Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League

The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, formerly sanctioned by Hockey Canada (until the end of the 2023-24 playing season). Previously the winner of the VIJHL playoffs competed with the champions of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Pacific International Junior Hockey League for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the British Columbia Provincial Title. 
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/
On April 29, 2024 the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League announced it and its' eleven member teams were leaving the sanctioning of Hockey Canada and BC Hockey effective the start of the 2024-25 playing season citing wanting to enhance the development opportunities for players and greater autonomy.https://www.vijhl.com/vijhl-announces-decision-to-become-independent-league
==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	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	
Lake Cowichan Kraken 	Lake Cowichan, British Columbia 	Cowichan Lake Sports 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 	 	 	 	 	
==Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions==
Teams that went on to win the Cyclone Taylor Cup (British Columbia Junior B championship) are in bold print.  The 2015 Campbell River Storm team won the league's first ever Keystone Cup as Western Canadian champions.
:2024 Saanich Predators
:2023 Oceanside Generals
:2022 Peninsula Panthers
:2021 Season cancelled
:2020 Playoffs Cancelled
:2019 Victoria Cougars
:2018 Campbell River Storm
:2017 Campbell River Storm
:2016 Victoria Cougars
:2015 Campbell River Storm (2015 Keystone Cup champions)
:2014 Victoria Cougars
:2013 Victoria Cougars
:2012 Victoria Cougars
:2011 Peninsula Panthers
:2010 Peninsula Panthers
:2009 Oceanside Generals
:2008 Victoria Cougars
:2007 Victoria Cougars
:2006 Kerry Park Islanders
:2005 Victoria Cougars
:2004 Campbell River Storm
:2003 Campbell River Storm
:2002 Campbell River Storm
:2001 Campbell River Storm
:2000 Campbell River Storm
:1999 Campbell River Storm
:1998 Campbell River Storm
:1997 Parksville Generals
:1996 Saanich Braves
:1995 Comox Glacier Kings
:1994 Kerry Park Islanders
:1993 Kerry Park Islanders
:1992 Parksville Generals
:1991 Kerry Park Islanders
:1990 Kerry Park Islanders
:1989 Peninsula Eagles
:1988 Saanich Braves
:1987 Juan De Fuca Gulls
:1986 Kerry Park Islanders
:1985 Oak Bay Flyers
:1984 Saanich Braves
:1983 Oak Bay Flyers
:1982 Kerry Park Islanders
:1981 Oak Bay Flyers
:1980 Saanich Braves
:1979 Saanich Braves
:1978 Saanich Braves
:1977 Saanich Braves
:1976 Saanich Braves
:1975 Victoria Nixons
:1974 Victoria Nixons
:1973 Juan de Fuca Gulls
:1972 Victoria Cubs
:1971 Victoria Cubs
:1970 Nanaimo Buccaneers
:1969 Nanaimo Buccaneers 
:1968 Nanaimo Buccaneers
:1967 Comox Totems
:1966 Victoria Cougars (beat Royal Roads 6-4, 3-2 in final)
==League tie-breaker procedure==
3.43 Tie-Breaking Standings For the purposes of establishing standings in the event of a tie in points at the end of a League schedule, whether regular season play or round robin series, the following will prevail: {Rev. 06/2015} i) The team with the most wins in the regular schedule, j) If still tied, the team with the most wins head to head in the regular schedule, k) If still tied, the team with the best goals against head to head in the regular schedule, l) If still tied, the best goals against overall in the regular schedule, m) If still tied, the tie will be resolved with a coin flip.
==See Also==
List of VIJHL Seasons
==External links==
*Vancouver Island Jr Hockey League
*Comox Valley Glacier Kings
*Campbell River Storm
*Kerry Park Islanders
*Oceanside Generals
*Peninsula Panthers
*Saanich Braves
*Sooke Stingers
*Victoria Cougars
*Cyclone Taylor Cup website
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:British Columbia Junior B Hockey
Category:Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League