2021-22 Canadian Senior season

This is the 2021-22 Canadian Senior Hockey season.
Note: Due to the passing of Doug Mathieson on December 31, 2020 information on Allan Cup qualifying is not as readily available as it used to be. Doug maintained the allancup.ca website and chat board as well as being at every Allan Cup tournament dating back to at least the year 2000. http://allancup.pointstreaksites.com/view/allancup/allan-cup-hockey-news/news_533516
The Dundas Real McCoys who were scheduled to be host of the 2022 Allan Cup announced that Hockey Canada had decided to postpone the Allan Cup citing that leagues and teams were attempting to rebuild.
==Senior AAA Leagues==
There is only one league in Canada where all of the members are registered at the Senior AAA level for 2021-22 (the Ontario based Allan Cup Hockey).
*2021-22 Allan Cup Hockey Season
==Senior AA/Senior A==
Many leagues play with a mix of teams from both levels.
===Newfoundland and Labrador===
Senior hockey in the province is in a state of transition for several seasons. A re-organization of senior hockey has been called for by many of the teams in the hopes of making so teams will be able to play. The East Coast Senior Hockey League returns to the Avalon East Senior Hockey League name. Due to it being the only senior AA league to compete this season the league playoffs will double as the 2022 Herder Memorial Trophy.
*2021-22 Central Newfoundland Hockey League Season (Intermediate)
*2021-22 Avalon East Senior Hockey League season
* season aborted during organizational stages
===Nova Scotia===
*No teams or leagues
===New Brunswick===
The Southern Senior Hockey League makes its debut.
Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases the three leagues would enter their Christmas break a week or two earlier than ususal.
* Season cancelled November 3rd due to being down to 2 teams.https://www.facebook.com/CPPecheurs/posts/610030210408035
*2021-22 Circuit de Hockey Senior Roger-Lizotte season
*2021-22 Ligue de Hockey Senior Acadie-Chaleur season
*2021-22 Southern Senior Hockey League season
===Prince Edward Island===
*2021-22 West Prince Senior Hockey League season
===Quebec===
Hockey Mauricie is looking to form a Senior A league with players aged 21-25. As of a posting on August 16, 2018 it appears seven communities have expressed an interest in joining this proposed league; however, no league has taken to the ice as of the 2020-21 season. The region's league became the Ligue de Hockey Senior AAA du Quebec for 2017-18.http://www.hockeymauricie.ca/fr/publication/nouvelle/division_senior_a_21-25_ans.html
The Circuit Senior KRTB begins play with teams formerly in the Ligue de Hockey Cote-Sud and Circuit de Hockey Senior Roger-Lizotte
The Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu is renamed the Ligue de Hockey Senior Élite in September of 2021.https://lhsr.ca/news/la-lhsr-change-de-nom-et-relance-ses-activites/
The Quebec Senior AA Hockey League is debating whether to play a 2021-22 season as the league was down to 3 teams when the Pontiac Sr Comets joined the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League prior to the 2021-22 season. The Mont-Tremblant Diables were preparing for a 2021-22 playing season but was on hold due to being left with too few teams to be practical.
*2021-22 Circuit Senior KRTB season
*2021-22 LSAHL season
*2021-22 Ligue de Hockey Cote-Sud season
*2021-22 Ligue de Hockey Senior AAA du Quebec season
*2021-22 Ligue de Hockey Senior Desjardins de la Gaspésie season
*2021-22 Ligue de Hockey Senior Élite season
*2021-22 Ligue de Hockey Senior du Lac-au-Fleuve season
*2021-22 Ligue Regionale de Hockey season
*2021-22 QSAAHL season
===Ontario===
The Western Ontario Super Hockey League is formed for the 2021-22 playing season
*2021-22 EOSAHL season
*2021-22 WOAA Senior season
*2021-22 WOSHL season
===Manitoba===
The league champions advance to the 2022 Manitoba Cup, which is the provincial Senior A Playoffs.
