This is the 2002-03 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season, the League's eighty sixth season.
Preceded by 2001-02 MJHL Season |
MJHL Seasons | Succeeded by 2003-04 MJHL Season |
League Notes[]
Commissioner Kim Davis
- Kim Davis named League Commissioner, replacing the retiring Frank McKinnon.
- Allard Division renamed Sher-Wood Division.
- MJHL and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League continue interlocking all-star games.
- Inaugural MJHL Prospects Game to be part of Power Smart All-Star Challenge.
- Frank McKinnon Award, a scholarship, introduced.
Regular Season[]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Addison Division | ||||||||
Selkirk Steelers | 64 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 397 | 188 | 97 |
Southeast Blades | 64 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 270 | 235 | 87 |
Winkler Flyers | 64 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 244 | 66 |
Winnipeg South Blues | 64 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 234 | 227 | 65 |
Winnipeg Saints | 64 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 226 | 278 | 53 |
St. James Canadians | 64 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 413 | 13 |
Sher-Wood Division | ||||||||
OCN Blizzard | 64 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 401 | 162 | 111 |
Portage Terriers | 64 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 331 | 181 | 96 |
Swan Valley Stampeders | 64 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 301 | 218 | 94 |
Dauphin Kings | 64 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 248 | 263 | 70 |
Neepawa Natives | 64 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 266 | 300 | 62 |
Waywayseecappo Wolverines | 64 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 533 | 7 |
Playoffs[]
Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | Turnbull Cup Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Winnipeg South Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Winnipeg South Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||
Addison Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Southeast Blades | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Southeast Blades | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Winkler Flyers | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Southeast Blades | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | OCN Blizzard | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | OCN Blizzard | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dauphin Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | OCN Blizzard | 4 | ||||||||||||
Sher-Wood Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Portage Terriers | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Portage Terriers | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Swan Valley Stampeders | 3 |
Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff[]
- Anavet Cup Championship
All-Star Challenge Weekend[]
Prospects Game
On Friday, January 31 in The Pas, the Sher-Wood Division defeated the Allison Division 5-4, in the first ever MJHL Prospects Game. Dustin Norman scored a pair for the winners & Tim Hammell had a pair for the losers.
Power Smart All-Star Challenge
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League hosted portion of the All-Star Challenge was held in Flin Flon, on Saturday, February 1, with the SJHL's Dodge Division defeating the MJHL's Addison Division 5-3. On Sunday, in The Pas, the MJHL’s and SJHL’s Sher-Wood Divisions faced off, with the SJHL winning 7-6 in a shootout.
Canada Winter Games[]
selected to Team Manitoba | ||
---|---|---|
Player | Position | Team |
Dalyn Flatt | Defense | Swan Valley Stampeders |
Stan Yanchishyn | Forward | Portage Terriers |
In Season Awards[]
Player of the Week | Players of the Month |
League Leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Most Points | Andy Coates | OCN Blizzard | 120 |
Most Goals | Andy Coates | OCN Blizzard | 62 |
Most Assists | James Marquis | Selkirk Steelers | 67 |
Top Goals Against Average | Jonathan Meyer | OCN Blizzard | 2.34 |
Scoring Leaders[]
Rank | Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andy Coates | OCN Blizzard | 62 | 58 | 120 |
2 | Tyler Skworchinski | Portage Terriers | 60 | 55 | 115 |
3 | James Marquis | Selkirk Steelers | 44 | 67 | 111 |
4 | Aaron Starr | OCN Blizzard | 60 | 50 | 110 |
5 | Steve Lajoie | Selkirk Steelers | 41 | 62 | 103 |
6 | Justin Wise | Southeast Blades | 42 | 53 | 95 |
7 | Cliff Ketchen | Portage Terriers | 38 | 53 | 91 |
8 | Andrew Jackman | Portage Terriers | 29 | 61 | 90 |
9 | Jonathan Parker | Selkirk Steelers | 35 | 53 | 88 |
10 | Dustin Norman | Neepawa Natives | 43 | 44 | 87 |
Awards[]
CJAHL Awards[]
Player | Team | Category |
---|---|---|
Andy Coates | OCN Blizzard | Most Goals (tied) |
????? | MJHL Player of the Year |
Scholarships[]
All-Star Teams[]
Alumni News[]
in the News[]
NHL Entry Draft
- Barry Brust selected by the Minnesota Wild and Russell Spence by the Phoenix Coyotes.
November
- Jordin Tootoo named WHL Player of the Week (11/17).
December
- Erik Petersen coached for Denmark at the World Championship.
January
- Jordin Tootoo and Team Canada won silver at the World Junior Hockey Championship.
March
- Darcy Hordichuk traded by the Phoenix Coyotes to the Florida Panthers.
- Andrew Murray named to CHA All-Tournament Team.
- Jordin Tootoo named to WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team.
April
- Paul Dyck and the Krefeld Penguins won the Deutsche Eishockey Liga Championship.
- Jordin Tootoo received the National Aboriginal Achievement Youth Award.
May
- Steve MacIntyre signed a two year contract with the New York Rangers.
June
- Shane Hnidy signed a one year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators.
National Hockey League[]
Professional Players[]
- Dallas Anderson
- Paul Dyck
- Steve MacIntyre
- Scott McCallum
- Colton Orr
- Jason Smith
- Ryan Smith
- Luc Theoret
Major Junior Players[]
- Nigel Dawes
- Triston Grant
- Cody McLeod
- Colton Orr
- Rob Smith
- Luc Theoret
- Krister Toews
- Jordin Tootoo
- Ian White