The 2012–13 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 96th season of operation.

2012–13 MJHL season
LeagueManitoba Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games330
Number of teams11
Regular Season
First PlaceDauphin Kings
Season MVPGuillaume Naud
Top scorerJesse Sinatynski
Playoffs
Addison Division championsSteinbach Pistons
Sherwood Division championsDauphin Kings
Playoffs MVPCorey Koop
Turnbull Cup
ChampionsSteinbach Pistons
List of MJHL seasons

Season highlights

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  • The Winnipeg Saints are sold to a group from Virden in April 2012 and relocate to the southwestern Manitoba community. The team is renamed the Virden Oil Capitals and moves to the Sherwood Division. The Winnipeg Blues are now the sole team based in Winnipeg.[1]
  • The Steinbach Pistons are purchased by a group of local investors and become a community-owned organization.[2]
  • The league shortens its regular season schedule from 341 games to 330. Each team plays two fewer games as a result.
  • The league holds its annual showcase event October 4–6 at the MTS Iceplex.
  • The Steinbach Pistons join the MJHL playoffs for the first time in ten years, defeat the two-time defending champion Portage Terriers, and then upset the league's top two teams from the regular season, the Winnipeg Blues and Dauphin Kings, to win their organization's first ever Turnbull Cup.[3]
  • The Pistons qualify for the newly created Western Canada Cup, but do not advance past the round robin.

Standings

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Addison Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
Winnipeg Blues 60 45 14 1 91 266 164
Steinbach Pistons 60 31 25 4 66 224 207
Portage Terriers 60 32 27 1 65 187 187
Winkler Flyers 60 22 27 11 55 199 224
Selkirk Steelers 60 25 30 5 55 203 210
Sherwood Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
Dauphin Kings 60 47 11 2 96 266 149
OCN Blizzard 60 39 16 5 83 221 190
Swan Valley Stampeders 60 33 23 4 70 221 221
Waywayseecappo Wolverines 60 25 30 5 55 188 220
Virden Oil Capitals 60 18 34 8 44 155 212
Neepawa Natives 60 13 40 7 33 142 288

Playoffs

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Division semi-finals Division finals Finals
         
1 Winnipeg 4
4 Winkler 2
1 Winnipeg 2
Addision Division
2 Steinbach 4
2 Steinbach 4
3 Portage 3
2 Steinbach 4
1 Dauphin 2
1 Dauphin 4
4 Waywayseecappo 2
1 Dauphin 4
Sherwood Division
2 OCN 3
2 OCN 4
3 Swan Valley 1

Post MJHL playoffs

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Western Canada Cup

  • First year of the new format involving the four western leagues of the CJHL.
  • Steinbach Pistons finish fifth in the round robin and are eliminated from playoffs.

League awards

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CJHL awards

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  • CJHL Player of the Year (MJHL): Guillaume Naud, Dauphin
  • CJHL Rookie of the Year: Tristan Keck, Winkler

References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Saints sold, Virden to join MJHL". Hockey Manitoba. 2012-04-25.
  2. ^ "Steinbach Pistons Sold". Winnipeg Sun. 2012-08-08.
  3. ^ "Pistons win first ever MJHL championship; Koop wins MVP award". myWestman.ca. 2012-04-18.
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