On May 11, 2022 the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League announced they would be adding the Ile des Chenes North Stars, Red River Wild and the Ste. Anne Aces to its league for the 2022-23 season.
* season cancelled due to local restrictions
*2021-22 North Central Hockey League season
*2021-22 South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League season
*2021-22 Tiger Hills Hockey League season
===Saskatchewan===
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association holds provincial playoffs separate of the league playoffs. There are four class champions (A (Henderson Cup), B (Yorkton Terrier Trophy), C (Jack Abbott Memorial Trophy), and D (J.W. Hamilton Trophy). Classification is based on community population).
The Triangle Hockey League ceases operations after the 2019-20 season. Four of the five members join with 3 new teams to form the Sask East Hockey League for 2020-21.
The Saskatchewan Treaty Hockey League was officially announced on September 25th with plans to play with at least ten teams hopefully for the 2020-21 season. But due to the cancellation of the season the league will commence play with the 2021-22 season which ended up being cancelled. No further updates on the league website as of the end of March.
Due to local restrictions the Highway Hockey League and the Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League merge for at least the 2021-22 playing season as the Qu'Appelle Valley Highway Hockey League
*2021-22 Big Six Hockey League Season
* merge with QVHL as QVHHL
*2021-22 Long Lake Hockey League Season
*2021-22 Notekeu Hockey League season
*2021-22 Qu'Appelle Valley Highway Hockey League season 
* merge with HHL as QVHHL
*2021-22 Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League Season
*2021-22 Sask East Hockey League Season 
*2021-22 Saskatchewan Treaty Hockey League Season
*2021-22 Sask Valley Hockey League Season 
*2021-22 Sask West Hockey League Season 
*2021-22 Treaty Six Hockey League season
*2021-22 Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League Season
*2021-22 Wheatland Hockey League season
*2021-22 White Mud Hockey League Season
note: The Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League has teams that are based in Saskatchewan but the furthest advancing Alberta based team advances to the 2022 Alberta Senior AA playoffs.
===Alberta===
The league champions as well as a host team qualify for the 2022 Alberta Senior AA playoffs. The furthest advancing playoff Alberta based team in the North Peace Hockey League is also eligible as well.
*2021-22 East Central Senior Hockey League season
*2021-22 North Central Hockey League (Alberta) season
* Season cancelled November 17th
*2021-22 Ranchland Hockey League season
*2021-22 Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League season
===British Columbia===
BC only has one league that plays completely within its borders. However, the North Peace Hockey League has teams from BC and Alberta. The NPHL champion qualifies for the Alberta Senior AA/A Provincial tournament. But the two BC based teams are eligible for the 2022 Coy Cup.
*2021-22 Central Interior Hockey League Season
The British Columbia Men's senior "AA" championship for the province is called the Coy Cup. The 2022 Coy Cup should be held in late March, 2022. 
===Yukon===
No teams, they traditionally play under the authority of BC Hockey.
===Northwest Territories===
No leagues
===Nunavut===
* Season cancelled November 6th
*2021-22 Rankin Inlet Senior Hockey League season 
==See Also==
*2020-21 Canadian Senior Season
*2019-20 Canadian Senior Season
*2018-19 Canadian Senior Season
*2017-18 Canadian Senior Season
*2016-17 Canadian Senior Season
*2015-16 Canadian Senior Season
*2014-15 Canadian Senior Season
*2013-14 Canadian Senior Season
*2012-13 Canadian Senior Season
*2011-12 Canadian Senior Season
*2010-11 Canadian Senior Season
*2009-10 Canadian Senior Season
*2021-22 Canadian Junior season
*2021-22 Canadian University Season
*2021-22 Canadian U-18 AAA season
*2021-22 American Senior Season
*2021-22 American Junior Hockey Season
*2021-22 American Collegiate Season
*2021-22 North American Professional Season
*2021-22 North American Women's Season
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:Canadian Senior seasons