2024 VIJHL All-Star Day   Victoria, BC – The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League is proud to announce that our 2024 All Star Day will take place January 28, 2024 in Lake Cowichan hosted by the Lake Cowichan Kraken! The VIJHL All Star Day will include the VIJHL Top Prospects Game (showcasing the league’s young stars), and the VIJHL annual All Star Game (presenting the league’s leading stars). The Mayor’s Lunch, which will be hosted between the games, will provide an opportunity for the host community to express their appreciation and recognition for the league All Stars, league and team ..read more

  This coming New Year’s Eve, the VI Junior Alumni Association is hosting their First Annual VIJHL Alumni Game at the NIC in Nanaimo! Alumni have selected to join either Team North or Team South, with names being announced every day as we get closer to the game. The event will include Concessions, 50/50, Intermission Games, Raffle and much more! Admission will be simply by Donation (Suggested $5) and we are also accepting Donations for the BC SPCA. Everyone donating upon entry will receive a ticket to Vote for the winning Team and a chance to WIN a huge VI Alumni Prize Pack. Come on down ..read more

    On Friday, December 8th join the Saanich Predators vs Westshore Wolves for a memorial game to honour the late Dayton Clarke and his family. Dayton and alumni of the Saanich Predators was a true leader both on and off the ice, playing hard for his team and fans every game. Together, let’s pay tribute to Dayton, and remember him as the son, brother, and teammate everyone truly loved being around.   ..read more

Congratulations to former Port Alberni Bombers goaltender Callum Tung who recently signed with the University of Conneticut’s Men’s Hockey Program and to former Kerry Park Islander defenceman Mason Croucher who has signed with the Rochester Institute of Technology Hockey Program! Originally posted HERE ..read more

October 30, 2023 The Saanich Predators of the Vancouver Island Jr. A Hockey League announced the immediate requirement for all players to wear neck guards during every VIJHL game. To ensure compliance, and ultimately the safety of their players, team ownership will purchase neck guards for all team members. “In light of the tragic loss of Adam Johnson, 29 this weekend as a result of a freak on ice accident while playing for the Nottingham Panthers as a part of the UK Elite League’s Challenge Cup, we feel this is the respectful and responsible thing to do, not only for our players but for all h ..read more

Written by Sarah Simpson Originally printed in the Comox Valley Record https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/sports/aurora-kahlert-1st-female-position-player-to-skate-in-vijhl-game-3109616 The Kerry Park Islanders may have dropped three exhibition games over the weekend but the team still had one monumental victory. Though verification is still pending, it’s believed to be the first time ever in the VIJHL that a female position player has taken to the ice in official game play. Defender Aurora Kahlert was slotted into the lineup in both Kerry Park’s home games, first on Saturday night, a 6-4 loss ..read more

BC HOCKEY ANNOUNCES NEW JUNIOR A PATHWAY BC Hockey Board approves new structure and pathway for Junior A hockey in B.C. For Immediate Release July 25, 2023 BC Hockey is thrilled to announce a new pathway for Junior A hockey in British Columbia and Yukon beginning in the 2023-24 season. The junior hockey landscape in B.C. and Yukon will undergo a transformation that will see current Junior B teams in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL), and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) commit immediately to an enhanced player expe ..read more

VIJHL Applying for Junior A Status for 2023-24 Season   The Junior B Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) has applied to BC Hockey asking to reclassify as a Junior A league for the 2023-24 season. If approved, the VIJHL (all 11 clubs) would transition to the Junior A level and adopt new operating standards. The BCHL has chosen as of June 1 , 2023 to move towards independent hockey which has left a major hole in sanctioned junior hockey programming in our province. Recent meetings with BC Hockey and the three leagues (VIJHL, PIJHL, KIJHL) have assisted to get a better un ..read more

  2023 Cyclone Taylor Cup Bronze Medalists ..read more

By Blake Moon The fourth week of VIJHL playoff action has come to an electrifying conclusion with now only two teams left standing. Before they duke it out to see who will be crowned the victors of the VIJHL, let’s take a look at how these two clubs managed to claw their way to the top! Oceanside Generals (N1) vs Campbell River Storm (N2) As we mentioned last week, it seemed inevitable that these teams were going to meet in the second round of the playoffs, and both teams knew that getting through the other was going to be an almost insurmountable task. Games 1 through 3 proved to both teams t ..read more