British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League

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British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League logo.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded2006
First season2006-07
No. of teams5
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Headquarters Burnaby, British Columbia
Most recent
champion(s)		 Vancouver Island University
Most titles Simon Fraser University (5)
Official website bcihl.ca

The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) is a university ice hockey league based in British Columbia. The BCIHL was created with the purpose of offering a venue for competitive, high-calibre hockey for players beyond their junior hockey careers. Teams play a 24-game regular season schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs consisting of a best-of-three semifinal round, and a best-of-three championship series. Prior to 2012 the championship had been decided through a round-robin tournament.

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The league operates as one of two Division 2 leagues in Canada when compared to the Division 1 U Sports league, the other being Alberta's ACAC. BCIHL teams, however, regularly play U Sports and NCAA teams.

History

In 2011, the BCIHL accepted its first US-based team in Eastern Washington University, which had previously played in the American Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division II level. Before 2011, the BCIHL consisted entirely of teams from British Columbia.

The 2016–17 season would see the BCIHL get its first NHL alumni as former Montreal Canadiens forward Patrick Holland would join the University of Victoria. [1]

Vancouver Island University was confirmed as the sixth team to join the BCIHL in 2017, and joined the league for the 2017/2018 season. [2]

In 2019, Trinity Western University's men's and women's hockey programs were officially accepted into the Canada West Universities Athletic Association starting in the 2020-21 season. [3] The Spartans would finish their final season in the BCIHL as regular season champions. [4]

In March 2021, Selkirk College announced it would be discontinuing the Saints men's hockey program due to budget constraints as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] This departure marked the first time a former BCIHL Champion has dissolved.

On June 22, 2021, the Okanagan Lakers were added to the BCIHL via expansion and became the league's first independent club, consisting of student-athletes from both the University of British Columbia-Okanagan and Okanagan College. [7] [8]

On February 8, 2022, the Logan Lake Miners were added to the BCIHL via expansion, consisting of student-athletes from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt. The team plays out of the Logan Lake Recreation Centre.

In addition to the Okanagan Lakers, the BCIHL is currently reviewing expansion proposals for two other teams: the Thompson Okanagan Pioneers and the Fraser Valley College Brigade. [9] [ needs update? ]

Teams

InstitutionTeam NameLocationJoined BCIHLChampionshipsChampionship YearsWebsite
Simon Fraser UniversitySFU Red Leafs Flag of British Columbia.svg Burnaby, British Columbia 200652008, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023sfuhockey.com [10]
University of VictoriaUVic Vikes Flag of British Columbia.svg Victoria, British Columbia 200642007, 2009, 2012, 2017vikeshockey.com [11]
Vancouver Island UniversityVIU Mariners Flag of British Columbia.svg Nanaimo, British Columbia 201712024viuha.ca [12]
University of British Columbia-Okanagan / Okanagan CollegeOkanagan Lakers Flag of British Columbia.svg Kelowna, British Columbia 20210okanaganlakers.com [13]
Thompson Rivers University / Nicola Valley Institute of TechnologyLogan Lake Miners Flag of British Columbia.svg Logan Lake, British Columbia 20220 https://www.loganlakeminers.com/

Former teams

InstitutionLocationChampionshipsJoined BCIHLYear Left
Selkirk College Flag of British Columbia.svg Castlegar, British Columbia 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)20072021
Trinity Western University Flag of British Columbia.svg Langley, British Columbia 2 (2018, 2019)20062020
Eastern Washington University Flag of Washington.svg Cheney, Washington 020112018
University of the Fraser Valley Flag of British Columbia.svg Abbotsford, British Columbia 020062011
University of Northern British Columbia Flag of British Columbia.svg Prince George, British Columbia 020062007
Okanagan College Flag of British Columbia.svg Kelowna, British Columbia 020092012
Thompson Rivers University Flag of British Columbia.svg Kamloops, British Columbia 020092014

Championships

The championship results for each season are listed below. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

YearChampionRunner-UpResult
2006–07University of VictoriaSimon Fraser University4-0 (round robin)
2007–08Simon Fraser UniversityUniversity of the Fraser Valley3-1 (round robin)
2008–09University of VictoriaSimon Fraser University3-1 (round robin)
2009–10Simon Fraser UniversityThompson Rivers University3-1 (round robin)
2010–11Simon Fraser UniversityThompson Rivers University3-1 (round robin)
2011–12University of VictoriaSimon Fraser University4-0 (round robin)
2012–13Selkirk CollegeSimon Fraser University2-0 (best-of-3)
2013–14Selkirk CollegeTrinity Western University2-0 (best-of-3)
2014–15Selkirk CollegeSimon Fraser University2-0 (best-of-3)
2015–16Selkirk CollegeTrinity Western University2-0 (best-of-3)
2016–17University of VictoriaTrinity Western University2-1 (best-of-3)
2017–18Trinity Western UniversitySelkirk College2-0 (best-of-3)
2018–19Trinity Western UniversityVancouver Island University2-0 (best-of-3)
2019–20Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22Simon Fraser UniversityVancouver Island University2-0 (championship tournament)
2022–23Simon Fraser UniversityVancouver Island University2-0 (best-of-3)
2023–24Vancouver Island UniversityUniversity of Victoria2-0 (best-of-3)

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  9. ↑ "BCIHL reviewing expansion proposals in Kamloops, Kelowna and Chilliwack". May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-06.
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