List of BCHL seasons
| BC Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| OMJHL | (1961-1963) |
| OJHL | (1963-1967) |
| BCJHL | (1967-1995) |
| BCHL | (1995–Present) |
| BC Amateur Hockey Association | |
| Canadian Junior Hockey League | |
This is a list of British Columbia Hockey League seasons since the league's inception in 1961.
History[edit]
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) was founded as the Okanagan-Mainland Junior "A" Hockey League (OMJHL) in 1961 by the owners of four regional Junior B teams, though it would quickly expand out of the Okanagan and into Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, causing it to be renamed the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1967.
The BCJHL was considered a Tier II Junior A league by the now-defunct Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, which made them ineligible to play for the Memorial Cup. Instead, the champion of the BCJHL would play the champions of other rival Tier II leagues in BC, such as the Pacific Junior A Hockey League, for the Mowat Cup, then face the Alberta Champion for the Doyle Cup and the right to represent the Pacific region for the Centennial/Royal Bank Cup in the national championship. (Since then, the Mowat Cup is automatically awarded to the BCHL champions as there are no longer any other Junior A leagues in BC, and the Doyle Cup has been replaced with the. Western Canada Cup)
The 1986 Penticton Knights became the first BCHL team to win the national championship. The Vernon Vipers have held the national title four times; the most out of all participating leagues. Other BCHL franchises that have won national championships include the Surrey Eagles, Burnaby Express, Kelowna Spartans, Richmond Sockeyes, and West Kelowna Warriors, all with one apiece. In 2018, the Chilliwack Chiefs became the last BCHL team to win a national championship. BCHL teams are no longer eligible to play in the tournament since the league withdrew from the CJHL in 2021.
The 2023–24 season was the BCHL's first season as an independent league, following its departure from Hockey Canada.[1]
BCHL Seasons[edit]
As the Okanogan-Mainline Junior "A" Hockey League (OMJHL)[edit]
As the Okanogan Junior Hockey League (OJHL)[edit]
1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67
As the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL)[edit]
1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95
As the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)[edit]
1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24
See also[edit]
- British Columbia Hockey League
- Canadian Junior Hockey League
- Mowat Cup
- Doyle Cup
- Western Canada Cup
- Royal Bank Cup
References[edit]
- ^ "BCHL To Become Independent League". BCHL. Retrieved 17 May 2023.