2012–13 MHL season

2012–13 MHL Season
LeagueMaritime Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 13, 2012 – March 8, 2013
Playoffs
March 11, 2013 – April 24, 2013
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)FastHockey
Finals championsSummerside Western Capitals
MHL seasons

The 2012–13 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 46th season in league history. The season consisted of 52 games played by each MHL team.

Upon completion of the regular season, the top qualifying teams will play down for the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy. The Kent Cup champion will then meet the top teams of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League and Central Canada Hockey League in a host city to determine the Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup champion.

The Summerside Western Capitals won the 2013 Kent Cup by losing only 1 game throughout the entire MHL playoffs.

The Fred Page Cup was hosted and won by the Truro Bearcats in 2013 with the Summerside Western Capitals the runners-up. The 2013 RBC cup Was hosted by the Summerside Western Capitals they finished 2nd while Truro finished 5th.

Team Changes

The Metro Marauders were renamed the Metro Shipbuliders.

Regular season standings

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; X - Clinched Playoff spot; Y - Clinched Division; Z- Clinched first overall

Eastlink Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts.
y-Truro Bearcats 52 38 9 0 5 226 124 81
x-Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners 52 37 10 2 3 215 139 79
x-Amherst Ramblers 52 32 14 4 2 216 153 70
x-Pictou County Weeks Crushers 52 28 19 4 1 299 185 61
x-Bridgewater Lumberjacks 52 10 39 0 3 144 255 23
Metro Shipbuilders 52 4 46 1 1 124 287 10
Roger Meek Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts.
z-Summerside Western Capitals 52 43 7 2 0 222 119 88
x-Woodstock Slammers 52 29 17 2 4 207 181 64
x-Dieppe Commandos 52 27 20 1 4 212 201 59
x-Miramichi Timberwolves 52 26 24 0 3 180 214 54
Campbellton Tigers 52 12 36 1 3 137 224 28

2013 MHL Playoff bracket

Eastlink Division Best 2 of 3 Mini Series Winner Plays Truro
   
4 Pictou County Crushers 2
5 Bridgewater Lumberjacks 0
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Kent Cup Finals
         
1 Truro Bearcats 4
4 Pictou County Crushers 3
1 Truro Bearcats 4
Eastlink Division
3 Amherst Ramblers 2
2 Yarmouth Mariners 2
3 Amherst Ramblers 4
2 Truro Bearcats 1
1 Summerside Western Capitals 4
1 Summerside Western Capitals 4
4 Miramichi Timberwolves 0
1 Summerside Western Capitals 4
Roger Meek Division
2 Woodstock Slammers 0
2 Woodstock Slammers 4
3 Dieppe Commandos 1
  • * = If Necessary

(4) Pictou County Crushers Vs. (5) Bridgewater Lumberjacks

March 11 Bridgewater Lumberjacks 3 - 5 Pictou County Crushers Bridgewater Memorial Arena
March 13 Pictou County Crushers 7 - 1 Bridgewater Lumberjacks Pictou County Wellness Centre
Pictou County wins series 2 - 0


Round one

(1) Meek Semi-final 1 Summerside Western Capitals Vs. (4) Miramichi Timberwolves

March 17 Summerside Western Capitals 4 - 2 Miramichi Timberwolves Consolidated Credit Union Place
March 19 Miramichi Timberwolves 1 - 2 Summerside Western Capitals Miramichi Civic Centre
March 21 Summerside Western Capitals 8 - 2 Miramichi Timberwolves Consolidated Credit Union Place
March 23 Miramichi Timberwolves 3 - 5 Summerside Western Capitals Miramichi Civic Centre
Summerside Wins Series 4 - 0


Meek Semi-final 2 (2) Woodstock Slammers vs. (3) Dieppe Commandos

March 16 Woodstock Slammers 6 - 0 Dieppe Commandos Carleton Civic Center
March 20 Dieppe Commandos 3 - 6 Woodstock Slammers Arthur-J-LeBlanc Centre
March 22 Woodstock Slammers 6 - 2 Dieppe Commandos Carleton Civic Center
March 24 Dieppe Commandos 2 - 1 2OT Woodstock Slammers Arthur-J-LeBlanc Centre
March 26 Woodstock Slammers 5 - 4 OT Dieppe Commandos Carleton Civic Center
Woodstock wins series 4 – 1


March 16 Truro Bearcats 1 - 3 Pictou County Crushers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
March 19 Pictou County Crushers 4 - 3 Truro Bearcats Pictou County Wellness Centre
March 21 Truro Bearcats 6 - 3 Pictou County Crushers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
March 23 Pictou County Crushers 3 - 5 Truro Bearcats Pictou County Wellness Centre
March 26 Truro Bearcats 2 - 1 2OT Pictou County Crushers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
March 28 Pictou County Crushers 4 - 2 Truro Bearcats Pictou County Wellness Centre
March 30 Truro Bearcats 3 - 1 Pictou County Crushers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Truro wins series 4 – 3


March 17 Yarmouth Mariners 4 - 5 Amherst Ramblers Mariners Centre
March 19 Amherst Ramblers 3 - 2 Yarmouth Mariners Amherst Stadium
March 21 Yarmouth Mariners 4 - 2 Amherst Ramblers Mariners Centre
March 23 Amherst Ramblers 2 - 4 Yarmouth Mariners Amherst Stadium
March 26 Yarmouth Mariners 3 - 4 2OT Amherst Ramblers Mariners Centre
March 28 Amherst Ramblers 2 - 0 Yarmouth Mariners Amherst Stadium
Amherst wins series 4 – 2


Round two

Meek Final(1) Summerside Western Capitals Vs. (2) Woodstock Slammers

March 31 Summerside Western Capitals 5 - 1 Woodstock Slammers Consolidated Credit Union Place
April 2 Woodstock Slammers 2 - 5 Summerside Western Capitals Carleton Civic Center
April 5 Summerside Western Capitals 6 - 2 Woodstock Slammers Consolidated Credit Union Place
April 7 Woodstock Slammers 1 - 5 Summerside Western Capitals Carleton Civic Center
Summerside wins series 4 - 0


April 2 Truro Bearcats 2 - 3 Amherst Ramblers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
April 5 Amherst Ramblers 3 - 5 Truro Bearcats Amherst Stadium
April 7 Truro Bearcats 7 - 2 Amherst Ramblers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
April 9 Amherst Ramblers 4 - 3 Truro Bearcats Amherst Stadium
April 10 Truro Bearcats 3 - 2 Amherst Ramblers Rath Eastlink Community Centre
April 13 Amherst Ramblers 2 - 4 Truro Bearcats Amherst Stadium
Truro Wins series 4 - 2


Kent Cup Finals

Kent Cup final (1) Summerside Western Capitals vs. (2) Truro Bearcats

April 16 Summerside Western Capitals 4 - 3 Truro Bearcats Consolidated Credit Union Place
April 19 Truro Bearcats 4 - 3 2OT Summerside Western Capitals Rath Eastlink Community Centre
April 21 Summerside Western Capitals 3 - 2 Truro Bearcats Consolidated Credit Union Place
April 22 Truro Bearcats 2 - 3 2OT Summerside Western Capitals Rath Eastlink Community Centre
April 24 Summerside Western Capitals 3 - 0 Truro Bearcats Consolidated Credit Union Place
Summerside wins series 4 - 1