The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) announced their intention to become an independent league starting in the 2024-25 season.

According to a news release on April 29, the VIJHL will no longer be affiliated with Hockey Canada or BC Hockey, following in the footsteps of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), which left Hockey CanadaB次元官网网址檚 umbrella in 2023.

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The news release also adds affiliation agreements with higher levels of hockey, abilities to make B次元官网网址渄ecisions that are in the best interestB次元官网网址� of the league, and an increased player pool as benefits.

B次元官网网址淲e would also like to thank our former league partners in the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and the Kootenay Interior Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) for their years of partnership and we wish them nothing but the best going forward,B次元官网网址� says Morgan.