The puck will drop on the 2023/24 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) regular season on Friday, September 22 with the league’s 20 teams each playing a 44-game schedule.

All clubs will play a total of 10 inter-conference games as follows:

Teams in the Doug Birks division host teams from the Eddie Mountain division;

Teams in the Eddie Mountain division host teams from the Bill Ohlhausen division;

Teams in the Neil Murdoch division host teams from the Doug Birks division;

Teams in the Bill Ohlhausen division host teams from the Neil Murdoch division.

KIJHL clubs will continue to play six games each against division rivals, while teams will continue to play twice against teams from the other division within their conference.

As a result, the 44-game schedule breaks down as follows:

• 24 games against divisional opponents;
• 10 games against conference opponents;
• 10 games against inter-conference opponents.

The regular season will conclude on Sunday, February 11 and the 2024 Teck Cup Playoffs will begin on Friday, February 16.

After a successful trial run during the 2022/23 season, KIJHL members have opted for a playoff format that includes Friday start dates for each playoff series in all four rounds:

First Round begins Friday, February 16;

Second Round begins Friday, March 1;

Third Round begins Friday, March 15;

Teck Cup Finals begins Friday, March 29.

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