of that series moves on to represent the pacific region in the Centennial Cup, the national Junior A championship. For the 2021-22 season the BCHL dropped their association with Canadian Junior Hockey and no longer eligible for the Doyle Cup or Centennial Cup championships. Timeline of teams 1961 – Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey League founded with Kamloops Jr. Rockets, Kelowna Buckaroos, Penticton Jr. Vees, and Vernon Jr. Canadians 1962 – Vernon Jr. Canadians become Vernon Blades 1963 – OMJHL changes name to Okanagan Junior Hockey League 1963 – Penticton Jr. Vees leave league 1964 – Penticton returns as Penticton Broncos 1964 – Kamloops Jr. Rockets become Kamloops Kraft Kings 1967 – OJHL changes name to British Columbia Junior Hockey League 1967 – Vernon Blades become Vernon Essos 1967 – Kamloops Kraft Kings become Kamloops Rockets 1967 – New Westminster Royals and Victoria Cougars join from Pacific Coast Junior A Hockey League 1969 – Vancouver Centennials join league 1970 – Chilliwack Bruins join league 1971 – New Westminster Royals and Victoria Cougars leave league 1972 – Vancouver Centennials become Vancouver Villas 1972 – Nanaimo Clippers and Bellingham Blazers join league 1973 – Kamloops Rockets move and become White Rock Centennials and then Merritt Centennials 1973 – Vancouver Villas leave league 1973 – Langley Lords join league 1973 – Vernon Essos become Vernon Vikings 1975 – Penticton Broncos become Penticton Vees 1975 – Bellingham Blazers become Maple Ridge Blazers 1976 – Kamloops Braves and Abbotsford Flyers join league 1976 – Maple Ridge Blazers become Bellingham Blazers 1976 – Chilliwack Bruins become Maple Ridge Bruins 1976 – Langley Lords become Langley Thunder 1977 – Maple Ridge Bruins move, renamed Revelstoke Bruins 1977 – Kamloops Braves become Kamloops Chiefs 1978 – Kamloops Chiefs become Kamloops Rockets 1978 – Bellingham Blazers become Bellingham Ice Hawks 1978 – Chilliwack Colts and Delta Suns join league 1979 – Penticton Vees become Penticton Knights 1979 – Revelstoke Bruins and Kamloops Rockets merge to become Revelstoke Bruins/Rockets 1979 – Richmond Sockeyes and Nor'Wes Caps join league from Pacific Junior A Hockey League 1979 – Delta Suns, Langley Thunder, and Vernon Canadians leave league 1980 – Vernon rejoins league as Vernon Lakers 1980 – Cowichan Valley Capitals and Coquitlam Comets join league 1980 – Revelstoke Bruins/Rockets change name to Revelstoke Rockets 1980 – Bellingham Ice Hawks move, renamed Vancouver Blue Hawks 1980 – Chilliwack Colts cease operations mid-season 1981 – Langley