After a board vote by the 11 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) franchises, the league has announced that it will become an independent league starting 2024-25 and will no longer be affiliated with Hockey Canada or BC Hockey. This decision was made to enhance the development opportunities for VIJHL players and their families and […]

By Jim Bailey – Trail Daily Times The owners of the Trail Smoke Eaters of the BC Hockey League added another junior hockey team to their line up with the purchase of the Peninsula Panthers of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. The deal came into effect April 1, 2024, when Rich and Annie Murphy […]

KIMBERLEY – April 21, 2024 – The VIJHL Champion Saanich Predators won the Bronze Medal at the Mowat Cup B.C. Junior A Hockey Championships by beating the host Kimberley Dynamiters 3-0. Revelstoke Grizzlies won the Mowat Cup, going 4-0 in the tournament and beating Ridge Meadows Flames in overtime in the gold medal game. Saanich was […]