

2027-2028 BCHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Brooks Bandits	Émile Beaunoyer (G)

BCHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Kamloops Rockets	8	158	5'10"	176 lbs	17.60
2.	Kelowna Buckaroos	4	0	5'11"	185 lbs	18.50
3.	New Westminster Royals	20	313	5'10"	172 lbs	19.10
4.	Penticton Vees	14	405	5'10"	176 lbs	17.64
5.	Revelstoke Bruins	11	0	5'11"	181 lbs	17.89
6.	Vancouver Centennials	15	88	5'10"	174 lbs	18.91
7.	Vernon Vipers	17	613	5'10"	174 lbs	18.31
8.	Victoria Cougars	19	593	5'11"	179 lbs	19.22

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Maxime Lafond (F)	2026-2027	Longueuil Collège-Français	QJHL	13	12	23	35	8
2.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	11	12	14	26	10
3.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	17	16	9	25	4
4.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	16	9	13	22	18
5.	Trace Anderson (F)	2026-2027	Westshore Wolves	VIJHL	12	8	14	22	23
6.	Tyler Graham (F)	2026-2027	Cambridge Redhawks	GOJHL	12	12	8	20	8
7.	Carson Brière (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	10	9	11	20	24
8.	Poul Andersen (F)	2026-2027	Red Deer Rebels	WHL	11	9	11	20	0
9.	Ty Gordon (F)	2026-2027	Minnesota Mallards	NAHL	13	8	12	20	31
10.	Alex Johnston (F)	2026-2027	Solway IHC	NIHL	10	7	13	20	2

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Regular Season

BCHL All-Time Points

BCHL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shane Kuss (F)	238	136	282	418
2.	Kyle Greentree (F)	266	183	192	375
3.	Pat Hodgins (F)	249	151	215	366
4.	Kris Wallis (F)	236	142	215	357
5.	Brent Murcheson (F)	237	162	185	347

BCHL All-Time Goals

BCHL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kyle Greentree (F)	266	183	192	375
2.	Brent Murcheson (F)	237	162	185	347
3.	Darrell Zelinski (F)	65	160	187	347
4.	Brett Hull (F)	106	153	139	292
5.	Pat Hodgins (F)	249	151	215	366

BCHL All-Time Assists

BCHL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shane Kuss (F)	238	136	282	418
2.	Pat Hodgins (F)	249	151	215	366
3.	Kris Wallis (F)	236	142	215	357
4.	Kevin Taillefer (F)	217	96	208	304
5.	Mike Di Stefano (F)	297	106	204	310

BCHL All-Time Penalty Min.

BCHL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Craig Frankfort (F)	136	28	61	1379
2.	Bill Audycki (D)	68	28	129	1126
3.	Terry Head (D)	243	75	201	987
4.	Troy Kaye (F)	162	62	132	939
5.	Mike Gawryluk (D)	243	24	105	939

BCHL All-Time Games Played

BCHL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mike Di Stefano (F)	297	106	204	310
2.	Kevin Nelson (F)	287	83	142	225
3.	Shawn Overton (F)	284	54	90	144
4.	Brandon Gawryletz (D)	283	29	90	119
5.	Cam MacIntyre (F)	282	77	94	171

BCHL All-Time Points Per Game

BCHL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joe Murphy (F)	51	68	152	2.98
2.	Cliff Ronning (F)	52	82	150	2.88
3.	John Newberry (F)	65	84	185	2.85
4.	Ray Ferraro (F)	48	65	135	2.81
5.	Brett Hull (F)	106	153	292	2.75

BCHL All-Time Points Per Season

BCHL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Brett Hull (F)	1983-1984	BCJHL	56	105	83	188	3.36	20
2.	John Newberry (F)	1979-1980	BCHL	65	84	101	185	2.85	96
3.	Ron Vincent (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	65	74	102	176	2.71	161
4.	Bill Shibicky (F)	1982-1983	BCJHL	56	72	90	162	2.89	70
5.	Jeff McLean (F)	1988-1989	BCJHL	60	70	91	161	2.68	128

BCHL All-Time Goals Per Season

BCHL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Brett Hull (F)	1983-1984	BCJHL	56	105	83	188	3.36	20
2.	John Newberry (F)	1979-1980	BCHL	65	84	101	185	2.85	96
3.	Cliff Ronning (F)	1982-1983	BCJHL	52	82	68	150	2.88	22
4.	Dany Bousquet (F)	1993-1994	BCJHL	58	76	76	152	2.62	78
5.	Ron Vincent (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	65	74	102	176	2.71	161

BCHL All-Time Assists Per Season

BCHL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bob Ginnetti (F)	1984-1985	BCJHL	51	42	111	153	3.00	142
2.	Scott Longstaff (F)	1991-1992	BCJHL	60	54	106	160	2.67	52
3.	Doug Berry (F)	1974-1975	BCJHL	66	37	103	140	2.12	45
4.	Ron Vincent (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	65	74	102	176	2.71	161
5.	Barry Pederson (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	63	51	102	153	2.43	68

BCHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

BCHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Craig Frankfort (F)	1986-1987	BCJHL	50	13	14	27	0.54	542
2.	Bob Platzer (D)	1987-1988	BCJHL	44	2	7	9	0.20	501
3.	Bill Audycki (D)	1976-1977	BCJHL	68	13	52	65	0.96	454
4.	Bubba Westwood (F)	2003-2004	BCHL	43	3	3	6	0.14	430
5.	Bill Audycki (D)	1977-1978	BCJHL	-	-	-	-	-	427