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This is the 1997-98 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

League Notes[]

Southeast Blades return after a one year leave of absence.

Regular Season[]

Team GP W L T SOL GF GA PTS
Addison Division
Winnipeg South Blues 62 30 30 0 2 247 259 62
St. James Canadians 62 29 30 1 2 254 247 61
Selkirk Steelers 62 26 35 1 0 226 271 53
St. Boniface Saints 62 22 37 1 2 214 262 47
Southeast Blades 62 20 38 2 2 231 300 44
Allard Division
Winkler Flyers 62 44 15 1 2 286 197 91
OCN Blizzard 61 42 18 1 0 285 202 85
Portage Terriers 62 39 17 1 5 271 204 84
Neepawa Natives 61 29 29 0 3 264 272 61
Dauphin Kings 62 24 38 0 0 226 285 48

Playoffs[]

Division Semi-Finals Division Finals Turnbull Cup Championship
         
1 Winnipeg South Blues 4
4 St. Boniface Saints 3
1 Winnipeg South Blues 1
Addison Division
2 St. James Canadians 4
2 St. James Canadians 4
3 Selkirk Steelers 2
2 St. James Canadians 1
1 Winkler Flyers 4
1 Winkler Flyers 4
4 Neepawa Natives 1
1 Winkler Flyers 4
Allard Division
2 OCN Blizzard 1
2 OCN Blizzard 4
3 Portage Terriers 2


Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff[]

Anavet Cup Championship
Winkler lost to Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 4-games-to-3
see 1998 Anavet Cup

All-Star Game[]

The MJHL All-Star Game was held on Saturday, January 31, in Dauphin, with the Addison Division edging the Allard Division 5-4. Andrew McPherson of the host Dauphin Kings was named game MVP, while Cliff Duchesne and Jamie Brewster were named players of the games for their respective Allard and Addision teams.

see 1998 MJHL All-Star Game

Players of the Month[]

October Player Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues
Goaltender Eric Pateman Winkler Flyers
Defenseman Barrett Labossiere OCN Blizzard
Rookie Nolan Ploegman St. James Canadians
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March Player
(tie)
Ryan Brunel Winkler Flyers
Jeff McGill Winkler Flyers
Goaltender Eric Pateman Winkler Flyers
Defenseman Scott Ribble St. James Canadians
Rookie Joel Nedecky St. James Canadians

League Leaders[]

Category Player Team Amount
Most Points Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues 112
Most Goals Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues 61
Most Assists Jessi Otis Portage Terriers 66
Top Goals Against Average Jeremy Tucker Portage Terriers 2.48

Scoring Leaders[]

Rank Player Team G A Pts
1 Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues 61 51 112
2 Morgan Kotz Selkirk Steelers 33 64 97
3 Kevin Vandewater St. James Canadians 41 53 94
4 Jessi Otis Portage Terriers 27 66 93
5 Cliff Duchesne OCN Blizzard 36 54 90
6 Ryan Brunel Winkler Flyers 42 46 88
7 David Burgess Winkler Flyers 34 53 87
Chad Taylor St. James Canadians 28 59 87
9 Andrew Kirk Southeast Blades 44 41 85
Jamie Brewster Winnipeg South Blues 27 58 85

Awards[]

Trophy Winner Team
MVP Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues
Top Goaltender Eric Pateman Winkler Flyers
Top Defenseman Scott Ribble St. James Canadians
Rookie of the Year Andrew Kirk Southeast Blades
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship David Burgess Winkler Flyers
Coach of the Year Bob Miller Portage Terriers
Scoring Champion Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues
Playoff MVP Laird Laluk Winkler Flyers

CJAHL Awards[]

Player Team Category
Jedd Crumb Winnipeg South Blues Most Goals
MJHL Player of the Year
co-runner-up
CJAHL Player of the Year

Scholarships[]

Scholarship Player Team
Ken "Friar" Nicolson Award Jessi Otis Portage Terriers
RBC Financial Group (MJHL) Kevin Vandewater St. James Canadians

All-Star Teams[]

All-Star Team
David BurgessJedd CrumbCliff Duchesne
Winkler FlyersWinnipeg South BluesOCN Blizzard
Scott RibbleBarrett Labossiere
St. James CanadiansOCN Blizzard
Eric Pateman
Winkler Flyers
Rookie All-Star Team
Andrew KirkShaun RoseRon Shingoose
Southeast BladesOCN BlizzardNeepawa Natives
Garnet ExelbyKevin Wilson
Winnipeg South BluesOCN Blizzard
Joey Fontaine
St. Boniface Saints

Alumni news

in the News[]

August

  • Expansion team Nashville Predators hired Barry Trotz as their Head Coach.

March

  • Erik Petersen and the Herning Blue Fox won the Eliteserien Championship.

May

  • Mike Martens and Columbus Cottonmouths won the CHL Championship. Martens named Playoff MVP.

National Hockey League[]

Professional Players[]

Major Junior[]

University & College[]

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