Other two Junior B leagues in B.C. hope to follow
The difference between silver and gold is the widest chasm in sports, and from letter-grade B to A the biggest in the classroom. The latter is applicable in hockey, too. The looming move of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League from Junior B to Junior A classification, beginning next season, is significant.
“There are Junior A leagues across the country that are not as good as our league, but parents get excited when they see the Junior A designation. We will stop losing those players.” Zubersky confirmed all teams in the VIJHL, PJHL and KIJHL are unanimously in favour of it. There are 11 teams in the VIJHL, stretching from Greater Victoria to Campbell River, 14 teams in the PJHL and 19 in the KIJHL.“The Junior B leagues in B.C. are probably the most mis-named hockey leagues in the world.”
“I estimate 45 per cent of the players in the BCHL were B.C. kids, and wouldn’t be surprised if that will go down to about 25 per cent, because the BCHL is now free to recruit European players and 16-17 year-olds from across the country,” said Zubersky.There isn’t a dissenting opinion among the clubs in the VIJHL, PJHL and KIJHL.
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