| 2013–14 MHL Season | |
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| League: | Maritime Junior Hockey League |
| Sport: | Hockey |
| Duration: | Preseason August 29, 2013 – September 9, 2013 Regular season September 13, 2013 – March 8, 2014 Playoffs March 10, 2014 – April 24, 2014 |
| Finals Champ: | Truro Bearcats |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Tv: | FastHockey |
| Seasonslistnames: | MHL |
| Prevseason Year: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 47th season in league history. The season consisted of 52 games played by each MHL team.
Upon completion the Truro Bearcats won the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy against the Dieppe Commandos 4 games to 2. The Kent Cup champion Truro Bearcats met the Inouk de Granby (QJAAAHL Champs), the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL champs) and the Saint-Jérôme Panthers (host) in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec to determine the Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup champion. At tournaments end the Carleton Place Canadians won the Fred Page Cup, the Bearcats finished 3rd.
The 2013-14 season was the first time in 5 seasons that Summerside or Woodstock did not won the Kent Cup.
The Metro Shipbuliders relocated from Dartmouth to Kentville and renamed the Valley Wildcats.
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. | |||
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| z-Truro Bearcats | 52 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 131 | 79< | -- L10 --> | ||
| align=left | x-Pictou County Crushers | 52 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 137 | 75 | ||
| align=left | x-Amherst Ramblers | 52 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 162 | 65 < | -- L10 --> | |
| align=left | x-Yarmouth Mariners | 52 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 183 | 65< | -- L10 --> | |
| align=left | 52 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 141 | 204 | 43< | -- L10 --> | ||
| align=left | Bridgewater Lumberjacks | 52 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 269 | 17< | -- L10 --> |
| Roger Meek Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. | |||
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| y-Miramichi Timberwolves | 52 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 234 | 141 | 79< | -- L10 --> | ||
| align=left | x-Dieppe Commandos | 52 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 200 | 179 | 63< | -- L10 --> | |
| align=left | 52 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 187 | 60< | -- L10 --> | ||
| align=left | x-Summerside Western Capitals | 52 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 178 | 187 | 53< | -- L10 --> | |
| align=left | Campbellton Tigers | 52 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 246 | 22< | -- L10 --> |
The Valley Wildcats (2-0) came into this series as the underdogs after being dominated by the Yarmouth Mariners in the regular season. In game one Valley had proved many people wrong by winning it and beating Yarmouth for the seasons second time. In game 2 Valley managed to edge the Mariners 3-2 in OT to advance to the Eastlink Division semi-finals.
(4) Yarmouth Mariners Vs. (5) Valley Wildcats
After the Valley Wildcats (2-4) stunned the Yarmouth Mariners in the mini-series they could not pull off a series victory against the Truro Bearcats. Valley was heavily out shout and out scored in this series. Truro managed to get a whopping 24 pucks past Valley in 4 games while Valley managed just 6. Truro ended up sweeping the series and advancing to the Eastlink Division finals.
The Pictou County Crushers (4-3) managed to edge the Amherst Ramblers (3-4) in seven games in a home team advantage series. Pictou County luckily clinched home ice advantage in this series by finishing ahead of Amherst. The home team won all seven games of the best of seven set. Pictou County with the series victory moved on to the Eastlink Division finals.
The Truro Bearcats(12-2) defeated the Dieppe Commandos (10-7) 4 games to 2 to win the 2014 Kent Cup. During the series the Bearcats showed to their home fans that they have come to play this season and to win, but the Commandos showed at home that they also were there to play and win. But after all was said and done the favored Bearcats emerged as league champions. The Bearcats will now advance to the Fred Page Cup for a chance to defend their cup and a chance to advance to the Royal Bank Cup for the second straight year.
Hosted by the St. Jerome Panthers in Saint-Jerome, Quebec
Fred Page Cup Tournament
Key; x = Clinched championship round berth; y = Clinched first overall
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All Star Team
Individual Awards