2015–16 MHL season
The 2015–16 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 49th season in league history. Each team played 48 games.
2015–16 MHL Season | |
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League | Maritime Junior Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Sept 10, 2015 - Apr 25, 2016 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | FastHockey |
Finals champions | Pictou County Crushers |
At the end of the regular season, the leagues top teams competed for the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy. The team successful in winning the Kent Cup had a chance to compete for the 2016 Fred Page Cup to determine the Eastern Canadian Champion, if successful in winning the team moved on to compete for the 2016 Royal Bank Cup to determine the 2016 Junior 'A' champion.
Team Changes
No team changes.
Regular Season Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; STK = Streak; x = Clinched Playoff Spot y = Clinched Division; z = Clinched First Overall
Final Standings
Eastlink South Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. | Stk |
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xy - Truro Bearcats | 48 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 134 | 116 | 58 | L1 |
x - Valley Wildcats | 48 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 179 | 165 | 57 | W1 |
x - Pictou County Crushers | 48 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 172 | 143 | 55 | L1 |
x - South Shore Lumberjacks | 48 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 142 | 51 | W1 |
Amherst Ramblers | 48 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 187 | 36 | W2 |
Yarmouth Mariners | 48 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 222 | 26 | L1 |
Eastlink North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts. | Stk |
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xyz - Summerside Western Capitals | 48 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 207 | 150 | 70 | W8 |
x - Woodstock Slammers | 48 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 197 | 124 | 70 | W1 |
x - Dieppe Commandos | 48 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 160 | 67 | W2 |
x - Campbellton Tigers | 48 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 152 | 143 | 55 | L2 |
Miramichi Timberwolves | 48 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 177 | 54 | L1 |
County Aces | 48 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 242 | 22 | L2 |
2016 MHL Playoff Bracket
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Kent Cup Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Truro Bearcats | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 1 | ||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||
3 | Pictou County Crushers | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Valley Wildcats | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pictou County Crushers | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pictou County Crushers | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dieppe Commandos | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Summerside Western Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Campbellton Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Summerside Western Capitals | 2 | ||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||
3 | Dieppe Commandos | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Woodstock Slammers | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dieppe Commandos | 4 | ||||||||||||
Quarter finals
- *= If Necessary
South Division Semi Final 1 (1) Truro Beatcats vs. (4) South Shore Lumberjacks
Sat Mar 19 | Truro Bearcats | 5-2 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Rath Eastlink Community Centre | ||||
Eli Jarvis (1) - 8:58 Josh Worthen (1) - 9:28 Connor Morrison (1) - pp - 13:28 |
First period | No Scoring | ||||||
Jimmy Soper (1) - pp - 19:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Braydon Blight (1) - 11:07 | Third period | 6:50 - Max Robitaille (1) 10:04 - Josh Shatford (1) | ||||||
Jacob Fancy (1-0-0) 31 saves/33 shots | Goalie stats | Adrian Clark (0-1-0) 7 saves/10 shots Bailey Stephens (0-0-0) 24 saves/24 shots |
Sun Mar 20 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 2-3 | 2OT | Truro Bearcats | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre |
Tue Mar 22 | Truro Bearcats | 1-4 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Rath Eastlink Community Centre |
Thu Mar 24 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 4-1 | Truro Bearcats | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre |
Sat Mar 26 | Truro Bearcats | 2-1 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Rath Eastlink Community Centre |
Mon Mar 28 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 2-1 | Truro Bearcats | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre |
Wed Mar 30 | Truro Bearcats | 2-5 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Rath Eastlink Community Centre |
South Shore wins series 4-3 | |
South Division Semi Final 2 (2) Valley Wildcats vs. (3) Pictou County Crushers
Fri Mar 18 | Valley Wildcats | 1-2 | Pictou County Crushers | Kings Mutual Century Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | 10:12 - pp - Regan Spears (1) 16:44 - Mark Kennedy (1) | ||||||
Matthew Nosella (1) - 8:41 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Vautour (1-0-0) 27 saves/28 shots | Goalie stats | Ryan Huestis (0-1-0) 29 saves/31 shots |
