The PJBHL already included the Fort St. John Huskies, Dawson Creek Canucks, and Grande Prairie North Stars.

Previously, Fort St. John won the Cyclone Taylor Cup as British Columbia Jr. B Champions in 1969 as a member of the Peace Jr. B League.

[1] The remaining four teams (Creston Valley Thunder, Kimberley Dynamiters, Nelson Leafs, and Fernie Ghostriders) played an interlocking schedule with the AWHL of USA Hockey.

The Creston Valley Thunder and Nelson Leafs moved to the KIJHL, and the Kimberley Dynamiters and Fernie Ghostriders joined the AWHL.

In the final year of the competition, the Kimberley Dynamiters recorded the league's only win against a BCHL championship team, namely the Vernon Vipers, before losing the series.