2023-24 VIJHL season

This is the 2023-24 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season This is the league's 59th season.
==Elevation to Junior A Tier-II==
As a response to the British Columbia Hockey League withdrawing from Hockey Canada effective June 1, 2023; on June 17, 2023 the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League announced 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.kijhl.ca/2023-kijhl-agm-concludes-in-sicamous Followed by the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League announcing 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 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 July 25, 2023 BC Hockey would elevate all three leagues to Junior A Tier-II (a name which previously didn't exist in Hockey Canada's pyramid of levels for junior hockey). The teams would have to meet certain standards to have the possibility of being elevated to Junior A Tier-I in the future.https://www.bchockey.net/news-listing/bc-hockey-announces-new-junior-a-pathway
*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
==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
Campbell River Storm 	48	36	10	1 	1 	248	155	74
Comox Valley Glacier Kings	48	31	15	1 	1 	208	144	64
Oceanside Generals 	48	27	15	5 	1 	179	149	59
Lake Cowichan Kraken 	48	15	31	0 	2 	163	199	32
Port Alberni Bombers 	48	8 	37	1 	2 	118	248	19
Nanaimo Buccaneers 	48	1 	47	0 	0 	77 	330	2
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Victoria Cougars 	48	34	11	2 	1 	232	150	71
Saanich Predators 	48	33	13	1 	1 	225	164	68
Westshore Wolves 	48	28	16	3 	1 	194	140	60
Kerry Park Islanders	48	28	20	0 	0 	199	156	56
Peninsula Panthers 	48	23	23	1 	1 	136	144	48
==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 champion advances to the 2024 B.C. Provincial Junior A Championship. The event will be hosted by the Kimberley Dynamiters of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League April 18-21, 2024.
===Quarterfinals===
*Kerry Park Islanders defeated Campbell River Storm 4 games to 2 (1-4, 2-5, 6-2, 7-4, 4-1, 4-1)
*Comox Valley Glacier Kings defeated Oceanside Generals 4 games to 2 (4-2, 0-3, 2-4, 5-2, 6-2, 2-1 (ot))
*Victoria Cougars defeated Peninsula Panthers 4 games to none (7-4, 6-1, 7-0, 4-1)
*Saanich Predators defeated Westshore Wolves 4 games to 1 (2-0, 1-2, 5-1, 10-4, 5-3)
===Semifinals===
*Kerry Park Islanders defeated Comox Valley Glacier Kings 4 games to 3 (6-5, 2-1, 3-6, 2-3, 4-6, 5-0, 3-2)
*Saanich Predators defeated Victoria Cougars 4 games to 3 (2-1 (ot), 5-4 (2ot), 2-7, 3-1, 0-1, 1-2, 5-3)
===Final===
*Saanich Predators defeated Kerry Park Islanders 4 games to 1 (3-2, 3-4, 3-2 (2ot), 5-1, 5-4 (ot))
The Saanich Predators advance to the 2024 B.C. Provincial Junior A Championship.
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:VIJHL Seasons