This is the 1997-98 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.
League Notes[]
Southeast Blades return after a one year leave of absence.
Regular Season[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | SOL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Addison Division | ||||||||
Winnipeg South Blues | 62 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 247 | 259 | 62 |
St. James Canadians | 62 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 247 | 61 |
Selkirk Steelers | 62 | 26 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 271 | 53 |
St. Boniface Saints | 62 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 262 | 47 |
Southeast Blades | 62 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 231 | 300 | 44 |
Allard Division | ||||||||
Winkler Flyers | 62 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 286 | 197 | 91 |
OCN Blizzard | 61 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 285 | 202 | 85 |
Portage Terriers | 62 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 271 | 204 | 84 |
Neepawa Natives | 61 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 272 | 61 |
Dauphin Kings | 62 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 285 | 48 |
Playoffs[]
Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | Turnbull Cup Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Winnipeg South Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | St. Boniface Saints | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Winnipeg South Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||
Addison Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | St. James Canadians | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. James Canadians | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Selkirk Steelers | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. James Canadians | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Winkler Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Winkler Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Neepawa Natives | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Winkler Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
Allard Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | OCN Blizzard | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | OCN Blizzard | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Portage Terriers | 2 |
Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff[]
- Anavet Cup Championship
All-Star Game[]
The MJHL All-Star Game was held on Saturday, January 31, in Dauphin, with the Addison Division edging the Allard Division 5-4. Andrew McPherson of the host Dauphin Kings was named game MVP, while Cliff Duchesne and Jamie Brewster were named players of the games for their respective Allard and Addision teams.
Players of the Month[]
October | Player | Jedd Crumb | Winnipeg South Blues |
Goaltender | Eric Pateman | Winkler Flyers | |
Defenseman | Barrett Labossiere | OCN Blizzard | |
Rookie | Nolan Ploegman | St. James Canadians | |
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March | Player (tie) |
Ryan Brunel | Winkler Flyers |
Jeff McGill | Winkler Flyers | ||
Goaltender | Eric Pateman | Winkler Flyers | |
Defenseman | Scott Ribble | St. James Canadians | |
Rookie | Joel Nedecky | St. James Canadians |
League Leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Most Points | Jedd Crumb | Winnipeg South Blues | 112 |
Most Goals | Jedd Crumb | Winnipeg South Blues | 61 |
Most Assists | Jessi Otis | Portage Terriers | 66 |
Top Goals Against Average | Jeremy Tucker | Portage Terriers | 2.48 |
Scoring Leaders[]
Rank | Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
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1 | Jedd Crumb | Winnipeg South Blues | 61 | 51 | 112 |
2 | Morgan Kotz | Selkirk Steelers | 33 | 64 | 97 |
3 | Kevin Vandewater | St. James Canadians | 41 | 53 | 94 |
4 | Jessi Otis | Portage Terriers | 27 | 66 | 93 |
5 | Cliff Duchesne | OCN Blizzard | 36 | 54 | 90 |
6 | Ryan Brunel | Winkler Flyers | 42 | 46 | 88 |
7 | David Burgess | Winkler Flyers | 34 | 53 | 87 |
Chad Taylor | St. James Canadians | 28 | 59 | 87 | |
9 | Andrew Kirk | Southeast Blades | 44 | 41 | 85 |
Jamie Brewster | Winnipeg South Blues | 27 | 58 | 85 |
Awards[]
CJAHL Awards[]
Player | Team | Category |
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Jedd Crumb | Winnipeg South Blues | Most Goals |
MJHL Player of the Year | ||
co-runner-up CJAHL Player of the Year |
Scholarships[]
Scholarship | Player | Team |
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Ken "Friar" Nicolson Award | Jessi Otis | Portage Terriers |
RBC Financial Group (MJHL) | Kevin Vandewater | St. James Canadians |
All-Star Teams[]
in the News[]
August
- Expansion team Nashville Predators hired Barry Trotz as their Head Coach.
March
- Erik Petersen and the Herning Blue Fox won the Eliteserien Championship.
May
- Mike Martens and Columbus Cottonmouths won the CHL Championship. Martens named Playoff MVP.