2017–18 MJHL season

Sports season

2017–18 MJHL season
League	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Number of games	330
Number of teams	11
Regular Season
First Place	Steinbach Pistons
Season MVP	Dexter Kuczek
Top scorer	Dexter Kuczek
Turnbull Cup
Champions	Steinbach Pistons
Runners-up	Virden Oil Capitals
Playoff MVP	Drew Worrad
List of MJHL seasons
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The 2017–18 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 101st year of operation. The Steinbach Pistons finished with best regular season record for the second consecutive year and defeated the Virden Oil Capitals to win their second Turnbull Cup.

Season notes

The annual Showcase takes place at the MTS Iceplex December 10–11, 2017.^[1]
The MJHL and SJHL hold a joint showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan January 15–16, 2018.^[2]
The league announces the annual Prospects Development Camp takes place in Winnipeg July 26–29, 2018. A U.S. Prospects Camp is held in Grand Forks, North Dakota in May 2018.^[3]
The MJHL announces that the Lyndon Lorne Memorial Trophy will be retired and replaced by the Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy.^[4]
The league reduces the number of 20-year old players each team can play in a game from nine to eight.^[5]
Steinbach Pistons head coach Paul Dyck registers his 250th MJHL win as a coach in his 376th game, the fastest to reach that milestone in league history.^[6]
The MJHL delays the second game of the Turnbull Cup finals by four days in response to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan on April 6, 2018.^[7] The Steinbach Pistons defeat the Virden Oil Capitals 4-games-to-2 to win their second league championship.
The ANAVET Cup is re-instated after Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League discontinue the Western Canada Cup. The Steinbach Pistons defeat the Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2 to win the ANAVET Cup.
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Steinbach Pistons goaltender Matthew Thiessen is selected in 7th round, 192nd pick overall by the Vancouver Canucks.

Standings

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

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Turnbull Cup Finals

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

Post MJHL playoffs

ANAVET Cup

Steinbach Pistons defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

2018 Royal Bank Cup

Steinbach Pistons finish fifth in the round robin and are eliminated from playoffs.

League awards

Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Dexter Kuczek, Winnipeg
MJHL Top Goaltender Award: Troy Martyniuk, Winkler
Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Darby Gula, Steinbach
Vince Leah Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Justin Lee, Virden
Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Drew Worrad, Steinbach
Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Paul Dyck, Steinbach
Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Dexter Kuczek, Winnipeg
MJHL Playoff MVP: Drew Worrad, Steinbach

References

^ "Showcase 2017". MJHL. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
^ "MJHL Announces Rosters for SJHL/MJHL Showcase". The Pas Online. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
^ "Prospect Camp". MJHL. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
^ "MJHL Establishes Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy". MJHL. 2018-02-21.
^ "MJHL Getting Younger". MJHL. 2018-06-08.
^ "PISTONS' HEAD COACH REFLECTS ON 250 REGULAR SEASON WINS". MJHL. 2018-02-09.
^ "MJHL Postpones Sunday's Playoff Game". MJHL. Retrieved 2018-04-07.