The 2011–12 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 95th season of operation.
| 2011–12 MJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Manitoba Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 341 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Regular Season | |
| First Place | Dauphin Kings |
| Season MVP | Jayson Argue |
| Top scorer | Jesse Sinatynski |
| Playoffs | |
| Addison Division champions | Portage Terriers |
| Sherwood Division champions | Winnipeg Saints |
| Playoffs MVP | Kajon McKay |
| Turnbull Cup | |
| Champions | Portage Terriers |
Season highlights
edit- The Winnipeg Saints relocate to the St. James Civic Centre in Winnipeg. This is the final season for the Saints, who permanently relocate to Virden after season's end.[1]
- The Portage Terriers switch to the Addison division.
- The Terriers defeat the Saints in the final to win their second consecutive Turnbull Cup. The Saints are the first (and only) team in MJHL history to win a playoff round as a crossover team.
- The Neepawa Natives are involved in a hazing scandal after a 15-year-old player comes forward with allegations of sexual-based rookie hazing in the team's locker room. A $5,000 fine and 18 player suspensions are handed down by the league following an investigation. Neepawa's head coach/general manager and assistant coach are later handed indefinite suspensions. The club gains further negative publicity when they refuse to release or trade the player who brought the issue to light.[2]
Standings
edit| Addison Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Terriers | 62 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 89 | 265 | 185 |
| Winnipeg Blues | 62 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 81 | 249 | 202 |
| Winkler Flyers | 62 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 78 | 268 | 219 |
| Selkirk Steelers | 62 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 76 | 241 | 213 |
| Winnipeg Saints | 62 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 74 | 224 | 214 |
| Steinbach Pistons | 62 | 15 | 41 | 6 | 36 | 185 | 316 |
| Sherwood Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| Dauphin Kings | 62 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 87 | 248 | 193 |
| OCN Blizzard | 61 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 69 | 173 | 179 |
| Swan Valley Stampeders | 62 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 62 | 200 | 216 |
| Waywayseecappo Wolverines | 62 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 61 | 207 | 201 |
| Neepawa Natives | 61 | 12 | 45 | 4 | 28 | 166 | 288 |
Playoffs
edit| Division semi-finals | Division finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Portage | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Selkirk | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Portage | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Addision Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wpg Blues | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wpg Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Winkler | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Portage | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4* | Wpg Saints | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dauphin | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4* | Wpg Saints | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4* | Wpg Saints | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Sherwood Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | OCN | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | OCN | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Swan Valley | 2 | ||||||||||||
Post MJHL playoffs
edit- Portage Terriers defeated by Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-3. Terriers advance to Royal Bank Cup as Humboldt is the host team.
- Terriers finish fifth and eliminated from playoffs.[3]
League awards
edit- Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Jayson Argue, Swan Valley
- MJHL Top Goaltender Award: Jayson Argue, Swan Valley
- Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Brendan Kotyk, Dauphin
- Vince Leah Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Tanner Jago, Winkler
- Lorne Lyndon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Derek Gingera, Wpg Blues
- Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Don MacGillivray, Wpg Blues
- Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Jesse Sinatynski, Dauphin
- MJHL Playoff MVP: Kajon McKay, Portage
- CJAHL Player of the Year (MJHL): Jayson Argue, Swan Valley
References
edit- ^ "Junior A hockey returns to St. James this fall". Canstar Community News. 2011-07-06.
- ^ "Hazed and now no place to play". 2011-10-27.
- ^ "ANAVET CUP Terriers have mighty Humboldt in their sights". Winnipeg Free Press. 2012-04-19.