2021–22 MJHL season explained

2021–22 MJHL season
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League:	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Sport:	Ice hockey
Pixels:	250
No Of Games:	324
No Of Teams:	12
Season:	Regular Season
Season Champs:	Steinbach Pistons
Season Champ Name:	First Place
Mvp:	Braden Fischer
Mvp Link:	Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award
Top Scorer:	Justin Svenson
Top Scorer Link:	Mike Ridley Trophy
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Conf1:	East Division
Conf2:	West Division
Finals:	Turnbull Cup
Finals Link:	Turnbull Cup
Finals Champ:	Dauphin Kings
Playoffs Mvp:	Carson Cherepak
Playoffs Mvp Link:	MJHL Playoff MVP
Seasonslist:	List of MJHL seasons
Seasonslistnames:	List of MJHL
Prevseason Link:	2020–21 MJHL season
Prevseason Year:	2020–21
Nextseason Link:	2022–23 MJHL season
Nextseason Year:	2022–23

The 2021–22 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 105th season of operation.

Season Highlights

• The MJHL returned to a two-division format.^[1]
• The Neepawa Natives changed their team name to the Titans.^[2]
• This was the first full season of play for the Winnipeg Freeze after the abbreviated 2020–21 season. The Freeze relocated to the Jonathon Toews Sportsplex in St. Vital, Winnipeg prior to the season.^[3]
• The MJHL Showcase was played from November 22 to 24, 2021 at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie.
• The Dauphin Kings defeated the Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-3 to win the Turnbull Cup.

Standings

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SO	Pts	GF	GA
	54	42	9	2	1	87	239	122
	54	33	16	3	2	71	201	153
	54	29	22	1	2	61	174	173
	54	24	24	4	4	54	185	200
	54	23	24	5	2	53	169	186
	54	10	40	4	0	24	146	297
West Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SO	Pts	GF	GA
	54	41	12	1	0	83	221	133
	54	33	18	2	1	69	241	187
	54	30	20	4	0	64	203	183
	54	22	27	1	4	49	169	192
	54	19	26	4	5	47	178	222
	54	18	29	3	4	43	148	226

Playoffs

Quarter-final round results

Series A - (E1) Steinbach Pistons vs (E4) Selkirk Steelers

Series B - (E2) Winkler Flyers vs (E3) Winnipeg Blues

Series C - (W1) Dauphin Kings vs (W4) Swan Valley Stampeders

Series D - (W2) Waywayseecappo Wolverines vs (W3) Virden Oil Capitals

Semi-final round results

Series E - (E1) Steinbach Pistons vs (W3) Virden Oil Capitals

Series F - (W1) Dauphin Kings vs. (E2) Winkler Flyers

Final round results

Series G - (E1) Steinbach Pistons vs. (W1) Dauphin Kings

Post MJHL playoffs

See also: 2022 Centennial Cup.

• Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League cancel all regional playoffs, including the ANAVET Cup, in favour of having all league champions advance directly to the 2022 Centennial Cup.^[4]
• The Dauphin Kings advance to the semi-final of the Centennial Cup, losing 2-0 to the Pickering Panthers. Carson Cherepak of the Kings, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the MJHL playoffs, is named tournament MVP.

League awards

• Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Braden Fischer, Virden Oil Capitals^[5]
• Ed Belfour Top Goaltender Trophy: Carson Cherepak, Dauphin Kings
• Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Parker Malchuk, Dauphin Kings
• Vince Leah Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Carson Buydens, Virden Oil Capitals
• Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Brayden Foreman, Winnipeg Blues
• Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Doug Hedley, Dauphin Kings
• Mike Ridley Trophy (Scoring Champion): Justin Svenson, Winkler Flyers
• MJHL Playoff MVP: Carson Cherepak, Dauphin Kings

External links

• MJHL Website
• 2021-22 MJHL season at HockeyDB.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: MJHL announces 2021-22 season overview. 2021-06-05. MJHL.
2. Web site: Neepawa hockey club renamed to Titans. 2021-06-21. The Brandon Sun.
3. News: Hockey season heating up for Winnipeg Freeze. 2021-08-17. Winnipeg Free Press.
4. News: Changes coming to the Centennial Cup in Saskatchewan. NortheastNow.com. 2022-03-29.
5. Web site: MJHL announces award winners & all-star team selections. 2022-03-09. Manitoba Junior Hockey League.