Annoncement from Vancouver Island comes one year after BCHL leaves national governing body
Two B.C. junior hockey leagues say they remain committed to the Hockey Canada umbrella after a Vancouver Island junior league announced it was going independent as a feeder program for higher non-sanctioned leagues.
“The BCHC and its member leagues are fully committed to operating under the Hockey Canada and BC Hockey umbrella,” said Jeff Dubois, KIJHL commissioner. “Over the past year, we have been making the necessary efforts and investments to elevate to the Junior A level, with the ultimate goal of providing our players with a pathway to compete in the Centennial Cup, Canada’s national Junior A championship.
“The BCHC, the PJHL and the KIJHL are well-established and provide exceptional value to our participants, fans and sponsors,” said Trevor Alto, PJHL commissioner. “We look forward to this reputation being further solidified as the impact of today’s announcement is felt throughout the sanctioned Junior A landscape in our province.”
Organizationally, Hockey Canada-sanctioned junior hockey has been in flux ever since the British Columbia Hockey League — formerly the province’s top-tier Junior A league — announced it was going independent last year.
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