2022–23 MJHL season

2022–23 MJHL season
League	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	377
Number of teams	13
Regular Season
First Place	Portage Terriers
Season MVP	Lucas Brennan
Top scorer	Lucas Brennan
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Dawson Milliken
Turnbull Cup
Champions	Steinbach Pistons

The 2022–23 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 106th season of operation.

Season Highlights

• The Niverville Nighthawks join the MJHL, playing in the East Division.^[1]
• The Winnipeg Blues and Winnipeg Freeze relocate to the hockey for all centre (formerly the Bell MTS Iceplex) in west Winnipeg.
• The Steinbach Pistons win their third Turnbull Cup.
• The Portage Terriers and the city of Portage la Prairie host the 2023 Centennial Cup.^[2]

Standings

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SO	Pts	GF	GA
Portage Terriers	58	43	11	1	3	90	249	163
Steinbach Pistons	58	42	15	0	1	85	227	139
Winkler Flyers	58	35	16	6	1	77	193	140
Niverville Nighthawks	58	26	28	1	3	56	214	212
Selkirk Steelers	58	23	29	4	2	52	188	219
Winnipeg Blues	58	17	33	7	1	42	170	262
Winnipeg Freeze	58	4	51	3	0	11	113	290
West Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SO	Pts	GF	GA
Swan Valley Stampeders	58	36	16	5	1	78	223	173
OCN Blizzard	58	33	19	2	4	72	201	157
Virden Oil Capitals	58	35	22	1	0	71	182	185
Dauphin Kings	58	32	21	3	2	69	201	189
Waywayseecappo Wolverines	58	29	24	3	2	63	186	193
Neepawa Titans	58	22	27	8	1	53	181	206

Playoffs

Brackets

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Finals

E1

Portage

4

E4

Niverville

1

Portage

3

Virden

4

E2

Steinbach

4

E3

Winkler

3

Virden

1

(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)

Steinbach

4

W1

Swan Valley

4

W4

Dauphin

2

Steinbach

4

Swan Valley

2

W2

OCN

2

W3

Virden

4

League awards

• Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Lucas Brennan, Selkirk Steelers
• Ed Belfour Top Goaltender Trophy: Kobe Grant, Swan Valley Stampeders
• Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Trent Sambrook, Winkler Flyers
• Kim Davis Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Carter Cormier, Selkirk Steelers
• Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Ryan Botterill, Portage Terriers
• Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Tyson Ramsey, Virden Oil Capitals
• Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Lucas Brennan, Selkirk Steelers
• MJHL Playoff MVP: Dawson Milliken, Steinbach Pistons

References

1. "Nighthawks Inaugural Season Kicks Off with a Bang". Niverville Citizen. September 19, 2022.
2. "2023 Centennial Cup officially coming to Portage". PembinaValleyOnline.com. May 29, 2022.

External links

• MJHL Website
• 2022-23 MJHL season at HockeyDB.com