2019–20 MJHL season

2019–20 MJHL season
League	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	330
Number of teams	11
Regular Season
First Place	Steinbach Pistons
Season MVP	Grady Hobbs
Top scorer	Mikol Sartor
Turnbull Cup
Champions	No champion
Playoff MVP	Not awarded

The 2019–20 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 103rd year of operation. The league did not have a champion as the season was cancelled midway through the first round of the league playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

Season notes

• The MJHL reduces the number of 20-year-old players permitted on each team's roster from eight to seven.^[3]
• The Portage Terriers are selected to host the 2020 Centennial Cup, the 50th season the National Junior 'A' Championship is to be played.^[4] This championship is later cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Winnipeg Blues are sold to 50 Below Sports & Entertainment, Inc., which also owns the Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League. The team relocates to The Rink Training Centre near Oak Bluff, just outside of Winnipeg.^[5]
• The annual Showcase takes place at Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg September 20–22, 2019.^[6]
• The MJHL and SJHL hold a joint showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan January 19–23, 2020.^[6]
• League Commissioner Kim Davis announces his retirement after 19 seasons.^[7]
• Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 hockey season on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This is the first season the Turnbull Cup has not been awarded since its creation in 1920.^[1][2]

Standings

	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
Steinbach Pistons	60	42	10	5	3	92	219	138
Portage Terriers	60	44	14	2	0	90	240	145
Winkler Flyers	60	38	17	2	3	81	223	185
Swan Valley Stampeders	60	35	19	5	1	76	222	186
Waywayseecappo Wolverines	60	32	21	5	3	71	206	199
Virden Oil Capitals	60	32	23	3	2	69	233	218
Dauphin Kings	60	31	24	3	2	67	223	213
Winnipeg Blues	60	24	29	6	1	55	197	236
Selkirk Steelers	60	23	30	6	1	53	178	219
OCN Blizzard	60	16	39	5	0	37	158	251
Neepawa Natives	60	13	43	1	3	30	137	246

Playoffs

Playoff brackets at the time of cancellation on March 12, 2020.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Turnbull Cup Finals
	1	Steinbach	4
	8	Winnipeg	0
						1	Steinbach
	2	Portage	2
	7	Dauphin	1
	3	Winkler	1
	6	Virden	2
	4	Swan Valley	2
	5	Waywayseecappo	1

Post MJHL playoffs

ANAVET Cup

• Cancelled as of March 12, 2020

Centennial Cup

• Portage Terriers (host team)
• Cancelled as of March 12, 2020

League awards

• Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Grady Hobbs, Dauphin
• Ed Belfour Top Goaltender Trophy: Matt Lenz, Steinbach
• Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Drake Burgin, Winkler
• Vince Leah Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Carter Loney, Steinbach
• Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Ty Naaykens, Steinbach
• Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Kelvin Cech, Winkler
• Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Mikol Sartor, Winnipeg

See also

• ANAVET Cup
• 2020 Centennial Cup

References

1. "MJHL COVID-19 Update: 2020 MJHL Playoffs". MJHL. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. "CJHL, MJHL officially cancels season". MJHL. March 13, 2020.
3. "MJHL moves to fewer 20-year-olds". The Carillon. 14 June 2018. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
4. "Portage Terriers To Host 2020 National Junior A Hockey Championship". PortageOnline.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
5. "MJHL gives green light to sale of Winnipeg Blues". Global News. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
6. "Manitoba Jr Hockey League Releases 2019-2020 Schedule". ThePasOnline.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
7. "MJHL commissioner to retire at the end of June". CTV News. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

External links

• MJHL Website
• 2019-20 MJHL season at HockeyDB.com