Black Diamond Hockey League

The Black Diamond Hockey League (BDHL) is a USA Hockey-sanctioned Senior ice hockey league consisting of teams from the Western United States. Teams compete for the Joe Casey Cup - named in honor of former Jackson Hole Moose team captain who died suddenly at the age of 37.
== History ==
The league was founded in 2014 with four member clubs: Bozeman Stingers, Jackson Hole Moose, Park City Pioneers and Sun Valley Suns. Teams played a 12-game schedule followed by a single-elimination playoff with the winner awarded the Joe Casey Cup.
In the first-ever league game Jackson Hole shut out Park City 4-0.
Jackson Hole Moose upset regular season winner Sun Valley, who were a perfect 12-0, to capture the first league championship.
Season two in the BDHL saw the end of an era with the Park City Pioneers folding. The league replaced the team with the Missoula Desperados to remain at four teams.
The Sun Valley Suns avenged their championship loss by defeating Jackson Hole for the 2016 title.
The Missoula Desperados would fold after the 2016-17 season and would be replaced by the Vail Yeti.
== Teams ==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined
Bozeman Stingers 	Bozeman, Montana	Haynes Pavilion 	2014
Jackson Hole Moose	Jackson, Wyoming	Snow King Sports & Events Center	2014
Sun Valley Suns 	Hailey, Idaho 	Hailey Campion Ice House 	2014
Vail Yeti 	Vail, Colorado 	Dobson Arena 	2017
=== Former teams ===
Team 	City 	Arena 	Tenure
Missoula Desperados	Missoula, Montana	Glacier Ice Rink 	2015-2017
Park City Pioneers 	Park City, Utah 	Park City Ice Arena	2014–2015
== Champions ==
Season 	Champions 	Runner-up 	Result
2014-15	Jackson Hole Moose 	Sun Valley Suns 	5-2
2015-16	Sun Valley Suns 	Jackson Hole Moose 	4-2
2016-17	Jackson Hole Moose 	Bozeman Stingers 	5-4
2017-18	Sun Valley Suns 	Jackson Hole Moose 	5-0
2018-19	Sun Valley Suns 	Jackson Hole Moose 	5-4
2019-20	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	TBD 	TBD 	TBD
== Alumni ==
* Christian Hanson (Sun Valley Suns) - Stavanger Oilers
* Evan MacIntosh (Park City Pioneers) - Oxford City Stars
* Ryan Widmar (Sun Valley Suns) - IFK Strömsund Hockey
==See also==
* List of ice hockey leagues
* Federal Hockey League
* Southern Professional Hockey League
* Great Lakes Hockey League
* Mountain West Hockey League
==References==
==External links==
* @BDHLHockey
** Bozeman Stingers
** Jackson Hole Moose
** Sun Valley Suns
Category:Black Diamond Hockey League
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