1970–71 WKJHL season
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| title = 1970–71 WKJHL season
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| league = KIJHL
| sport = Ice hockey
| prevseason_year = 1969-70
| duration = September–February
| no_of_games = 32
| no_of_teams = 4
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| league_champs = Trail Smoke Eaters
| second_place = Rossland Warriors
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| prevseason_link = 1969–70 WKJHL season
| nextseason_link = 1971–72 KIJHL season
| nextseason_year = 1971–72
| color_text = #FFFFFF
}}The 1970-71 West Kootenay Junior Hockey League season was the fourth in league history. The season would proceed with the same four teams as the previous season.{{Cite web |title=League History |url=https://www.kijhl.ca/league-history |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.kijhl.ca |language=en-US}} It would be the fourth, and final season without any playoffs, and instead the league champion was the team with the best regular season record. The Trail Smoke Eaters continued their dominance with a third championship.{{Cite web |title=Teck Cup Champions |url=https://www.kijhl.ca/teck-cup-champions |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.kijhl.ca |language=en-US}}
Team map
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Regular season
Each team played 32 games throughout the regular season with the final rankings being as follows:
- Trail Smoke Eaters
- Rossland Warriors
- Nelson Jr. Maple Leafs
- Grand Forks Border Bruins