List of BCHL seasons

BC Hockey League

OMJHL	(1961-1963)
OJHL	(1963-1967)
BCJHL	(1967-1990)
BCHL	(1990–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

The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) was founded as the Okanogan-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 Okanogan 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 were the first team from the BCHL to win the national championship; The first of twelve championships captured by BCHL teams. The Vernon Vipers have held the most national titles in Canada with six. Other BCHL franchises that have won national championships include the South Surrey Eagles, Burnaby Express, Kelowna Spartans, Richmond Sockeyes, and West Kelowna Warriors, all with one apiece. The Warriors were the most recent BCHL team to win the Royal Bank Cup, winning their first ever national championship in 2016.

The BCHL has produced a number of high-profile NHL players; The most prolific of those being Brett Hull, who played for Penticton during his tenure. Other notable BCHL graduates that played in the NHL include Chuck Kobasew, Carey Price, Kyle Turris, Scott Gomez, Andrew Ladd and Willie Mitchell.

BCHL Seasons

As the Okanogan-Mainline Junior "A" Hockey League (OMJHL)

1961-62 | 1962-63

As the Okanogan Junior Hockey League (OJHL)

1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67

As the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL)

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

As the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)

1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 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

British Columbia Hockey League

Interior Division	Merritt Centennials Penticton Vees Salmon Arm Silverbacks Trail Smoke Eaters Vernon Vipers West Kelowna Warriors

Island Division	Alberni Valley Bulldogs Cowichan Valley Capitals Nanaimo Clippers Powell River Kings Victoria Grizzlies

Mainland Division	Chilliwack Chiefs Coquitlam Express Langley Rivermen Prince George Spruce Kings Surrey Eagles Wenatchee Wild

Defunct teams	Abbotsford Falcons Abbotsford Flyers Bellingham Blazers Chilliwack Eagles Coquitlam Comets Delta Suns Kelowna Buckaroos Kelowna Spartans Langley Thunder Maple Ridge Bruins Nor'Wes Caps Royal City Outlaws Quesnel Millionaires Salmon Arm Tigers Shuswap Blazers Vancouver Villas Williams Lake TimberWolves

Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

BCAHA: Mowat Cup CJHL: Abbott Cup Doyle Cup Western Canada Cup Royal Bank Cup

Members and championships of the Canadian Junior Hockey League

Dudley Hewitt Cup	Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League

Fred Page Cup	Central Canada Hockey League Maritime Junior A Hockey League Quebec Junior Hockey League

Western Canada Cup	Alberta Junior Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League Manitoba Junior Hockey League Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Royal Bank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

History	Abbott Cup Callaghan Cup Anavet Cup Doyle Cup Thunder Bay Flyers EJAHL IJHL MetJHL Original MJAHL NBJHL NJAHL NJHL NOJHA OPJHL PJHL QJAHL RMJHL SJJHL SOJHL TBJHL

Hockey Canada World Junior A Challenge World U-17 Hockey Challenge Eastern Canada Cup Challenge

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