British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League

"BCIHL" redirects here. For other uses, see BCIHL (disambiguation).
British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event [[2014-15 BCIHL season]]
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2006
No. of teams 5
Country  Canada (4 teams)
 United States (1 team)
Most recent champion(s) Selkirk College (2015-16)
Most titles Selkirk College (4)
Official website BCIHL.ca

The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) is a university hockey league based in British Columbia and the US state of Washington. The BCIHL was created with the purpose of offering a venue for competitive, high-calibre hockey for players beyond their junior and minor hockey careers.

Each BCIHL team plays a 24-game league schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs. Beginning in 2012, the playoff format has consisted 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.

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.

Teams

Institution Location Joined BCIHL Championships
Eastern Washington University Washington (state) Cheney, Washington 2011 0
Selkirk College British Columbia Castlegar, British Columbia 2012 4
Simon Fraser University British Columbia Burnaby, British Columbia 2006 3
Trinity Western University British Columbia Langley, British Columbia 2006 0
University of Victoria British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia 2006 3

Former teams

Institution Location Joined BCIHL Year Left
University of the Fraser Valley British Columbia Abbotsford, British Columbia 2006 2011
University of Northern British Columbia British Columbia Prince George, British Columbia 2006 2007
Okanagan College British Columbia Kelowna, British Columbia 2009 2012
Thompson Rivers University British Columbia Kamloops, British Columbia 2009 2014

Championship Results by Year

Year Champion Runner-Up Result
2006–07 University of Victoria Simon Fraser University 4-0 (round robin)
2007–08 Simon Fraser University University of the Fraser Valley 3-1 (round robin)
2008–09 University of Victoria Simon Fraser University 3-1 (round robin)
2009–10 Simon Fraser University Thompson Rivers University 3-1 (round robin)
2010–11 Simon Fraser University Thompson Rivers University 3-1 (round robin)
2011–12 University of Victoria Simon Fraser University 4-0 (round robin)
2012–13 Selkirk College[1] Simon Fraser University 2-0 (best-of 3)
2013–14 Selkirk College[2] Trinity Western University 2-0 (best-of 3)
2014–15 Selkirk College[3] Simon Fraser University 2-0 (best-of 3)
2015–16 Selkirk College Trinity Western University 2-0 (best-of 3)

References

  1. ↑ "BCIHL season wraps-up: Selkirk wins championship". HockeyNow. 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Selkirk College Saints Repeat as BCIHL Champions". Selkirk College. 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "2015 BCIHL Playoffs". BCIHL.ca. BCIHL. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

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