The British Colum-bia Hockey League has released its complete regular-season schedule for 2015-16. There will be a total of 493 games on the calendar.

Each of the 17 BCHL teams (Wenatchee, Wash. is the new addition) will play 58 regular-season games.

Excluding the two that are played at the Bauer BCHL Showcase (see above), each team will play 28 home games and 28 away games.

Again this year, the BCHL is playing a full interlocking schedule, meaning each team will host and visit every other team in the league at least once.

The regular season will officially get underway on Friday, Sept. 11 with a six-game slate, highlighted by the Wenatchee Wild’s first-ever, official BCHL game (against the Prince George Spruce Kings).

The schedule will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 27 with four teams in action. Playoffs will commence on March 4.

Of the 493 regular-season games, 392 are scheduled for the weekend, with 164 on a Friday, 152 on Saturday and 76 on Sunday.

The 101 weeknight games are divided up as follows: Monday — 3, Tuesday — 24, Wednesday — 46 and Thursday — 28.

The league will take its annual Christmas break from Sunday, Dec. 20 to Tuesday, Dec. 29.

The Merritt Centen-nials play their first regular-season game on Sept. 11 when they visit the West Kelowna Warriors. The following night, the Cents’ home opener sees the Warriors in town for the back half of their home-and-home series.

The Centennials close out their regular season on Feb. 27 when they host Wenatchee to conclude a three-game homestand.

The Cents’ 28 home games break down as follows: Saturday — 13, Friday — 5, Sunday — 3, Wednesday — 3, Tuesday — 2 and Thursday — 2.