2014–15 MJHL season

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2014–15 MJHL season
LeagueManitoba Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games330
Number of teams11
Regular Season
First PlacePortage Terriers
Season MVPTristan Keck
Top scorerZach Waldvogel
Turnbull Cup
ChampionsPortage Terriers
  Runners-upSteinbach Pistons
Playoff MVPDane Schioler
List of MJHL seasons

The 2014–15 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 98th season of operation.

The Portage Terriers dominated the MJHL from start to finish this season, posting the best winning percentage in league history and going undefeated in the playoffs, to win their ninth Turnbull Cup. After finishing second at the 2015 Western Canada Cup, the Terriers hosted the 2015 Royal Bank Cup in Portage la Prairie and became the first Manitoba team since 1974 to win the national Junior "A" championship.

Season highlights[]

  • The league eliminates the Addison and Sherwood Divisions and adopts a balanced 60-game schedule for each team.[1]
  • Rule change: in accordance with Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) guidelines, players penalized for fighting are assessed a game misconduct penalty. This rule change is part of a multi-year initiative to reduce fighting in junior hockey.[2]
  • Portage Terriers national championship season
    • Set MJHL record for highest single-season winning percentage.[3]
    • Go undefeated in the MJHL playoffs to win the Turnbull Cup.
    • Host and win the 2015 Royal Bank Cup in Portage la Prairie, the first national Junior "A" champion from Manitoba since 1974.
    • Head coach Blake Spiller is named CJHL Coach of the Year.

Standings[]

GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
Portage Terriers 60 53 3 1 3 110 285 120
Steinbach Pistons 60 39 14 2 5 85 218 150
Winnipeg Blues 60 38 15 2 5 83 231 181
Winkler Flyers 60 31 17 3 9 74 204 185
Virden Oil Capitals 60 30 20 6 4 70 202 191
Swan Valley Stampeders 60 29 26 3 3 64 177 198
Selkirk Steelers 60 29 29 1 1 60 181 201
Waywayseecappo Wolverines 60 24 31 0 5 53 148 192
Dauphin Kings 60 23 32 2 4 52 166 217
OCN Blizzard 60 20 35 2 3 45 167 230
Neepawa Natives 60 15 42 2 1 33 141 255

Playoffs[]

  Survivor Series Quarter-finals Semi-finals Turnbull Cup Finals
                                     
  1  Portage 4  
8  Waywayseecappo 0  
7  Selkirk 2     1  Portage 4  
10  OCN 0     5  Virden 0  
2  Steinbach 4
  7  Selkirk 0  
(Pairings are re-seeded after each round)   1  Portage 4
  2  Steinbach 0
  3  Winnipeg 4  
6  Swan Valley 0  
8  Waywayseecappo 2     2  Steinbach 4
9  Dauphin 0     3  Winnipeg 1  
4  Winkler 2
  5  Virden 4  

Post MJHL playoffs[]

Western Canada Cup

Royal Bank Cup

  • Portage Terriers (host team) finish first in the round robin; defeat Melfort Mustangs 6-1 in semi-final; defeat Carleton Place Canadians 5-2 in the final to win the national Junior 'A' championship.

League awards[]

  • Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Tristan Keck, Winkler
  • MJHL Top Goaltender Award: Nick Deery, Steinbach
  • Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Tanner Jago, Portage
  • Vince Leah Trophy (Rookie of the Year): James Shearer, Steinbach
  • Lorne Lyndon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Brad Bowles, Portage
  • Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Blake Spiller, Portage
  • Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Zack Waldvogel, Portage
  • MJHL Playoff MVP: Dane Schioler, Portage

CJHL awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "MJHL switches to one division, new playoff format". MyToba.ca. 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Significant Rule Change in CJHL". Manitoba Junior Hockey League. 24 October 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Terriers end memorable regular season with a win". Portage Daily Graphic. 2015-03-03.

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