2015–16 MHL season

2015–16 MHL Season
LeagueMaritime Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationSeptember 10, 2015 – April 25, 2016
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)FastHockey
Finals championsPictou County Crushers
MHL seasons

The 2015–16 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 49th season in league history. Each team played 48 games.

At the end of the regular season, the league's 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
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
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


External links

  • Official website of the Maritime Junior Hockey League
  • Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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