2020–21 MJHL season

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The 2020–21 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 104th year of operation. The league was unable to complete the season for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2020–21 MJHL season
LeagueManitoba Junior Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games46[1]
Number of teams12
Regular Season
First Placenot awarded
Season MVPnot awarded
Top scorernot awarded
Turnbull Cup
ChampionsNot awarded
Playoff MVPNot awarded
List of MJHL seasons

Season notes

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  • The Winnipeg Freeze join the MJHL, bringing the league back to twelve teams for the first time since the St. James Canadians folded after the 2002–03 season.[2]
  • Kevin Saurette succeeds Kim Davis as commissioner.[3]
  • COVID-19 pandemic measures:
    • The league adopts a three division format with each team scheduled to play forty games instead of the customary sixty. Standings are based on winning percentage instead of points earned.[4]
    • All showcase events are cancelled.
    • The league suspends play on November 12, 2020 due to provincial health orders requiring the shutdown of all public sporting events. The remainder of the season and playoffs are officially cancelled on February 12, 2021.[1]
    • Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League cancel the 2021 ANAVET and Centennial Cups for the second consecutive year.[5]

Standings

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Standings when play halted on November 12, 2020:
Interior Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Win % GF GA
Virden Oil Capitals 9 8 0 1 0 17 .944 39 24
Portage Terriers 8 4 3 1 0 9 .563 25 25
Winkler Flyers 8 3 5 0 0 6 .375 23 28
Neepawa Natives 10 2 6 2 0 4 .300 23 38
Northwest Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Win % GF GA
Waywayseecappo Wolverines 10 7 3 0 0 14 .700 40 35
Swan Valley Stampeders 9 5 4 0 0 10 .556 41 37
Dauphin Kings 6 3 3 0 0 6 .500 26 21
OCN Blizzard 6 1 4 1 0 3 .250 23 32
Southeast Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts Win % GF GA
Winnipeg Blues 6 5 0 0 1 11 .917 30 10
Steinbach Pistons 7 5 1 0 0 11 .786 29 12
Selkirk Steelers 8 3 5 0 0 6 .375 16 29
Winnipeg Freeze 5 0 4 0 1 1 .100 6 30


References

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  1. ^ a b c "MJHL cancels remainder for the 2020-21 season". Discover Westman. February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Winnipeg Freeze join the MJHL". Global News. 2020-09-10.
  3. ^ "MJHL set to become first junior hockey league in Western Canada to start season". Winnipeg Sun. October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "MJHL announces 2020-21 Regular Season schedule". Manitoba Junior Hockey League. 2020-09-10.
  5. ^ "Hockey Canada statement on spring 2021 national championships". Hockey Canada. February 5, 2021.
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