Junior A – British Columbia Hockey Conference
The BC Hockey Board of Directors unanimously approved the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) as its newest member on March 28, 2026. The BCHC, which will operate as a Junior A league, is a new society that includes several traditional teams from B.C.’s junior hockey communities.
A total of 22 teams, 14 from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and eight from the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL), will form the BCHC for the 2026-27 season. As the landscape evolves, there may be opportunities for new teams, including teams in former junior A communities, to apply/re-apply for membership.
This step follows two seasons of work by BC Hockey, its members, and key stakeholders to ensure clubs were prepared to commit to processes aimed toward operating at a level that players and families should expect of organizations at the junior A level. As part of this process, interested teams were evaluated by an independent third party for promotion.
The following teams will compete in the BCHC during the 2026-27 season, with their previous league affiliation noted in parentheses:
- Beaver Valley Nitehawks (KIJHL)
- Burnaby Steelers (PJHL)
- Chilliwack Jets (PJHL)
- Coastal Tsunami (PJHL)
- Columbia Valley Rockies (KIJHL)
- Delta Ice Hawks (PJHL)
- Fernie Ghostriders (KIJHL)
- Grand Forks Border Bruins (KIJHL)
- Kamloops Storm (KIJHL)
- Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL)
- Langley Trappers (PJHL)
- Merritt Centennials (KIJHL)
- Nelson Leafs (KIJHL)
- Osoyoos Coyotes (KIJHL)
- Port Coquitlam Trailblazers (PJHL)
- Princeton Posse (KIJHL)
- Quesnel River Rush (KIJHL)
- Revelstoke Grizzlies (KIJHL)
- Richmond Sockeyes (PJHL)
- Ridge Meadows Flames (PJHL)
- Summerland Jets (KIJHL)
- Williams Lake Mustangs (KIJHL)
