2020-21 NBJHL season



This is the 2020-21 New Brunswick Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 11th season under this name and 12th season overall. The league is a mixed level Junior B and Junior C league as the league came about as the result of the collapse of the New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League in 2011. That league's remaining team, the Hampton Hurricanes moved up to play in the then New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League. Three additional Junior C level teams wanted to join the league for the 2012-13 season and the league was subsequently renamed. With the present set up of the league; normally the Junior "B" champion advances to the Don Johnson Memorial Cup and the Junior "C" champion advances to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships but both events were cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Usually, the league plays a limited interlocking schedule with the 4 teams in the Prince Edward Island based Island Junior Hockey League. These games count in both league's standings but the inter-league games were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

After having play suspended in late December the league returned on March 12th going directly to the playoffs.

Membership Changes

 * None for 2020-21, but the Richibucto Rangers were added to the league for the 2021-22 season at the league annual meeting on May 24, 2021.

Standings
(As of last regular season games played December 29th)

Format
The two teams compete in a best-of-seven league final. The playoff champion would normally advance to the 2021 Don Johnson Memorial Cup but the event was previously cancelled.

Final

 * Moncton Vito's defeated Kent Koyotes 4 games to 3

Format
All teams qualify. The teams participate in a round robin. The top two teams advance to the league final. The league champion normally advances to the 2021 Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships but the event was previously cancelled.

Round Robin Results

 * Southern 4-5 Tri County
 * Sunny Corner 3-4 (ot) Western Valley
 * Western Valley 1-6 Southern
 * Sunny Corner 2-4 Tri County
 * Southern 5-9 Sunny Corner
 * Tri County 3-2 Western Valley

Final

 * Tri County defeated Western Valley 2 games to none