2013–14 MJHL season

2013–14 MJHL season
League	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	330
Number of teams	11
Regular Season
First Place	Selkirk Steelers
Season MVP	Parker Thomas
Top scorer	Parker Thomas
Playoffs
Addison Division champions	Winnipeg Blues
Sherwood Division champions	Dauphin Kings
Turnbull Cup
Champions	Winnipeg Blues

The 2013–14 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 97th season of operation.

The Selkirk Steelers posted the best record in the regular season with 49 win and 102 points. The Steelers, however, could not advance past the first round, as they were defeated by the Winnipeg Blues, the eventual Turnbull Cup champions. This was the Blues' 17th MJHL championship in franchise history.

The Winnipeg Blues and Dauphin Kings both participated in the 2014 Western Canada Cup in Dauphin. The Kings advanced as far as the 2014 Royal Bank Cup semi-finals before being eliminated.

Season highlights

• The league changes its playoff structure, adding a best-of-three "survivor series" where the fourth and fifth place teams compete for the final playoff berth in each division.^[1]
• This is the last year of divisional play in the MJHL. The league moves to a one-division format next year.

Standings

Addison Division	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Selkirk Steelers	60	49	7	4	102	224	119
Steinbach Pistons	60	42	16	2	86	213	146
Portage Terriers	60	36	16	8	80	205	150
Winnipeg Blues	60	31	23	6	68	198	172
Winkler Flyers	60	20	36	4	44	171	226
Sherwood Division	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Dauphin Kings	60	40	17	3	83	222	168
Virden Oil Capitals	60	32	24	4	68	202	175
Swan Valley Stampeders	60	27	30	3	57	206	240
OCN Blizzard	60	21	34	5	47	170	233
Waywayseecappo Wolverines	60	18	39	3	39	147	219
Neepawa Natives	60	14	41	5	33	146	272

Playoffs

	Survivor series					Division semi-finals					Division finals					Finals
						1	Selkirk	1
	4	Winnipeg	2			4	Winnipeg	4
	5	Winkler	0								4	Winnipeg	4
											2	Steinbach	1
						2	Steinbach	4
						3	Portage	3
																4	Winnipeg	4
																1	Dauphin	1
						2	Virden	4
	4	OCN	2			3	Swan Valley	2
	5	Waywayseecappo	0								2	Virden	0
											1	Dauphin	4
						1	Dauphin	4
						4	OCN	0

Most MJHL playoffs

Western Canada Cup

• Dauphin hosts the 2014 Western Canada Cup
• Dauphin Kings finish first in round robin; defeated by Yorkton Terriers 5-4 in championship game; defeat Spruce Grove Saints 4-3 in runner-up game to claim the second Western seed for the Royal Bank Cup.^[2]
• Winnipeg Blues finish fifth in round robin and eliminated from playoffs.

Royal Bank Cup

• Kings finish first in round robin; defeated 6-3 by Vernon Vipers in semi-final.^[3]

League awards

• Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Parker Thomas, Selkirk
• MJHL Top Goaltender Award: Braeden Ostepchuk, Selkirk
• Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Joel Messner, Selkirk
• Vince Leah Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Tyler Jeanson, Portage
• Lorne Lyndon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Max Flanagan, Swan Valley
• Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Ryan Smith, Selkirk
• Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Parker Thomas, Selkirk
• MJHL Playoff MVP: Byron Spriggs, Winnipeg

CJHL awards

• CJHL Player of the Year (MJHL): Braeden Ostepchuk, Selkirk

References

1. "MJHL unveils new playoff format". myWestman.ca. 2013-07-10.
2. "Winnipeg stuns everyone to win MJHL title". Yorkton This Week. 2014-04-23.
3. "Dauphin to host new Western Canada Cup hockey tournament". Winnipeg Free Press. 2012-11-13.

External links

• MJHL Website
• 2013-14 MJHL season at HockeyDB.com