2021-22 HJBHL season

This is the 2021-22 Heritage Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 34th season.

Membership changes

 * The Three Hills Thrashers had requested and received a one year leave of absence from the league for the 2019-20 season on June 4, 2019. On March 17, 2020 the organization announced it would be returning for the 2020-21 playing season.


 * On June 22, 2021 the league announced the return of the High River Flyers along with the addition of the Kainai Junior Braves for the 2021-22 playing season.


 * The Medicine Hat Cubs also return from leave.


 * On September 26th, the league announced that the Ponoka Stampeders and Stettler Lightning would both be taking a leave of absence for the 2021-22 season. As a result of the two teams sitting out the Cochrane Generals would be shifted to the North Division for the season.

Format
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The top two seeds earn a bye into the division semifinals. The 3rd place team plays the 6th place team and the 4th place team plays the 5th place team in a best-of-five qualifying round. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven division semifinal round. The division semifinal winners meet in the best-of-seven division final round. The division winners meet in the best-of-three league championship series. For overtime play the league uses one ten minute overtime period followed by 20 minute overtime periods.

Both finalists qualify for the 2022 Russ Barnes Trophy which determines the provincial champion.

North

 * Rocky Rams defeated Sylvan Lake Wranglers defeated 2 games to 1
 * Airdrie Thunderdefeated Mountainview Colts 2 games to none

South

 * Coaldale Copperheads defeated Kainai Junior Braves 2 games to none
 * Strathmore Wheatland Kings defeated High River Flyers 2 games to none