League Years 2010's
The British Columbia Hockey League begin the 2010s with its representative, the Vernon Vipers, winning the Royal Bank Cup. It is the Leagues' eleventh, Vernons' sixth and the Vipers' fourth National Title.
The 2010-11 season sees the loss of the Williams Lake Timberwolves, while the Burnaby Express relocate to become the Coquitlam Express.
The 2011-2012 season will see the League celebrate it's 50th Anniversary (1961-2011). The Langley Chiefs adopt a new name the Langley Rivermen. The Quesnel Millionaires have been sold to play out of Chilliwack as the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Chiefs will play in the Interior Conference for 2011-12. They will revert to the Coastal Conference for the 2012 season.
For the 2012-13 seaon the league will reduce the games played from 60 to 58, 56 in the regular season & 2 "Showcase" games. Realignment of the Conferences include the readdition of the Island & Mainland Divisions as well as a few teams changing Conferences/Divisions. Also, a "Showcase Series" (all 16 teams play two games in one location, in one weekend) will take place with points awarded going towards the regular season standings.
2010's Highlights
In the 2010's the league achieved the following.
- 3 - Mowat Cup - BC Championship
- 2010 2011 2012
- 3 - Doyle Cup - BC vs AB Championship
- 2010 2011 2012
- Note: Doyle Cup retired in 2012
- New Western Canada Cup - Starts 2013
- 2 - Royal Bank Cups - National Championship
- 2010
- 2012
- Runners-up: 2011
2010's Season by Season Overview
Below you will find a brief overview of the each season in the 2010's.
- 2010-11
- Williams Lake Timberwolves -
folded
Burnaby Express » Coquitlam Express
- 60 game schedule
Coastal Conference & Interior Conference - Playoffs, Best-of-seven: 1st in each
Conference recieve "Bye"
Elimination Round: Each Conference - 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5
High Seed vs Low Seed : Quarter-Finals , Semi-Finals; Finals - Champion - Vernon Vipers
- 2011-12
- Langley Chiefs » Langley
Rivermen
Quesnel Millionaires » Chilliwack Chiefs - 60 game schedule
Coastal Conference & Interior Conference - Playoffs:
Top 4 in each Conference: 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final - Champion - Penticton Vees
- 2012-13
- Talk of Wenatchee(USA) being added
"Showcase Seires" added - 58 game schedule
Coastal Conference - Island Division & Mainland Division
Interior Conference - Playoffs:
TBD