2020-21 NOJHL season

This is the 2020-21 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 51st season overall dating back to the founding of the NOHA Junior B Hockey League in 1970, and the league's 43rd season under this name.

The league began play on November 13th. Play was suspended with the traditional Christmas break. The league would announce a return to play for February 23rd.

Membership changes

 * On May 8, 2020 the Elliot Lake Wildcats announced they were taking a leave of absence due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.


 * The Soo Eagles are sitting out the season as the Canada-US border is closed indefinitely.


 * The Powassan Voodoos are sitting out the season due to local restrictions on being able to play.


 * Kirkland Lake Gold Miners and Hearst Lumberjacks opt out of returning to play when the league returns to play in late February.


 * On March 10th the league announced that the Espanola Express, French River Rapids, and Rayside-Balfour Canadians had opted out from a return to play for the 2020-21 season due to restrictions in the Greater Sudbury area related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


 * The Elliot Lake Wildcats organization announced on April 17, 2021 that they would be returning to the league for the 2021-22 season rebranded as the Elliot Lake Red Wings.

Playoffs
Due to the limited number of teams (four) still playing and a shutdown in the province of Ontario due to a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the playoffs appear to have been cancelled for the season.