2020-21 VIJHL season

This is the 2020-21 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season This is the league's 56th season.

Resumption of Play
On July 13th the league released four scenarios for restarting play
 * 1) September 7th :48 games 3 rounds of best-of-seven playoffs
 * 2) October 12th: 40 games 3 rounds of best-of seven playoffs
 * 3) November 16th: 40 games 2 rounds of best-of-three playoffs
 * 4) December 14: 32 games with 2 rounds of best-of-three playoffs

Suspensions of Play
The four teams in the North Division suspended play from November 10th to 17th due to a confirmed case in the Nanaimo school system where several of the players on the teams attend school.

On November 21st the league announced that due to new restrictions put in place by the BC Public Health Office and in consultation with BC Hockey the league would suspend play indefinitely.

The league Board of Governors' unanimously voted to cancel the remainder of the 2020-21 playing season on March 9, 2021.

Membership Changes

 * On July 8, 2020 the Saanich Braves announced that they would be changing their name and logo stating it was not respectful to our First Nations. On October 2nd the team announced they would be renamed the Saanich Predators.
 * On May 29, 2021 the league announced the addition of two new franchises for the 2021-22 season. The Lake Cowichan Kraken and the Port Alberni Bombers.

Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Playoffs
Cancelled along with balance of regular season