Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL)
The VIJHL Logo
SportIce hockey
Founded1965
Inaugural season1965–66
No. of teams11
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)		Victoria Cougars
Most titlesCampbell River Storm (10)
Related
competitions		Cyclone Taylor Cup (Provincial Championship)
Official websiteVIJHL.com

The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a junior "A" ice hockey league of 11 franchised member clubs, all of which are currently located in Canada, on Vancouver Island. The Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. The winner of the Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy competes with the champions of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Pacific International Junior Hockey League for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the British Columbia Junior B championship.

History

The most recent provincial Jr. B champions to come from the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League are the Campbell River Storm in 2015, the Peninsula Panthers in 2011, the Victoria Cougars in 2007, and the Campbell River Storm again in 1999 during their dynasty of the league. The only team in VIJHL history to ever win the Keystone Cup as Western Canadian champions are the 2015 Campbell River Storm. This has been accomplished multiple times by teams in the rival Pacific Junior Hockey League and Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

In 2012, the VIJHL announced the addition of two new franchises, the Nanaimo Buccaneers and the Westshore Wolves. The Buccaneers are the namesake of a team that played in the VIJHL in the 1970s. The Wolves are not new to the area either, but are replacing an unsuccessful team, the Westshore Stingers, that folded on December 4, 2010. On May 29, 2021, the league announced two additional teams. The Lake Cowichan Kraken and the Port Alberni Bombers.

List of teams

Division Team City/Area Arena Founded Joined Head Coach Captain
North Campbell River Storm Campbell River, BC Rod Brind'Amour Arena 1997 Kyle Evans Carter De Boer
Comox Valley Glacier Kings Courtenay, BC Comox Valley Sports Centre 1992 Jordan Kamprath Damien Rennie
Lake Cowichan Kraken Lake Cowichan, BC Cowichan Lake Sport Arena 2021 Rey Tremblay TBD
Nanaimo Buccaneers Nanaimo, BC Nanaimo Ice Centre 2012
Oceanside Generals Parksville, BC Oceanside Place 1990 Dan Lemmon
Port Alberni Bombers Port Alberni, BC Alberni Valley Multiplex 2021 Brad Knight Kai Verbrugge
South Kerry Park Islanders Mill Bay, BC Kerry Park Arena 1970 Kevin Fitzpatrick
Peninsula Panthers North Saanich, BC Panorama Recreation Centre 1997* Chris Driebergen Evan Crawford
Saanich Predators Saanich, BC George Pearkes Arena 1967 Cody Carlson
Victoria Cougars Esquimalt, BC Archie Browning Sports Centre 1998 Chris Lynn Ethan Roworth
Westshore Wolves Colwood, BC The Q Centre 2012 Derek Sweet-Coulter
Notes
  1. An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.

Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Champions

Teams that went on to win the Cyclone Taylor Cup are listed in bold.

Season Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Games Winning goal
1977–78Saanich Braves
1978–79Saanich Braves
1979–80Saanich Braves
1980–81Oak Bay Flyers
1981–82Kerry Park Islanders
1982–83Oak Bay Flyers
1983–84Saanich Braves
1984–85Oak Bay Flyers
1985–86Kerry Park Islanders
1986–87Juan de Fuca Gulls
1987–88Saanich Braves
1988–89Peninsula Eagles
1989–90Kerry Park Islanders
1990–91Kerry Park Islanders
1991–92Parksville Generals
1992–93Kerry Park Islanders
1993–94Kerry Park Islanders
1994–95Comox Valley Glacier Kings
1995–96Saanich Braves
1996–97Parksville GeneralsSaanich Braves3-1
1997–98Campbell River Storm
1998–99Campbell River StormKerry Park Islanders3–1
1999–00Campbell River Storm
2000–01Campbell River StormKerry Park Islanders4–3
2001–02Campbell River StormPeninsula Panthers4–1
2002–03Campbell River StormVictoria CougarsCraig Didmon3–0
2003–04Campbell River StormPeninsula Panthers3–0
2004–05Victoria CougarsCraig DidmonCampbell River Storm2–0
2005–06Kerry Park IslandersJim IngramCampbell River Storm4–2
2006–07Victoria CougarsCraig DidmonKerry Park Islanders
2007–08Victoria CougarsMark Van HelvoirtKerry Park Islanders4–2
2008–09Oceanside GeneralsDave JohnsonVictoria CougarsMark Van Helvoirt4–1
2009–10Peninsula PanthersGeoff GrimwoodComox Valley Glacier KingsJordan Butcher3–1
2010–11Peninsula PanthersJackson PenneyVictoria CougarsMark Van Helvoirt4–3Ryan Reynolds (9:02, first)
2011–12Victoria CougarsMark Van HelvoirtPeninsula PanthersPeter Zubersky4–0Steve Axford (4:32, second)
2012–13Victoria CougarsMark Van HelvoirtComox Valley Glacier Kings4–0
2013–14Victoria CougarsMark Van HelvoirtPeninsula PanthersPeter Zubersky4–2
2014–15Campbell River StormLee StoneVictoria CougarsMark Van Helvoirt4–0Connor Logan (2:31, 1st period)
2015–16Victoria CougarsMark Van HelvoirtCampbell River StormLee Stone4–2Nathan Looysen (6:46 2nd period)
2016–17Campbell River StormLee StoneVictoria CougarsSuneil Karod4–3Christian Brandt (4:48 4OT period)
2017–18Campbell River StormLee StoneSaanich BravesSam Waterfield6-0Darrin Hards (11:12 - 1st period)
2018–19Victoria CougarsSuneil KarodCampbell River StormMike Wilson4-1Matthew Clark(17:47 - 3rd period)
2019–20Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – VIJHL Championship not awarded
2020-21 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic – VIJHL Championship not awarded
2021–22Peninsula PanthersBrad TippettOceanside GeneralsDan Lemmon4-2L. Spiers(1:37 - 1st OT period)
2022–23Oceanside GeneralsDan LemmonSaanich PredatorsCody Carlson4-2C. Johnson(12:28 - 2nd OT period)

Total League Championships By Team

# Team Championships Active/Defunct Notes
1 Campbell River Storm 10 Active
2 Victoria Cougars 8 Active
3 Kerry Park Islanders 7 Active
4 Saanich Braves 6 Active
5 Peninsula Panthers 4 Active 88-89 Championship won

under the name "Peninsula Eagles"

6 Oak Bay Flyers 3 Defunct
Oceanside Generals 4 Active 91-92 and 96-97 Championship won

under the name "Parksville Generals"

8 Comox Valley Glacier Kings 1 Active
Juan de Fuca Gulls 1 Defunct

NHL alumni

See also

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