2022-23 VIJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season This is the league's 58th season.
The league reduced the number of games to 48 and increased the number of games against each non-divisional opponent to 4 (up from 2).
As a response to the British Columbia Hockey League withdrawing from Hockey Canada effective June 1, 2023; the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League announced on July 11, 2023 that it had applied with BC Hockey to be classified as Junior A for the 2023-24 season along with all of its' membership.https://www.vijhl.com/vijhl-applying-for-junior-a-status-for-2023-24-season This followed an application from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to do the same on June 17th,https://www.kijhl.ca/2023-kijhl-agm-concludes-in-sicamous with the Pacific Junior Hockey League expected to do the same shortly there after.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/an-advisers-life-vijhl-also-applies-for-junior-a-status/
==Membership Changes==
*None
==The Teams==
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Campbell River Storm 	Campbell River, British Columbia	Rod Brind'Amour Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Comox Valley Glacier Kings	Comox Valley, British Columbia 	Comox Valley Sports Centre	 	 	 	 	
Lake Cowichan Kraken 	Lake Cowichan, British Columbia 	Cowichan Lake Sports Arena	 	 	 	 	
Nanaimo Buccaneers 	Nanaimo, British Columbia 	Nanaimo Ice Centre 	 	 	 	 	
Oceanside Generals 	Parksville, British Columbia 	Oceanside Place 	 	 	 	 	
Port Alberni Bombers 	Port Alberni, British Columbia 	Weyerhaeuser Arena 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Kerry Park Islanders 	Mill Bay, British Columbia 	Kerry Park Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Peninsula Panthers 	Saanichton, British Columbia 	Panorama Recreation Centre	 	 	 	 	
Saanich Predators 	Saanich, British Columbia 	George Pearkes Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Victoria Cougars 	Victoria, British Columbia 	Archie Browning Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Westshore Wolves 	Victoria, British Columbia 	The Q Centre 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Oceanside Generals 	48	41	3 	2 	2 	256	104	86
Campbell River Storm 	48	34	12	1 	1 	206	137	70
Comox Valley Glacier Kings	48	29	14	1 	4 	222	159	63
Port Alberni Bombers 	48	17	27	1 	3 	135	171	38
Lake Cowichan Kraken 	48	16	28	2 	2 	136	211	36
Nanaimo Buccaneers 	48	5 	41	1 	1 	82 	244	12
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Victoria Cougars 	48	36	11	1 	0 	232	144	73
Saanich Predators 	48	26	13	5 	4 	169	147	61
Peninsula Panthers 	48	25	17	5 	1 	154	160	56
Kerry Park Islanders	48	21	24	2 	1 	152	194	45
Westshore Wolves 	48	14	32	1 	1 	126	199	30
==Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Playoffs==
===Format===
The top 3 teams in each division plus two wildcard qualify (next two best records) for the playoffs. Realignments of teams in division playoffs will be made based on qualifying teams and geography. All series are best-of-seven.
The playoff champions advance to the 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup for the province's Junior B championship. The tournament hosted by the Revelstoke Grizzlies of the Pacific Junior Hockey League. The event is held at the Revelstoke Forum in Revelstoke, British Columbia.
===Quarterfinals===
*Oceanside Generals defeated Port Alberni Bombers 4 games to none
*Campbell River Storm defeated Comox Valley Glacier Kings 4 games to 3
*Victoria Cougars defeated Kerry Park Islanders 4 games to 
*Saanich Predators defeated Peninsula Panthers 4 games to 2
===Semifinals===
*Oceanside Generals defeated Campbell River Storm 4 games to 1 
*Saanich Predators defeated Victoria Cougars 4 games to 2
===Final===
*Oceanside Generals defeated Saanich Predators 4 games to 2
The Oceanside Generals advance to the 2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup.
==References==
Category:2023 in ice hockey
Category:VIJHL Seasons