Beginning this upcoming 2023-24 season, three Junior B leagues in B.C. will officially be reclassified as Junior A, Tier 2 status, following a unanimous vote by BC Hockey’s board of directors.
This includes the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL).
The decision to apply for Junior A status came in the wake of the BCHL departing to become an independent league, creating a void for higher level junior hockey sanctioned by Hockey Canada in the province.
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