2019-20 HJBHL season

This is the 2019-20 Heritage Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 32nd season.
The balance of the league's season was cancelled on March 12th when Hockey Canada announced all activity under its' jurisdiction was cancelled for the balance of the season.
==Membership changes==
*The Blackfalds Wranglers relocated to Sylvan Lake and are renamed the Sylvan Lake Wranglers.http://www.heritagejunior.com/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=3627&clientID=1749
*The Rocky Rams are added as an expansion team.
*The Three Hills Thrashers requested and received a one year leave of absence from the league on June 4, 2019. On March 17, 2020 the organization announced it would be returning for the 2020-21 playing season.http://www.threehillsthrashers.net/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=109644&clientID=5649&leagueID=22467
*Around the 2020 Canada Day holiday the High River Flyers and Medicine Hat Cubs both announced they were sitting out the 2020-21 season citing fundraising and ticket sale issues as the main reasons.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/two-more-canadian-teams-go-dark/
*The Medicine Hat Cubs were not listed on a report indicating that they would not be sitting out the 2020-19 season was released on August 14th.https://cochranenow.com/articles/oct-28-tentative--start-date-for-heritage-junior-hockey-league?fbclid=IwAR2uH6lv_l-Forc5T1fvO-8rDZfaevy9QnXmvuPvnXuAkf8MYsL_gK4k2D0
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division
Airdrie Thunder 	Airdrie 	Ron Ebbesen Arena 	 	
Mountainview Colts 	Didsbury 	Didsbury Recreation Complex 	 	
Ponoka Stampeders 	Ponoka 	Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex	 	
Red Deer Vipers 	Red Deer 	Servus Arena 	 	
Rocky Rams 	Rocky Mountain House	Rocky Arena Complex-Bunch Arena 	 	
Stettler Lightning 	Stettler 	Stettler Recreation Centre 	 	
Sylvan Lake Wranglers 	Sylvan Lake 	Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division
Coaldale Copperheads 	Coaldale 	Coaldale Arena 	 	
Cochrane Generals 	Cochrane 	Cochrane Arena 	 	
High River Flyers 	High River 	Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex 	 	
Lomond Lakers 	Lomond 	Lomond Community Centre 	 	
Medicine Hat Cubs 	Medicine Hat 	Kinplex 	 	
Okotoks Bisons 	Okotoks 	Murray Arena 	 	
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	Strathmore 	Strathmore Family Centre 	 	
On Leave 	On Leave 	On Leave 	On Leave 	On Leave
Three Hills Thrashers 	Three Hills 	Three Hills Centennial Place 	 	
==Standings==
===Northern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Airdrie Thunder 	38	29	7 	2 	212	125	60
Red Deer Vipers 	38	24	13	1 	156	125	49
Sylvan Lake Wranglers	38	23	13	2 	156	116	48
Mountainview Colts 	38	19	16	3 	154	140	41
Stettler Lightning 	38	11	24	3 	119	193	25
Rocky Rams 	38	11	25	2 	115	197	24
Ponoka Stampeders 	38	9 	27	2 	110	208	
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===Southern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Okotoks Bisons 	38	35	2 	1 	232	84 	71
Cochrane Generals 	38	27	9 	2 	163	95 	56
Medicine Hat Cubs 	38	25	11	2 	166	108	52
Coaldale Copperheads 	38	24	13	1 	188	136	49
High River Flyers 	38	14	20	4 	163	162	32
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	38	12	25	1 	121	173	25
Lomond Lakers 	38	3 	34	1 	61 	233	7
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The top two seeds earn a bye into the division semifinals. The 3rd place team plays the 6th place team and the 4th place team plays the 5th place team in a best-of-five qualifying round. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven division semifinal round. The division semifinal winners meet in the best-of-seven division final round. The division winners meet in the best-of-three league championship series. For overtime play the league uses one ten minute overtime period followed by 20 minute overtime periods.
Both finalists qualify for the 2020 Russ Barnes Trophy which determines the provincial champion.
===Division Quarterfinals===
====North====
*Sylvan Lake Wranglers defeated Rocky Rams 3 games to 1
*Mountainview Colts defeated Stettler Lightning 3 games to none
====South====
*Medicine Hat Cubs defeated Strathmore Wheatland Kings 3 games to 1
*High River Flyers defeated Coaldale Copperheads 3 games to 2
===Division Semifinals===
====North====
*Mountainview Colts defeated Airdrie Thunder 4 games to 2
*Sylvan Lake Wranglers defeated Red Deer Vipers 4 games to 3
====South====
*Okotoks Bisons defeated High River Flyers 4 games to none
*Cochrane Generals defeated Medicine Hat Cubs 4 games to 3
===Division Finals===
====North====
*Sylvan Lake Wranglers leading Mountainview Colts 2 games to 1 when playoffs cancelled
====South====
*Okotoks Bisons leading Cochrane Generals 2 games to 1 when playoffs cancelled
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:HJBHL seasons