2021-22 Can-Am Junior Hockey League season

This is the 2021-22 Can-Am Junior Hockey League season.
==History==
On January 5, 2022 the six teams that were still actively playing in the Western States Hockey League decided after meetings held at the Western States Shootout in Las Vegas to withdraw from the AAU and the league to form the Can-Am Junior Hockey League which would continue play for the balance of the 2021-22 season.https://juniorhockey.com/teams-leave-wshl-to-form-new-can-am-league/
On May 5, 2022 the Vernal Oilers were announced as being added as a new member of the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier League's newly formed Northwest Division for the 2022-23 season.
==Scheduling Challenges==
As a way to get the schedule balanced out and reduce travel expenses the Vernal Oilers schedule was made to have the team play ten games in ten days with two games each against the other teams all on the road from January 12 to 21 with no two consecutive games being played in the same town.https://twitter.com/VernalOilers/status/1479483000308043779 Vernal would then host three teams over course of six weeks for three or four game homestands to further reduce travel for the Alberta teams. They then play 5 road games in five days in 5 towns March 25 to 29 with one game against each of the other members of the league to complete their schedule.https://www.cajhl.com/stats#/1623/schedule?team_id=161076
Due to the circumstances of the departure from the WSHL and the league formation the league was founded on January 5th but its first actual game that counted in the league standings was actually played back on October 15th. The first league game under the CAJHL banner is being played on January 12th.
==Expansion==
On March 21, 2022 the league announced the addition of the AMP Warriors who will be based out of the WinSport Arenas at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta for the 2022-23 season. The team represents the AMP Hockey Academy.https://www.cajhl.com/news/calgary-is-home-to-the-first-expansion-team-of-the
==Teams== 
Team 	City 	Arena
Barrhead Bombers 	Barrhead, Alberta 	Barrhead Agrena
Cold Lake Aeros 	Cold Lake, Alberta 	Imperial Oil Place at Cold Lake Energy Centre
Edmonton Eagles 	Enoch, Alberta 	Enoch Recreation Centre
Hinton Timberwolves	Hinton, Alberta 	Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre
Vegreville Vipers 	Vegreville, Alberta	Wally Fedun Arena
Vernal Oilers 	Vernal, Utah 	Western Park Ice Rink
==Standings==
The teams have included the time spent in the WSHL as games included in the new league standings.
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
Cold Lake Aeros 	40	36	4 	0 	260	96 	72 	.900
Hinton Timberwolves	40	25	10	5 	234	178	55 	.688
Vernal Oilers 	41	23	16	2 	272	229	48 	.585
Vegreville Vipers 	42	20	19	3 	211	203	43 	.512
Barrhead Bombers 	42	10	26	6 	179	299	26 	.310
Edmonton Eagles 	37	9 	26	2 	158	269	20 	.270
==Playoffs==
Held April 5-9, 2022 at Cold Lake Energy Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
===Format===
All teams qualify. Teams are paired into two groups of three to play a round robin within the group.
===Pool A===
*Cold Lake Aeros defeated Barrhead Bombers 7-2
*Cold Lake Aeros defeated Vernal Oilers 6-5
*Vernal Oilers defeated Barrhead Bombers 6-2
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Cold Lake Aeros 	2 	2	0	0 	13	7 	4
Vernal Oilers 	2 	1	1	0 	11	8 	2
Barrhead Bombers	2 	0	2	0 	4 	13	0
===Pool B===
*Hinton Timberwolves defeated Edmonton Eagles 6-1
*Vegreville Vipers defeated Edmonton Eagles 9-0
*Hinton Timberwolves defeated Vegreville Vipers 8-2
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Hinton Timberwolves	2 	2	0	0 	14	3 	4
Vegreville Vipers 	2 	1	1	0 	11	8 	2
Edmonton Eagles 	2 	0	2	0 	1 	15	0
===Semifinals===
*Vernal Oilers defeated Hinton Timberwolves 5-4 (so)
*Cold Lake Aeros defeated Vegreville Vipers 7-2
===Final===
*Cold Lake Aeros defeated Vernal Oilers 6-1 
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:Can-Am Junior Hockey League seasons