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BREAKING: Over 100 Players Officially Suspended by Top Junior League

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Julien Trekker
January 25, 2024  (1:21 PM)
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A major controversy emerged in the last week in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Indeed, five teams decided to leave the league, to join the British Columbia Junior Hockey League.

The AJHL issued an official statement following their departure.

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AJHL Makes Official Declaration Concerning Five Teams Who Left the League

The AJHL stated that they canceled all the games involving these five teams in order to maintain the league's integrity and the playoff system.

Read their full declaration here:

AJHL Schedule Update:

We continue to evaluate the best path forward after reviewing Saturday's BCHL announcement that five of our teams have decided, in the middle of our current season, to leave the AJHL to play unsanctioned hockey beginning in the 2024-25 season.

We are responding by taking steps to protect the competitive integrity of the AJHL and CJHL playoff system and to ensure the safety of our players and officials. To this end, until further notice, we have cancelled all upcoming games scheduled to be played between these five defecting teams and the remaining eleven teams at the core of our league. Games previously scheduled among these eleven teams will continue as scheduled. Out of respect for the players on the five defecting teams, we will allow scheduled games among these clubs to proceed.

We are working diligently with our partners - including the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), Hockey Alberta and Hockey Canada - to find a resolution to this unusual situation created by the five defecting teams and the BCHL and will provide further updates as decisions are made.

The AJHL's stated vision is to create an environment that inspires trust and confidence among our organizations, athletes, fans, partners and stakeholders. We continue to be the premier developmental league in Canada for student-athletes striving to capitalize on their athletic and academic abilities. We are disappointed by the recent announcement but look forward to providing our fans with more exciting AJHL hockey in the months and years ahead.

More details and updates are expected to follow and we'll keep you in the loop.

Do you think the AJHL will take legal measures against the five teams?

As read on House of Hockey - BREAKING: Top League Officially Suspends 100 Players For The Rest Of The Year


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