2012-13 MWJHL Season

This is the 2012-13 Midwest Junior Hockey League season.

Season Standings

Team                      GP    W    L    T  OTL   GF    GA     P
Hartland Hounds           48    47   0    -   1    307   83     95
Soo Firehawks             48    37   7    -   4    288   151    78
Tennyson Chevrolet        48    36   9    -   3    237   125    75
Bloomington Blaze         48    28   16   -   4    201   182    60
Michigan Ice Dogs         48    28   19   -   1    217   201    57
Rhinelander Street Cats   48    20   24   -   4    209   293    44
Holland River Bandits     48    17   26   -   5    225   292    39
Michigan Grrrowl          48    18   28   -   2    178   236    38
Great Lakes Lightning     48    5    41   -   2    116   353    12
Dayton Aeros              48    4    42    -  2    50    112    10

The Dayton Aeros disbanded after playing their November 11, 2012 game.  The rest of their schedule was considered 1-0 forfeits.  Their record at the time was 4-6-2 they scored 50 goals and allowed 76.  The final standings above included the 36 forfeits.

Playoffs

Format

The top four teams qualified for the playoffs. Each round was a best-of-three format.

Semifinals

• Hartland Hounds defeated Bloomington Blaze, two games to none, 1-0, 9-2
• Tennyson Chevrolet defeated Soo Firehawks, two games to none, 7-1, 6-3

Finals

• Hartland Hounds defeated Tennyson Hounds, two games to none, 6-1, 3-2

League Awards

• Forward of the Year – Nick Murphy, Soo Firehawks
• Defenseman of the Year – Kevin Killips, Soo Firehawks
• Goaltender of the Year – Andrew Brownlee, Hartland Hounds
• Coach of the Year – Randy Montrose, Hartland Hounds
• Organization of the Year – Hartland Hounds

2012-13 All-MWJHL Team

The league named a squad of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 3 goaltenders to it's all-league team.

Forwards

Peter Carlin, Rhinelander Street Cats (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Matt Donley, Bloomington Jr. Blaze (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.)
Alex Drulia, Soo Firehawks (Fort Erie, Ont.)
Jake Henrikson, Hartland Hounds (Commerce, Mich.)
Thomas Kerr, Hartland Hounds (Howell, Mich.)
Cam Miglia, Hartland Hounds (Brighton, Mich.)
Nick Murphy, Soo Firehawks (Waterford, Mich.)
Abram Prince, Holland River Bandits (Holland, Mich.)
Steven Smoltz, Bloomington Jr. Blaze (Livonia, Mich.)
Bryce Stenstrom, Holland River Bandits (Hampshire, Ill.)
James Subu, Michigan Ice Dogs (Rives Junction, Mich.)
Devan Vander Wyk, Rhinelander Street Cats (Agassiz, B.C.)

Defensemen 

Tommy Emer, Tennyson Chevrolet (Leonard, Mich.)

Todd Huotari, Rhinelander Street Cats (Ontonagon, Mich.)
Kevin Killips, Soo Firehawks (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.)
P.J. Krystyniak, Hartland Hounds (Howell, Mich.)
Andrew Shalawylo, Great Lakes Lightning (Clinton Township, Mich.)
Tyler Textor, Michigan Ice Dogs (Erie, Mich.)

Goaltenders

Andrew Brownlee, Hartland Hounds (Fowlerville, Mich.)
Gavin Carlson, Bloomington Jr. Blaze (Palatine, Ill.)
Brandon Hansen, Soo Firehawks (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)