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Canadian-American Junior Hockey League

Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2022
Commissioner	Norm Shaw
No. of teams	4
Most recent champion(s)	Vegreville Vipers (2023–24)
Official website	https://www.cajhl.com/

The Canadian-American Junior Hockey League (CAJHL) is a junior hockey league with teams based in Canada. The league is independently operated and insured; it is not sanctioned by Hockey Canada, USA Hockey, or the Amateur Athletic Union. The league initially used the title Can-Am Junior Hockey League but their website later changed to Canadian-American Junior Hockey League.

History

The league was founded in January 2022 when six teams that were competing in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) severed ties with the Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned league to form their own.^[1]^[2]^[3] Five of the teams were based in Alberta, Canada, while one was based in Utah, United States. The founding teams were the Barrhead Bombers, Cold Lake Aeros, Edmonton Eagles, Hinton Timberwolves, Vegreville Vipers, and Vernal Oilers.

On March 22, 2022, the league announced that AMP Hockey Academy from Calgary, Alberta, would be the first expansion team named the AMP Warriors and would play at WinSport Canada Olympic Park. On May 6, 2022, the Vernal Oilers joined the United States Premier Hockey League along with former WSHL teams the Seattle Totems, Bellingham Blazers, and Rogue Valley Royals. In August 2022, the Edmonton Eagles were removed from the teams listing on the league website.

By April 2023, the AMP Warriors started using the name Calgary Warriors on the league website. After the 2022–23 season, the league added the Northern Alberta Lightning in Viking, Alberta, the Southern Alberta Mustangs in Stavely, Alberta, and the Vulcan Rampage in Vulcan, Alberta. The Calgary Warriors left the league. The Northern Alberta Lightning were removed from the league prior to playing a game and joined the National Junior Hockey League (NJHL).^[4] The Vulcan Rampage quit the league prior to playing a game and also joined the NJHL.^[5]

On July 23, 2024 the league announced suspension of the 2024-2025 season with the intention to continue operations in the future. The Barrhead Bombers' ownership announced they would not continue.^[6]

Teams

Current teams

Team	City	Arena	Established
Barrhead Bombers	Barrhead, Alberta	Barrhead Agrena	2021
Cold Lake Aeros	Cold Lake, Alberta	Cold Lake Energy Centre	2018
Hinton Timberwolves	Hinton, Alberta	Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre	2019
Southern Alberta Mustangs	Stavely, Alberta	Stavely Arena	2023
Vegreville Vipers	Vegreville, Alberta	Wally Fedun Arena	2021

Former teams

Team	City	Arena	Established	Tenure
Calgary Warriors	Calgary, Alberta	WinSport Canada Olympic Park	2022	2022–2023
Edmonton Eagles	Enoch, Alberta	Enoch Community Centre	2021	2021–2022
Northern Alberta Lightning	Viking, Alberta	Viking Carena Complex	2023	Did not play
Vernal Oilers	Vernal, Utah	Western Park Arena	2021	2021–2022
Vulcan Rampage	Vulcan, Alberta	Vulcan Arena	2023	Did not play

Champions

CAJHL champions
Season	Regular season	Playoffs
2021–22	Cold Lake Aeros	Cold Lake Aeros
2022–23	Hinton Timberwolves	Hinton Timberwolves
2023–24	Hinton Timberwolves	Vegreville Vipers

References

^ "Teams leave WSHL to form new Can-Am league". JuniorHockey.com. January 5, 2022.
^ "Vegreville Vipers Among Can-Am Junior Hockey League's Six Founding Teams". CKVG Country 106.5. January 9, 2022.
^ "Cold Lake Aeros and member teams leave WSHL to start new league". Lakeland Connect. January 12, 2022.
^ "News: Welcome Northern Alberta Lightning - National Tier 2 Jr A Hockey League". www.njhlhockey.com. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ "News: Vulcan Rampage join the NJHL for the 2023/24 season - Vulcan Rampage". vulcan.hockeyshift.com. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
^ "Town and Country". Retrieved 2024-09-29.

External links

Canadian-American Junior Hockey League

Junior ice hockey leagues in North America

Canadian Hockey League

Major Junior	Ontario Hockey League Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Western Hockey League

Hockey Canada

Junior A	Canadian Junior Hockey League Alberta Central Canada Manitoba Maritime Northern Ontario Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan Superior International
Junior B	Calgary Capital Capitale Capital Region Eastern Ontario Chaudiere-Appalaches Greater Ontario Heritage Island Keystone Kootenays Lakehead Lac St-Louis Laurentides-Lanaudiere Metropolitaine New Brunswick North Eastern Alberta North West Nova Scotia Pacific Prairie Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean St. John's
Junior C	Calgary Hanover Tache Hockey Expert Laval Mauricie Montreal National Capital Noralta Nova Scotia Nunavut Orford-St-Francois Prince Edward Island Provincial Qu'Appelle Valley Rive-Nord Richelieu Valley Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Yamaska-Missisquoi
Other	Manitoba Major

USA Hockey

Tier I	United States Hockey League
Tier II	North American Hockey League
Tier III	North American 3 Hockey League

Independent

British Columbia Hockey League
Vancouver Island
Can-Am
EHL (EHL, EHL Premier)
Greater Metro
USPHL (NCDC, Premier, Elite)

Related article: List of ice hockey leagues

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