2021-22 HJBHL season

This is the 2021-22 Heritage Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 34th season.
==Membership changes==
*The Three Hills Thrashers had requested and received a one year leave of absence from the league for the 2019-20 season on June 4, 2019. On March 17, 2020 the organization announced it would be returning for the 2020-21 playing season.http://www.threehillsthrashers.net/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=109644&clientID=5649&leagueID=22467
*On June 22, 2021 the league announced the return of the High River Flyers along with the addition of the Kainai Junior Braves for the 2021-22 playing season.https://www.heritagejunior.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=1749&leagueID=3627&page=110809
*The Medicine Hat Cubs also return from leave.
*On September 26th, the league announced that the Ponoka Stampeders and Stettler Lightning would both be taking a leave of absence for the 2021-22 season. As a result of the two teams sitting out the Cochrane Generals would be shifted to the North Division for the season.https://www.heritagejunior.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=1749&leagueID=3627&page=111127
Due to the inavailablity of the Lomond Community Centre due to a major renovation to the whole facility, the Lomond Lakers play their home games out of the Vulcan Town Arena in Vulcan, Alberta, which is about 50 km west of Lomond, Alberta. The team would end up sitting out the 2022-23 season as the arena in Lomond was not available and the travelling had been burdensome on the players.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division
Airdrie Thunder 	Airdrie 	Ron Ebbesen Arena 	 	
Mountainview Colts 	Didsbury 	Didsbury Recreation Complex 	 	
Ponoka Stampeders 	Ponoka 	Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex	 	
Red Deer Vipers 	Red Deer 	Servus Arena 	 	
Rocky Rams 	Rocky Mountain House	Rocky Arena Complex-Bunch Arena 	 	
Stettler Lightning 	Stettler 	Stettler Recreation Centre 	 	
Sylvan Lake Wranglers 	Sylvan Lake 	Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre 	 	
Three Hills Thrashers 	Three Hills 	Three Hills Centennial Place 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division
Coaldale Copperheads 	Coaldale 	Coaldale Arena 	 	
Cochrane Generals 	Cochrane 	Cochrane Arena 	 	
High River Flyers 	High River 	Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex 	 	
Kainai Junior Braves 	Stand Off 	Kainai Sports Centre 	 	
Lomond Lakers 	Lomond 	Lomond Community Centre 	 	
Medicine Hat Cubs 	Medicine Hat 	Kinplex 	 	
Okotoks Bisons 	Okotoks 	Murray Arena 	 	
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	Strathmore 	Strathmore Family Centre 	 	
==Standings==
===Northern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Cochrane Generals 	36	28	5 	3 	214	99 	59
Red Deer Vipers 	36	25	8 	3 	157	100	53
Sylvan Lake Wranglers	36	23	10	3 	158	102	49
Mountainview Colts 	36	23	11	2 	162	119	48
Airdrie Thunder 	36	17	15	2 	119	126	36
Rocky Rams 	36	15	21	0 	132	155	30
Three Hills Thrashers	36	8 	27	1 	72 	184	17
===Southern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Okotoks Bisons 	36	33	2 	1 	248	68 	67
Medicine Hat Cubs 	36	25	8 	3 	236	80 	53
Coaldale Copperheads 	36	22	11	3 	196	102	47
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	36	17	18	1 	138	140	35
High River Flyers 	36	7 	29	0 	97 	254	14
Kainai Junior Braves 	36	6 	29	1 	82 	287	13
Lomond Lakers 	36	4 	30	1 	81 	269	9
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The top two seeds earn a bye into the division semifinals. The 3rd place team plays the 6th place team and the 4th place team plays the 5th place team in a best-of-five qualifying round. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven division semifinal round. The division semifinal winners meet in the best-of-seven division final round. The division winners meet in the best-of-three league championship series. For overtime play the league uses one ten minute overtime period followed by 20 minute overtime periods.
Both finalists qualify for the 2022 Russ Barnes Trophy which determines the provincial champion.
===Division Quarterfinals===
====North====
*Rocky Rams defeated Sylvan Lake Wranglers defeated 2 games to 1
*Airdrie Thunderdefeated Mountainview Colts 2 games to none
====South====
*Coaldale Copperheads defeated Kainai Junior Braves 2 games to none
*Strathmore Wheatland Kings defeated High River Flyers 2 games to none
===Division Semifinals===
====North====
*Cochrane Generals defeated Rocky Rams 4 games to 3
*Red Deer Vipers defeated Airdrie Thunder 4 games to 1
====South====
*Okotoks Bisons defeated Strathmore Wheatland Kings 4 games to 1
*Medicine Hat Cubs defeated Coaldale Copperheads 4 games to none
===Division Finals===
====North====
*Cochrane Generals defeated Red Deer Vipers 4 games to 1
====South====
*Okotoks Bisons defeated Medicine Hat Cubs 4 games to 2
===League Final===
*Okotoks Bisons defeated Cochrane Generals 3 games to none
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:HJBHL seasons