The Australian Junior Ice Hockey League (AJIHL) is an Australian junior ice hockey league sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia. The league is open to players 20 years of age or younger and is a national competition competing during the summer season in Australia. The league was formed in 2012 and its first season starting in the same year with the commencement of the 2012 AJIHL season which ran from October 20, 2012 to March 17 2013. The AJIHL season runs from October to March. The AJIHL currently has six teams based in the cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.