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
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 |
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