2021-22 NSJHL season

This is the 2021-22 Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League season. This is the leagues 16th season under this name and its' 42nd season overall. The league was previously known as the Mainland Junior B Hockey League from 1980 to 1992 and the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League from 1992 to 2006.
On December 21st the league announced it would be shut down until at least January 10th by government mandate. It would be reviewed around January 10th for the league status.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3294/No-more-hockey-until-at-least-Jan-10/ On January 5th the league announced it would be extended until at least February 1st.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3294/No-more-hockey-until-at-least-Feb-1-2022/
==Membership Changes==
*None, but the Kameron Jr. Miners are renamed the Membertou Jr. Miners.
==Teams==
Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brookfield Elks 	Brookfield 	Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cole Harbour Colts 	Cole Harbour 	Cole Harbour Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Hants Penguins 	Elmsdale 	East Hants Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liverpool Privateers 	Liverpool 	Queens Place Emera Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sackville Blazers 	Sackville 	Sackville Community Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valley Maple Leafs 	Windsor 	West Hants Recreation & Heritage Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antigonish Bulldogs 	Antigonish 	Antigonish Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cumberland County Blues	Springhill 	Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre(Richard Calder Arena)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eskasoni Eagles 	Eskasoni First Nation 	Dan K. Stevens Memorial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Membertou Jr. Miners 	Membertou, Nova Scotia	Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pictou County Scotians 	Trenton 	Trenton Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Strait Pirates 	Port Hawkesbury 	Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Fred Fox Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF	GA 	PTS	W%
Cole Harbour Colts 	17	12	5 	0 	0 	75	60 	24 	.706
Sackville Blazers 	22	14	7 	1 	0 	87	64 	29 	.636
East Hants Penguins 	17	10	7 	0 	0 	79	59 	20 	.588
Liverpool Privateers	18	10	5 	2 	1 	73	54 	23 	.556
Valley Maple Leafs 	18	4 	13	1 	0 	52	87 	9 	.222
Brookfield Elks 	18	2 	15	0 	1 	55	101	5 	.111
===Sid Rowe Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	PTS	W%
Antigonish Bulldogs 	22	20	1 	1 	0 	117	63 	43*	.955
Pictou County Scotians 	16	11	5 	0 	0 	56 	48 	20*	.625
Membertou Jr. Miners 	19	11	5 	1 	2 	81 	58 	25 	.579
Strait Pirates 	18	8 	9 	1 	0 	63 	74 	17 	.444
Eskasoni Eagles 	21	6 	15	0 	0 	78 	109	12 	.333
Cumberland County Blues	20	5 	13	2 	0 	52 	91 	12 	.250
Note: The Pictou County Scotians were forced to forfeit a 5-2 victory over the Antigonish Bulldogs from October 1st. points totals are adjusted accordinglyhttps://nsjhl.ca/news/2637/Scotians-have-win-taken-away/ 
==Playoffs==
===Traditional Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify. The first place team in each division plays the 4th place team and the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the division semifinal round. The Division Semifinals winners meet in the division final and the division winners meet for the league championship. All series are best-of-seven. The playoff champion advances to the 2022 Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
===Revised Format===
Due to the league being forced to shut down due to a spike in cases of COVID-19 in the province as well as other games being cancelled the league has all teams qualifying for the playoffs with win percentage being used to determine seeding. The top two teams in each division earning a bye to the division semifinals. The division quarterfinal round is best-of-five. Teams are re seeded prior to the division semifinal round.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3426/League-Play-to-resume-Feb-14-in-Sackville/
===Protested Suspended Game===
A March 11th game between Liverpool and Capstone (game 1 of Fred Fox Division Semifinals) was suspended due to unsafe ice conditions by game officials with at the Shearwater Arena Capstone leading 4-0 after 2 periods.https://nsjhl.ca/game/20576 Originally, the game was deemed complete as a 4-0 final.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3625/Musical-Chairs-have-unlimited-batteries/ The decision was overturned by the league.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3614/Colts-now-lead-series-only-1-0/ A protest was later filed to have the game either count or continue at the point of suspension.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3631/Caps-Liverpool-play-despite-controversy/ After an appeal to Hockey Nova Scotia the decision was made to have the game replayed in its' entirety as game 7 of the series if needed.https://nsjhl.ca/news/3667/Hockey-NS-Appeals-rules-on-Liverpool-Appeal/ The game was made necessary when Liverpool came back from a 3-games-to-none deficit to force a game 7.https://nsjhl.ca/series/25
===Fred Fox Division Quarterfinals===
*East Hants Penguins defeated Brookfield Elks 3 games to none
*Liverpool Privateers defeated Valley Maple Leafs 3 games to none
===Sid Rowe Division Quarterfinals===
*Membertou Jr. Miners defeated Cumberland County Blues 3 games to none
*Strait Pirates defeated Eskasoni Eagles 3 games to none
===Fred Fox Division Semifinals===
*Cole Harbour Colts defeated Liverpool Privateers 4 games to 3 (see Protested suspended game above)
*East Hants Penguins defeated Sackville Blazers 4 games to none
===Sid Rowe Division Semifinals=== 
*Antigonish Bulldogs defeated Strait Pirates 4 games to 2
*Membertou Jr. Miners defeated Pictou County Scotians 4 games to 2
===Fred Fox Division Final===
*East Hants Penguins defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4 games to 1
===Sid Rowe Division Final===
*Antigonish Bulldogs defeated Membertou Jr. Miners 4 games to 2
===League Final===
*Antigonish Bulldogs defeated East Hants Penguins 4 games to 2
==References ==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:NSJHL seasons