This is the 2017-18 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season, the League's hundred and first season.

Preceded by 2016-17 MJHL Season	MJHL seasons	Succeeded by 2018-19 MJHL Season

League NotesEdit

League announced partnership agreement with HockeyTech, the worldwide leader in providing hockey-related technologies, analytics, and information services.
Bantam Draft held in Winnipeg on June 4th.
League schedules first-ever Prospect Development Camp for July 27th to 30th at the Seven Oaks Arena.
League schedules Showcase for December 11th to 13th in Winnipeg at the MTS IcePlex.
League announced they will hold a U.S. Prospects Camp in Grand Forks, May 12 & 13, 2018.
League launched a mobile app for smart phones and tablets.
SJHL and MJHL announced the 1st MJHL/SJHL Showcase to be held in Regina, January 15th and 16th.
MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis appointed a vice-chair with the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
League produced a new promotional video aimed at promoting the league and attracting players.
League renamed Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Award to Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy.
CJHL announced the return of the ANAVET Cup series.

Regular SeasonEdit

Team		GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Steinbach Pistons	60	48	8	2	2	296	130	100
2	Virden Oil Capitals	60	40	17	2	1	268	181	83
3	Portage Terriers	60	38	16	3	3	251	163	82
4	OCN Blizzard	60	32	20	5	3	209	192	72
5	Winkler Flyers	60	35	25	0	0	205	175	70
6	Winnipeg Blues	60	31	22	5	2	215	220	69
7	Selkirk Steelers	60	31	25	3	1	192	206	66
8	Swan Valley Stampeders	60	28	25	6	1	206	206	63
9	Neepawa Natives	60	25	31	3	1	215	250	54
10	Dauphin Kings	60	14	44	1	1	148	289	30
11	Waywayseecappo Wolverines	60	8	48	3	1	130	323	20

PlayoffsEdit

Quarter-Finals			Semi-Finals			Turnbull Cup Final

1	Steinbach	4
8	Swan Valley	0
			1	Steinbach	4

			6	Winnipeg	2
2	Virden	4

7	Selkirk	1
						1	Steinbach	4
						2	Virden	2
3	Portage	2
6	Winnipeg	4
			2	Virden	4

			5	Winkler	0
4	OCN	2

5	Winkler	4

Manitoba / Saskatchewan PlayoffEdit

Anavet Cup Championship

Steinbach defeated Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) 4-games-to-2 Drew Worrad from Steinbach selected MVP see 2018 Anavet Cup

Canada Championship TournamentEdit

RBC Cup Championship

Steinbach failed to qualify for playoffs see 2018 RBC Cup

CJHL World Junior A ChallengeEdit

selected to Team Canada West
Player	Position	Team
Riese Gaber	Forward	Steinbach Pistons

see 2017 World Junior A Challenge

CJHL Prospects GameEdit

selected to Team Canada West
Player	Position	Team
Riese Gaber	Forward	Steinbach Pistons
Matthew Thiessen	Goaltender	Steinbach Pistons

see 2018 CJHL Prospects Game

SJHL / MJHL ShowcaseEdit

see 2018 SJHL / MJHL Showcase

In Season AwardsEdit

CJHL 3 Stars of the Month
Player of the Week		Players of the Month	Peak Performer of the Month
Star	Month	Player	Team
3	November	Lasse Petersen	Portage Terriers
3	December	Matthew Thiessen	Steinbach Pistons

League LeadersEdit

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Dexter Kuczek	Winnipeg Blues	92
Most Goals	Tyler Kirkup	Virden Oil Capitals	40
Most Assists	Kirklan Lycar	Virden Oil Capitals	57
Top Goals Against Average	Matthew Thiessen	Steinbach Pistons	2.06

Scoring LeadersEdit

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Dexter Kuczek	Winnipeg Blues	37	55	92
2	Bradley Schoonbaert	Steinbach Pistons	36	55	91
3	Matt Christian	Winkler Flyers	32	49	81
3	Jeremey Leipsic	Portage Terriers	28	53	81
5	Tyler Kirkup	Virden Oil Capitals	40	35	75
5	Drew Worrad	Steinbach Pistons	26	49	75
7	Levi Cudmore	Winnipeg Blues	31	41	72
8	Keaton Jameson	Swan Valley Stampeders	22	48	70
9	Jordan Martin	Neepawa Natives	16	52	68
10	Connor Barley	Selkirk Steelers	35	32	67
10	Kirklan Lycar	Virden Oil Capitals	10	57	67

AwardsEdit

Trophy	Winner	Team
MVP	Dexter Kuczek	Winnipeg Blues
Top Goaltender	Troy Martyniuk	Winkler Flyers
Top Defenseman	Darby Gula	Steinbach Pistons
Rookie of the Year	Justin Lee	Virden Oil Capitals
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship	Drew Worrad	Steinbach Pistons
Coach of the Year	Paul Dyck	Steinbach Pistons
Scoring Champion	Dexter Kuczek	Winnipeg Blues
Playoff MVP	Drew Worrad	Steinbach Pistons

ScholarshipsEdit

Scholarship	Player	Team
RBC Financial Group	Mitch Dyck	Winkler Flyers
MJHL Scholarship Fund	Mitch Dyck	Winkler Flyers
	Dexter Kuczek	Winnipeg Blues
	Nolan McGuire	Winkler Flyers
Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba	Ashton Anderson	Neepawa Natives

All-Star TeamsEdit

First All-Star Team Dexter Kuczek • Bradley Schoonbaert • Drew Worrad Winnipeg Blues • Steinbach Pistons • Steinbach Pistons Mackenzie Dwyer • Darby Gula Portage Terriers • Steinbach Pistons Matthew Thiessen Steinbach Pistons Second All-Star Team Chase Brakel • Tyler Kirkup • Jeremey Leipsic Portage Terriers • Virden Oil Capitals • Portage Terriers Brendan Bartlett • Mitch Dyck Winnipeg Blues • Winkler Flyers Troy Martyniuk Winkler Flyers Rookie All-Star Team Austin Heidemann • Jaymes Knee • Matt Osadick Steinbach Pistons • Dauphin Kings • Swan Valley Stampeders Michael Ladyman • Justin Lee Winnipeg Blues • Virden Oil Capitals Matthew Thiessen Steinbach Pistons

Alumni NewsEdit

see 2017-18 MJHL Alumni News

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