2020-21 NCJHL season

This is the 2020-21 National Capital Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 10th season under this name and 51st season overall dating back to it's founding as the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

Delays of the 2020-21 season
After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the end of the 2019-20 season, leagues were required to present return to hockey plans to provincial governments. The league presented a plan to the province and under the guidelines given by the province on August 24, 2020 the league announced a tentative return to play for December 1, 2020 with game play altered to be 4-on-4 play with no contact play and restrictions on those allowed to attend games.

An update from the league issued on November 9th indicated that the league intended to begin play on January 8, 2021 with a schedule of 18 games (home and home against each team in the league). Play would be non-contact.

An update on December 19th indicated that due to new restrictions set down by the Ontario Government the January 8th date would not be possible but that the league may start with the first weekend of February with a 9 game schedule for each team, still with no contact. The release also stated that playoffs will take place in March.

The league issued an update on January 14th that the Ontario Government had closed all arenas starting on January 14th for 28 days and that decisions would be made from there.

The league would release an update on its' website that the league cancelled the 2020-21 playing season.

Membership Changes

 * None

Standings
Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Playoffs
The top eight teams overall qualify for the playoffs. All rounds are best-of-seven.