This is the 2006-07 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season, the League's ninetieth season.

Preceded by 2005-06 MJHL Season	MJHL Seasons	Succeeded by 2007-08 MJHL Season

League Notes[]

Commissioner Kim Davis

League scheduled Showcase Weekend for October 6th to 8th at Dakota Community Centre in Winnipeg.
Winkler selected to host 2007 Canadian Junior A Hockey League Prospects Game.
MJHL Scholarship Fund introduced.

Regular Season[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Addison Division
Selkirk Steelers	63	49	9	4	1	370	188	103
Winnipeg South Blues	63	40	16	4	3	251	171	87
Winnipeg Saints	63	31	31	1	0	259	281	63
Winkler Flyers	63	23	32	5	3	227	273	54
Southeast Blades	63	9	46	5	3	181	356	26
Sher-Wood Division
Dauphin Kings	63	41	16	2	4	263	189	88
Neepawa Natives	63	41	19	1	2	266	220	85
Portage Terriers	62	34	20	4	4	271	231	76
Waywayseecappo Wolverines	62	25	33	1	3	209	250	54
Swan Valley Stampeders	63	19	37	2	5	203	282	45
OCN Blizzard	63	16	35	6	6	223	281	44

Showcase Weekend
All eleven MJHL teams plus the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, played 3 games in 3 days, in front of scouts from all over North America. Games counted in regular season standings.
Thunderbird Games
Friday: defeated Swan Valley 7-6
Saturday: tied Neepawa 6-6
Sunday: lost to Dauphin 5-3

Playoffs[]

Division Semi-Finals			Division Finals			Turnbull Cup Championship

1	Selkirk Steelers	4

4	Winkler Flyers	1
			1	Selkirk Steelers	4
Addison Division
			3	Winnipeg Saints	0
2	Winnipeg South Blues	3

3	Winnipeg Saints	4
						1	Selkirk Steelers	4

						1	Dauphin Kings	1
1	Dauphin Kings	4

4	Wayway Wolverines	3
			1	Dauphin Kings	4
Sher-Wood Division
			2	Neepawa Natives	2
2	Neepawa Natives	4

3	Portage Terriers	3

Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff[]

Anavet Cup Championship

Selkirk defeated Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 4-games-to-3 Cody Didychuk from Selkirk selected MVP see 2007 Anavet Cup

Canada Championship Tournament[]

Royal Bank Cup Championship

Selkirk failed to qualify for playoffs Andrew Fernandez awarded the Legacy Scholarship see 2007 Royal Bank Cup

CJAHL World Junior A Challenge[]

On route to the World Junior A Challenge three teams played exhibition games against MJHL clubs.

Russia U-18 defeated Dauphin Kings 4-2 @ Dauphin, November 1

Winkler Flyers defeated Germany 4-2 @ Winkler, November 3

Neepawa Natives defeated Belarus 8-4 @ Brandon, November 4

Malchuk and Gray with Commissioner Davis — Commissioner Kim Davis presents defenseman Jason Gray of the Winnipeg South Blues
and forward Joel Malchuk of the Dauphin Kings with Canada West jerseys. Both were selected for the inaugural World Junior A Challenge. Ken Pearson was an assistant coach.

see 2006 World Junior A Challenge

CJAHL Prospects Game[]

selected to Team West
Player	Position	Team
Eric Delong	Forward	Portage Terriers
Travis Hamonic	Defense	Winnipeg Saints
Aaron Lewadniuk	Forward	Winkler Flyers
Jeff Penner	Defense	Dauphin Kings

see 2006 CJAHL Prospects Game

All-Star Challenge Weekend[]

Prospects Game
The Sher-Wood Division Prospects found the net early and often Saturday night, January 27 in Portage, as they defeated the Addison Division Prospects 11-5. Luke Stokotelny, Sher-Wood player of the game, scored two first period goals to set his squad on their way. Adam Pleskach named Addison player of the game.

see 2007 MJHL Prospects Game

All-Star Game
On Sunday in Portage, after Jeff Penner gave Sher-Wood a 1-0 lead, Addison scored six straight goals on way to a 9-8 victory. Kyle Howarth led the Addison attack with a hat-trick, and Matt Gingera added a pair.

see 2007 MJHL All-Star Game

Canada Winter Games[]

selected to Team Manitoba
Player	Position	Team
Braeden Adamyk	Forward	Neepawa Natives
Travis Hamonic	Defense	Winnipeg Saints
Jordan Mistelbacher	Forward	Winnipeg Saints
Cory More	Forward	Southeast Blades
Colin Phaneuf	Forward	Winnipeg South Blues

see 2007 Canada Winter Games

In Season Awards[]