Sun Mar 20 | Pictou County Crushers | 3-2 | Valley Wildcats | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Tue Mar 22 | Valley Wildcats | 1-4 | Pictou County Crushers | Kings Mutual Century Centre |
Thu Mar 24 | Pictou County Crushers | 2-6 | Valley Wildcats | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Sat Mar 26 | Valley Wildcats | 4-1 | Pictou County Crushers | Kings Mutual Century Centre |
Mon Mar 28 | Pictou County Crushers | 5-1 | Valley Wildcats | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Pictou County wins series 4-2 | |
North Division Semi Final 1 (1) Summerside Western Capitals vs. (4) Campbellton Tigers
Thu Mar 17 | Summerside Western Capitals | 5-6 | Campbellton Tigers | Consolidated Credit Union Place | ||||
No scoring | First period | 3:40 - Malik Johnson (1) 3:58 - Eddie Blainville (1) 15:10 - William Basque (1) | ||||||
Alex Peddle (1) - pp - 1:11 Evan Morrison (1) - 1:22 Sam LeBlanc (1) - 14:08 |
Second period | 13:16 - Eddie Blainville (2) 15:42 - Pierre-Luc Lurette (1) 15:59 - Malik Johnson (2) | ||||||
Sam LeBlanc (2) - pp - 0:28 Evan Morrison (2) - 18:33 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Matt Williams (0-0-0) 18 saves/21 shots Kyle Michalovsky (0-1-0) 8 saves/11 shots |
Goalie stats | Rowan O'Brien (1-0-0) 32 saves/37 shots |
Sat Mar 19 | Campbellton Tigers | 5-4 | 2OT | Summerside Western Capitals | Memorial Civic Center |
Sun Mar 20 | Summerside Western Capitals | 4-2 | Campbellton Tigers | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
Tue Mar 22 | Campbellton Tigers | 7-3 | Summerside Western Capitals | Memorial Civic Center |
Thu Mar 24 | Summerside Western Capitals | 6-4 | Campbellton Tigers | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
Sat Mar 26 | Campbellton Tigers | 1-3 | Summerside Western Capitals | Memorial Civic Center |
Tue Mar 29 | Summerside Western Capitals | 4-1 | Campbellton Tigers | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
Summerside wins series 4-3 | |
North Division Semi Final 2 (2) Woodstock Slammers vs. (3) Dieppe Commandos
Thu Mar 17 | Woodstock Slammers | 5-2 | Dieppe Commandos | Carleton Civic Centre | ||||
No scoring | First period | 10:41 - Alex Lavoie (1) | ||||||
Riley Craft (1) - 1:40 Konner Haas (1) - 11:06 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Konner Haas (2) - 12:43 Jonny Erbs (1) - 14:55 Jarred Toole (1) - en - 18:32 |
Third period | 13:40 - Cody Drover (1) | ||||||
Zachary Fortin (1-0-0) 34 saves/36 shots | Goalie stats | Maxime Michaud (0-1-0) 18 saves/22 shots |
Sat Mar 19 | Dieppe Commandos | 4-2 | Woodstock Slammers | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Mon Mar 21 | Woodstock Slammers | 3-4 | Dieppe Commandos | Carleton Civic Centre |
Thu Mar 24 | Dieppe Commandos | 3-4 | 2OT | Woodstock Slammers | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Sat Mar 26 | Woodstock Slammers | 5-3 | Dieppe Commandos | Carleton Civic Centre |
Mon Mar 28 | Dieppe Commandos | 4-2 | Woodstock Slammers | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Wed Mar 30 | Woodstock Slammers | 0-1 | Dieppe Commandos | Carleton Civic Centre |
Dieppe wins series 4-3 | |
Semi finals
South Division Finals (3) Pictou County Crushers vs (4) Shouth Shore Lumberjacks
Fri Apr 1 | Pictou County Crushers | 4-1 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Sun Apr 3 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 4-1 | Pictou County Crushers | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre |
Tue Apr 5 | Pictou County Crushers | 3-0 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Thu Apr 7 | South Shore Lumberjacks | 3-6 | Pictou County Crushers | Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre |
Sun Apr 10 | Pictou County Crushers | 9-0 | South Shore Lumberjacks | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Pictou County wins series 4-1 | |
North Division Finals (1) Summerside Western Capitals vs (3) Dieppe Commandos
Sat Apr 2 | Summerside Western Capitals | 3-2 | Dieppe Commandos | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
Mon Apr 4 | Dieppe Commandos | 4-2 | Summerside Western Capitals | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Wed Apr 6 | Summerside Western Capitals | 4-5 | OT | Dieppe Commandos | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
Sat Apr 9 | Dieppe Commandos | 5-1 | Summerside Western Capitals | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Sun Apr 10 | Summerside Western Capitals | 4-3 | Dieppe Commandos | Consolidated Credit Union Place |
Tue Apr 12 | Dieppe Commandos | 3-2 | 2OT | Summerside Western Capitals | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Dieppe wins series 4-2 | |
Kent Cup Finals
Kent Cup Finals (3) Dieppe Commandos vs (3) Pictou County Crushers
Fri Apr 15 | Dieppe Commandos | 4-1 | Pictou County Crushers | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Sun Apr 17 | Pictou County Crushers | 4-1 | Dieppe Commandos | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Wed Apr 20 | Dieppe Commandos | 0-7 | Pictou County Crushers | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Thu Apr 21 | Pictou County Crushers | 1-3 | Dieppe Commandos | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Sat Apr 23 | Dieppe Commandos | 3-4 | Pictou County Crushers | Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena |
Mon Apr 25 | Pictou County Crushers | 4-3 | 2OT | Dieppe Commandos | Pictou County Wellness Centre |
Pictou County wins series 4-2 | |