2017–18 MHL season

2017–18 MHL Season
LeagueMaritime Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationTBD
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)FastHockey
Finals championsEdmundston Blizzard
MHL seasons

The 2017–18 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 51st season in league history. The season consisted of 50 games played by each MHL team.

At the end of the regular season, the league's top teams competed for the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy. The team successful in winning the Kent Cup competed for the 2018 Fred Page Cup to determine the Eastern Canadian Champion.

Team Changes

The Dieppe Commandos relocated from Dieppe to Edmundston and are now known as the Edmundston Blizzard

Regular-season Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; STK = Streak; x = Clinched playoff spot y = Clinched division; z = Clinched first overall

Final Standings

Eastlink South Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts.
Yarmouth Mariners 50 35 14 1 0 36 20 71
South Shore Lumberjacks 50 31 15 2 2 193 132 67
Amherst Ramblers 50 27 11 6 6 181 158 66
Truro Bearcats 50 28 20 1 1 150 130 58
Pictou County Crushers 50 21 24 3 2 157 173 47
Valley Wildcats 50 17 31 1 1 140 196 36
Eastlink North Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts.
Edmundston Blizzard 50 36 10 4 0 180 137 76
Summerside Western Capitals 50 33 16 1 0 213 142 67
Campbellton Tigers 50 24 22 2 2 134 158 52
Miramichi Timberwolves 50 23 21 3 3 163 162 52
Woodstock Slammers 50 13 29 6 2 120 188 34
County Aces 50 12 36 0 2 112 215 26

2018 playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Kent Cup Finals
         
1 Yarmouth 4
4 Truro 3
1 Yarmouth 4
South Division
2 South Shore 1
2 South Shore 4
3 Amherst 3
1 Edmundston 4
1 Yarmouth 2
1 Edmundston 4
4 Miramichi 0
1 Edmundston 4
North Division
2 Summerside 3
2 Summerside 4
3 Campbellton 1