2007–08 BCHL season

2007–08 BCHL Season
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2007-9-07 - 2008-2-27 Playoffs 2008-2-27 - 2008-4
Number of teams	17
Finals champions	Nanaimo Clippers
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The 2007–08 BCHL season is the 46th season of the British Columbia Hockey League. It began on September 7, 2007, and ran through February 27, 2008, followed by the Fred Page Cup Playoffs, ending in April, 2008.

Scott Knowles of the Surrey Eagles scored the first goal of the season against the Langley Chiefs on September 7 in one of seven games on opening night.

The Nanaimo Clippers and Vernon Vipers matched up for the first time since the 2007 Fred Page Cup Finals on November 16, 2007 at Nanaimo.

Final Regular Season Statistics[]

Conference Standings[]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; Top six teams in each conference qualified for post-season playoffs.

Interior Conference[]

	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
y-Penticton Vees	60	41	15	2	2	86	235	146
x-Westside Warriors	60	40	17	0	3	83	237	161
x-Salmon Arm Silverbacks	60	37	17	3	3	80	256	201
x-Vernon Vipers	60	36	20	2	2	76	238	185
x-Trail Smoke Eaters	60	23	30	1	6	53	169	213
x-Prince George Spruce Kings	60	21	29	1	9	52	178	235
e-Quesnel Millionaires	60	19	36	0	5	43	175	254
e-Merritt Centennials	60	13	38	1	8	35	156	305

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Coastal Conference[]

	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
y-Nanaimo Clippers	60	42	14	0	4	88	249	155
x-Langley Chiefs	60	33	21	0	6	72	257	234
x-Surrey Eagles	60	33	23	1	3	70	234	213
x-Burnaby Express	60	33	24	0	3	69	218	219
x-Victoria Grizzlies	60	30	22	3	5	68	204	189
x-Powell River Kings	60	26	23	1	10	63	209	217
e-Cowichan Valley Capitals	60	27	28	2	3	59	200	200
e-Alberni Valley Bulldogs	60	17	39	1	3	34	171	259

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention

Scoring leaders[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

As of February 28, 2008 [1]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	Burnaby Express	60	33	69	102	54
	Westside Warriors	58	35	63	98	89
Hunter Bishop	Vernon Vipers	60	57	40	97	45
Scott Knowles	Surrey Eagles	60	26	64	90	24
	Burnaby Express	60	52	35	87	37
	Burnaby Express	60	32	55	87	40
	Prince George Spruce Kings	60	39	43	82	71
	Langley Chiefs	57	33	48	81	71
	Powell River Kings	55	37	43	80	37
	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	52	21	56	77	35

Leading goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

As of February 28, 2008 [2]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Nathan Lieuwen	Westside Warriors	13	710	9	2	0	23	0	.931	1.94
	Penticton Vees	43	2,449	31	10	1	90	4	.921	2.20
	Nanaimo Clippers	35	2,013	23	11	0	84	3	.924	2.50
	Westside Warriors	40	2,310	26	14	0	102	1	.900	2.65
	Nanaimo Clippers	28	1,605	19	7	0	71	2	.898	2.65

Playoff seeds[]

After the 2007–08 BCHL regular season, the standard of 12 teams qualified for the playoffs.

Coastal Conference[]

1. Nanaimo Clippers - Coastal Conference and BCHL regular season champion; 88 points
2. Langley Chiefs - 72 points
3. Surrey Eagles - 70 points
4. Burnaby Express - 69 points
5. Victoria Grizzlies - 68 points
6. Powell River Kings - 63 points

Interior Conference[]

1. Penticton Vees - Interior Conference regular season champion; 86 points
2. Westside Warriors - 83 points
3. Salmon Arm Silverbacks - 80 points
4. Vernon Vipers - 76 points
5. Trail Smoke Eaters - 53 points
6. Prince George Spruce Kings - 52 points

Playoff Bracket[]

	Elimination Round					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Fred Page Cup Finals
	1	Nanaimo Clippers	-			1	Nanaimo Clippers	4
	8	Bye	-			6	Powell River Kings	0
	2	Langley Chiefs	-							Coastal Conference
	7	Bye	-
											1	Nanaimo Clippers	4
										2	Langley Chiefs	2
	3	Surrey Eagles	1
	6	Powell River Kings	3
	4	Burnaby Express	2			2	Langley Chiefs	4
	5	Victoria Grizzlies	3			5	Victoria Grizzlies	2
																1	Nanaimo Clippers	0
		(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
																1	Penticton Vees	4
	1	Penticton Vees	-			1	Penticton Vees	4
	8	Bye	-			4	Vernon Vipers	3
	2	Westside Warriors	-
	7	Bye	-
											1	Penticton Vees	4
										2	Westside Warriors	0
	3	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	3
	6	Prince George	1								Interior Conference
	4	Vernon Vipers	3			2	Westside Warriors	4
	5	Trail Smoke Eaters	0			3	Salmon Arm Silverbacks	3

• During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three. The opening elimination round follows a best-of-five 2-2-1 format. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format. This means that the higher-seeded team will have Games 1 and 2, plus 5 and 7 if necessary, played on their home ice, while the lower-seeded team will be at home for the other games. The format ensures that the team with home ice advantage will always have home ice for the "extra" game if there are an odd number of games in a series.

All Star Game[]

The BCHL All-Star Game was played at the Bear Mountain Arena in Victoria, British Columbia on January 23, 2008. [3] The Coastal Conference All-Stars won the game 15-9.

	Coastal Conference All-Stars	Interior Conference All-Stars
Starters:	F Scott Knowles (Surrey Eagles) F (Burnaby Express) F (Nanaimo Clippers) D Jordie Benn (Victoria Grizzlies) D Matt Irwin (Nanaimo Clippers) G (Nanaimo Clippers)	F Hunter Bishop (Vernon Vipers) F Zac Dalpe (Penticton Vees) F (Prince George Spruce Kings) D (Penticton Vees) D (Prince George Spruce Kings) G (Penticton Vees)
Reserves:	D Brad Hunt (Burnaby Express) D (Langley Chiefs) F (Cowichan Valley Capitals) F (Nanaimo Clippers) D (Langley Chiefs) F (Burnaby Express) F (Langley Chiefs) F (Nanaimo Clippers) D (Surrey Eagles) F (Powell River Kings) G (Powell River Kings) G (Victoria Grizzlies) F Brooks Robinson (Cowichan Valley Capitals) F (Alberni Valley Bulldogs) F Derek Grant (Langley Chiefs)	G (Prince George Spruce Kings) D (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) D (Prince George Spruce Kings) F Denver Manderson (Penticton Vees) D (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) F (Salmon Arm Silverbacks) F Austin Smith (Penticton Vees) F (Trail Smoke Eaters) F John Williams (Quesnel Millionaires) D Justin Schultz (Westside Warriors) F (Westside Warriors) F (Merritt Centennials) G (Merritt Centennials) D Derrick Walser (Toronto Marlies) F Trevor Bailey (Westside Warriors) F (Trail Smoke Eaters)

External links[]

• BC Hockey League official website