Player of the Week

Players of the Month

League Leaders[]

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Kyle Howarth	Selkirk Steelers	141
Most Goals	Adam Sergerie	Selkirk Steelers	64
Most Assists	Kyle Howarth	Selkirk Steelers	103
Top Goals Against Average	Brant Hilton	Winnipeg South Blues	2.60

Scoring Leaders[]

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Kyle Howarth	Selkirk Steelers	38	103	141
2	Brent Howarth	Selkirk Steelers	49	82	131
3	Adam Sergerie	Selkirk Steelers	64	61	125
4	Jason Frykas	Selkirk Steelers	58	61	119
4	Matt Summers	OCN Blizzard	50	69	119
6	Lem Randall	OCN Blizzard	37	64	101
7	Matt Gingera	Winnipeg Saints	49	42	91
7	Ian Lowe	Swan Valley Stampeders	34	57	91
9	Riley Nixdorf	Winnipeg South Blues	33	57	90
10	Dan Bohemier	Winnipeg South Blues	40	49	89

Awards[]

Trophy	Winner	Team
MVP	Brant Hilton	Winnipeg South Blues
Top Goaltender	Brant Hilton	Winnipeg South Blues
Top Defenseman	Wade Poplawski	Winnipeg South Blues
Rookie of the Year	Aaron Lewadniuk	Winkler Flyers
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship	Jeff Penner	Dauphin Kings
Coach of the Year	Craig Atkinson	Neepawa Natives
Scoring Champion	Kyle Howarth	Selkirk Steelers
Playoff MVP	Russ Payne	Selkirk Steelers

CJAHL Award[]

Player	Team	Category
Brant Hilton	Winnipeg South Blues	MJHL Player of the Year

Scholarships[]

Scholarship	Player	Team
RBC Financial Group	Sean Kliewer	Portage Terriers
Frank McKinnon Award	Marlin Froese	Winkler Flyers
MJHL Scholarship Fund	Dustin Kimber	Southeast Blades
	Bryce Macek	Winnipeg South Blues
	Joel Mateika	Swan Valley Stampeders

All-Star Teams[]

First All-Star Team Brent Howarth • Kyle Howarth • Matt Summers Selkirk Steelers • Selkirk Steelers • OCN Blizzard Wade Poplawski • Jeff Penner Winnipeg South Blues • Dauphin Kings Brant Hilton Winnipeg South Blues Second All-Star Team Ian Lowe • Lem Randall • Adam Sergerie Swan Valley Stampeders • OCN Blizzard • Selkirk Steelers Andrew Fernandez • Tyler Harder Selkirk Steelers • Dauphin Kings Shawn Monette Dauphin Kings Rookie All-Star Team Sean Collins • Aaron Lewadniuk • Luke Stokotelny Wayway Wolverines • Winkler Flyers • Dauphin Kings Remi Chartier • Eddie Friesen Winnipeg Saints • Wayway Wolverines Cody Pollon Neepawa Natives

Alumni News[]

see 2006-07 MJHL Alumni News

in the News[]

NHL Entry Draft

Dane Crowley selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the sixth round.

June

Los Angeles Kings hired Ron Hextall as Assistant General Manager.

July

Jordin Tootoo signed a two year contract extension with the Nashville Predators.
Cody McLeod signed a two year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.

September

Darren Helm signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.

October

Travis Zajac made the New Jersey Devils opening night roster and his NHL debut on October 6.
Travis Zajac scored his first NHL goal in his second NHL game on October 7.
Triston Grant made his NHL debut on October 26 with the Philadelphia Flyers.

December

Erik Petersen coached for Denmark at the World Championship.

January

Darren Helm and Team Canada won gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship.
Gardiner MacDougall and Team Canada won Gold Medal at Universiade in Turin, Italy.

February

Colton Orr scored his first NHL goal on February 9 against the Tampa Bay Lightning's Johan Holmqvist.

March

Darren Helm named to WHL Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team.

April

Colton Orr signed a two year contract extension with the New York Rangers.
Mike Sirant coached Denmark at the World Championship.

May

Darren Helm and the Medicine Hat Tigers won the Western Hockey League Championship.
Brodie Dupont signed a three-year entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.
Darren Helm named to Memorial Cup All-Star Team.
Barry Trotz named Sporting News NHL Coach of the Year.

2006-07 MJHL Season

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