Ligue de Hockey Junior du Nord du Québec

The Ligue de Hockey Junior du Nord du Québec is a proposed independent junior level hockey league to be based in northwestern Québec, which was planned originally as a temporary league for the 2020-21 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its' related travel restrictions. As a result of the restrictions in the province lower level junior and youth hockey was not allowed in the province forcing the abandoning of the single season league.
However, developments during what would have been the 2021-22 season and over the summer of 2022 indicate that the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League will no longer play and that at least one team from that league will try to continue on in a newly formed league.
==2020-21==
The league was intended to have the northern Quebec based teams of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League and the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League for a league to be able to play for the 2020-21 season. the Temiscaming Titans and Ville-Marie Pirates of the GMHL to join up with the Maniwaki Mustangs, le Bécard de Senneterre and Les Buffalos de Ferme-Neuve of the CPJHL in order to be able to play for the season. Due to social distancing policies in the province of Québec the league would not be able to play for the season and the teams intended to return to their respective leagues for the 2021-22 playing season.https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1736257/becard-titans-pirates-buffalos-mustangs-ligue-junior-nord-quebec (in French)https://journallereflet.com/article_454/
==2022-23==
Les Buffalos de Ferme-Neuve organization posted on its' Facebook page on October 19, 2021 that the CPJHL was cancelling its' 2021-22 season after several cancelled games and teams suffering from diminished rosters. It also stated that it was intending to come back for the 2022-23 season in a new league.https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloFN/posts/pfbid02TAoKguiypP1ipXWZDGBdVxd8Y7S5URwPn9JBUAKpBB2mvVb1Y6uF9Qp2dq87yEAsl
On August 10, 2022 the Buffalo organization posted it was recruiting players for the 2022-23 season in the LHJNQ.https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloFN/posts/pfbid0wtoPqq75XbTGwd7rgiMqsAu2vcKEi7g9biibaSNk7jHR3y3PaZNtikDKXhAMUHPnl
As far as previously mention teams joining the league, the Maniwaki Mustangs website is no longer active and le Bécard de Senneterre never had their own website. Both Temiskaming and Ville-Marie are listed as members of the GMHL on that league's website for the 2022-23 season.
Note:As of the creation of this page on the morning of August 16, 2022 the league as of does not have a website and the only information outside of media has been the Buffalos Facebook page.
==References==
Category:Established in 2022