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By Pete McIntyre

No Fred Page Cup winner

No playoffs in BCHL in 2021

Apr 27, 2021 | 12:20 PM

The BC Hockey League will end its pod season on May 11 without a playoff round.

The league says it was determined it would not be possible to hold a postseason given the current COVID-19 restrictions and the challenges that changing cohorts would have presented.

The Fred Page Cup will not be awarded in 2021 and the traditional league awards will not be handed out either.

“Since we were shut down in November, our priority was to provide our athletes with an opportunity to showcase themselves to NCAA coaches and NHL scouts,” said BCHL Executive Director Steven Cocker. “We are thrilled that we were able to reward our players for all of the hard work they put in during what was a difficult and challenging season. We look forward to returning to a more normal schedule next year and once again crowning a BCHL champion.”

In place of the playoffs and year-end awards, a champion from each pod will be determined based on points or point percentage if there is a disparity in games played.

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There will also be a set of individual awards handed out in each pod, including Most Valuable Player, Top Defenceman, Top Goalie, Top Rookie and Top Scorer.