B.C. Hockey is promoting all three of its Junior B leagues up to Junior A.
The reclassification will create a new Junior-A system in time for the 2023-24 season. B.C. Hockey announced the change on Tuesday after the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), its former Junior A circuit, broke away from Hockey Canada.
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, the Pacific Junior Hockey League, and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League will all move up one level. Teams will be subject to an internal B.C. Hockey standards-tiering structure, with all teams starting as Tier 2.
The reclassification of these leagues to Junior A was unanimously approved by the B.C. Hockey Board of
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