2017–18 MHL season
| 2017–18 MHL Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Maritime Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | TBD |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | FastHockey |
| Finals champions | Edmundston Blizzard |
The 2017–18 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 51st season in league history. The season consisted of 50 games played by each MHL team.
At the end of the regular season, the league's top teams competed for the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy. The team successful in winning the Kent Cup competed for the 2018 Fred Page Cup to determine the Eastern Canadian Champion.
Team Changes
[edit]The Dieppe Commandos relocated from Dieppe to Edmundston and are now known as the Edmundston Blizzard
Regular-season Standings
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; STK = Streak; x = Clinched playoff spot y = Clinched division; z = Clinched first overall
Final Standings
| Eastlink South Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth Mariners | 50 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 71 |
| South Shore Lumberjacks | 50 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 193 | 132 | 67 |
| Amherst Ramblers | 50 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 181 | 158 | 66 |
| Truro Bearcats | 50 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 130 | 58 |
| Pictou County Crushers | 50 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 157 | 173 | 47 |
| Valley Wildcats | 50 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 196 | 36 |
| Eastlink North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmundston Blizzard | 50 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 137 | 76 |
| Summerside Western Capitals | 50 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 142 | 67 |
| Campbellton Tigers | 50 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 158 | 52 |
| Miramichi Timberwolves | 50 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 163 | 162 | 52 |
| Woodstock Slammers | 50 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 188 | 34 |
| County Aces | 50 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 215 | 26 |
2018 playoffs
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Kent Cup Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Yarmouth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Truro | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Yarmouth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Shore | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Shore | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Amherst | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Edmundston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Yarmouth | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Edmundston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Miramichi | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Edmundston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Summerside | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Summerside | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Campbellton | 1 | ||||||||||||