Sport Ice Hockey President Shaun Hathaway Country United States | Founded May 2, 2014 No. of teams 5 Most recent
champion(s) Aspen Leafs (2015–16) | |
The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL) is an American Tier III junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The RMJHL was approved for play starting in the 2015–16 season.
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History
The league was announced and sanctioned by USA Hockey on May 2, 2014. Six teams played in the inaugural 2015–16 season.
In December 2015, league officials announced that they were applying to USA Hockey to expand the league by adding franchises in Vail and Pueblo, but neither team came to fruition.
On May 3, 2016, the RMJHL announced the addition of an expansion team in Steamboat Springs, led by managing partner, Troy Mick, CEO and president of the Canadian Junior A Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey League.
On May 31, 2016, the Breckenridge Bucks left the RMJHL for the Western States Hockey League. On July 11, the RMJHL would announce a new Breckenridge team, called the Bears, with an ownership group headed by Joe Dibble, the general manager and head coach of the Tier II junior Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League.
When the 2016–17 season schedule was announced, the Glacier Yetis were placed in dormancy due to lack of players. On the opening day of the second season, the new Breckenridge team was removed from the schedule as well. Both teams are listed on the league website for 2017–18.