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Black Diamond Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2014
Inaugural season 2014–15 BDHL Season
No. of teams 4
Country(ies) United States
Most recent champion(s) Sun Valley Suns (2019)
Most championship(s) Sun Valley Suns (3 times)

The Black Diamond Hockey League (BDHL) is a USA Hockey-sanctioned Senior ice hockey league consisting of teams from the Western United States. Teams compete for the Joe Casey Cup - named in honor of former Jackson Hole Moose team captain who died suddenly at the age of 37.[1][2][3][4]

History[]

The league was founded in 2014 with four member clubs: Bozeman Stingers, Jackson Hole Moose, Park City Pioneers and Sun Valley Suns.[5] Teams played a 12-game schedule[6] followed by a single-elimination playoff with the winner awarded the Joe Casey Cup.

In the first-ever league game Jackson Hole shut out Park City 4-0.[7]

Jackson Hole Moose upset regular season winner Sun Valley, who were a perfect 12-0, to capture the first league championship.[8]

Season two in the BDHL saw the end of an era with the Park City Pioneers folding.[9] The league replaced the team with the Missoula Desperados to remain at four teams.

The Sun Valley Suns avenged their championship loss by defeating Jackson Hole for the 2016 title.[10]

The Missoula Desperados would fold after the 2016-17 season and would be replaced by the Vail Yeti.

Teams[]

Team City Arena Joined
Bozeman Stingers Bozeman, Montana Haynes Pavilion 2014
Jackson Hole Moose Jackson, Wyoming Snow King Sports & Events Center 2014
Sun Valley Suns Hailey, Idaho Hailey Campion Ice House 2014
Vail Yeti Vail, Colorado Dobson Arena 2017

Former teams[]

Team City Arena Tenure
Missoula Desperados Missoula, Montana Glacier Ice Rink 2015-2017
Park City Pioneers Park City, Utah Park City Ice Arena 2014–2015

Champions[]

Season Champions Runner-up Result
2014-15 Jackson Hole Moose Sun Valley Suns 5-2
2015-16 Sun Valley Suns Jackson Hole Moose 4-2
2016-17 Jackson Hole Moose Bozeman Stingers 5-4
2017-18 Sun Valley Suns Jackson Hole Moose 5-0
2018-19 Sun Valley Suns Jackson Hole Moose 5-4
2019-20 Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 TBD TBD TBD

Alumni[]

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References[]

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