Pacific Junior A Hockey League

The Pacific Junior A Hockey League (PJHL) was a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in British Columbia from 1971 until 1979.

History

In 1971, the league was as a Junior B league by Fred Page. In 1974, the league was promoted to a Tier II Junior "A". Fred Page was a Canadian Amateur Hockey Association executive, who later had the Fred Page Cup and the BCHL's Championship Trophy named after him. The league continued to run until 1979, when Fred Page agreed to allow a merger between the BCJHL and the PJHL. The league's top team at that time was the Richmond Sockeyes.

In five years of Junior A competition, the PJHL was able to capture 3 Mowat Cups from the grasp of the BCJHL. In competition against the Alberta Junior Hockey League for what would become the Doyle Cup, the PJHL went 0 for 3 and never got a chance to compete for the Abbott Cup or Centennial Cup head on.

Teams

• Chilliwack Bruins
• Coquitlam Comets
• Kerrisdale Couriers
• Nor'Wes Caps
• Richmond Sockeyes
• Surrey Stampeders
• Vancouver Jr. Canucks/Canadians

Champions

Please note: In chart, league champions are bolded.

Year League Champion League Runner-up Junior B Era 1972 Nor'Wes Caps 1973 Nor'Wes Caps 1974 Junior A Era 1975 Coquitlam Comets Surrey Stampeders 1976 Nor'Wes Caps Vancouver Jr. Canucks 1977 Richmond Sockeyes Surrey Stampeders 1978 Richmond Sockeyes Kerrisdale Couriers 1979 Richmond Sockeyes Nor'Wes Caps

See also

• Canadian Junior A Hockey League
• Royal Bank Cup
• Memorial Cup
• Hockey Canada
• British Columbia Hockey League
• Kootenay International Junior Hockey League

External links

• BCHL History