This is the 2004-05 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season, the League's eighty eighth season.
Preceded by 2003-04 MJHL Season |
MJHL Seasons | Succeeded by 2005-06 MJHL Season |
League Notes[]
Commissioner Kim Davis
- St. James Canadians fold.
- Showcase Weekend introduced, held October 8th to 10th at Dakota Community Centre in Winnipeg.
Regular Season[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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Addison Division | ||||||||
Selkirk Steelers | 63 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 254 | 224 | 74 |
Winnipeg South Blues | 63 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 251 | 217 | 72 |
Winkler Flyers | 63 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 225 | 203 | 69 |
Winnipeg Saints | 63 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 214 | 209 | 67 |
Southeast Blades | 63 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 165 | 331 | 20 |
Sher-Wood Division | ||||||||
Portage Terriers | 63 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 237 | 191 | 84 |
Neepawa Natives | 63 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 251 | 194 | 82 |
Dauphin Kings | 63 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 228 | 199 | 70 |
OCN Blizzard | 63 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 221 | 221 | 70 |
Swan Valley Stampeders | 63 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 230 | 65 |
Waywayseecappo Wolverines | 63 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 202 | 240 | 51 |
Showcase Weekend
All 11 MJHL teams plus the Borderland Thunder of the Superior International Junior Hockey League, played 3 games in 3 days, in front of scouts from all over North America. Games counted in regular season standings.
Thunder Games
Friday: defeated Wayway 5-3
Saturday: tied Dauphin 4-4
Sunday: lost to Portage 2-1
Playoffs[]
Division Semi-Finals | Division Finals | Turnbull Cup Championship | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Winnipeg Saints | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 4 | ||||||||||||
Addison Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Winnipeg South Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Winnipeg South Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Winkler Flyers | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Selkirk Steelers | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Portage Terriers | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Portage Terriers | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | OCN Blizzard | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Portage Terriers | 4 | ||||||||||||
Sher-Wood Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Neepawa Natives | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Neepawa Natives | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dauphin Kings | 2 |
Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff[]
- Anavet Cup Championship
Canada Championship Tournament[]
- Royal Bank Cup Championship
World U-17 Hockey Challenge[]
selected to Team Canada West | ||
---|---|---|
Player | Position | Team |
Lyle Loewen | Assistant Coach | Southeast Blades |
All-Star Challenge Weekend[]
Prospects Game
Jordan Cyr scored a pair of goals, including the game winner, as Addison Division rallied from a 4-2 deficit to defeat Sher-Wood Division 6-4 in the MJHL Prospects Game held at Neepawa on Saturday, January 29.
All-Star Game
The Sher-Wood Division spotted their Addison Division counterparts a 2-0 lead before opening the floodgates en route to an 8-3 victory in the annual MJHL All-Star Game held Sunday afternoon at Neepawa.
In Season Awards[]
Player of the Week | Players of the Month |
League Leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Most Points | A.J. Tucker | Waywayseecappo Wolverines | 82 |
Most Goals | Ryan Garbutt | Winnipeg South Blues | 47 |
Most Assists | A.J. Tucker | Waywayseecappo Wolverines | 55 |
Top Goals Against Average | Andrew Loewen | Neepawa Natives | 2.65 |
Scoring Leaders[]
Rank | Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A.J. Tucker | Waywayseecappo Wolverines | 27 | 55 | 82 |
2 | Ryan Garbutt | Winnipeg South Blues | 47 | 34 | 81 |
Steve Haddon | Portage Terriers | 36 | 45 | 81 | |
4 | Josh Froese | Winkler Flyers | 29 | 49 | 78 |
5 | Adam Corrin | Winnipeg South Blues | 36 | 40 | 76 |
6 | Andrew Jackman | Portage Terriers | 31 | 44 | 75 |
Matt Ostash | Winkler Flyers | 30 | 45 | 75 | |
8 | Mark Hartman | Neepawa Natives | 28 | 46 | 74 |
9 | Dustin Norman | Neepawa Natives | 36 | 37 | 73 |
10 | Adam Sergerie | Selkirk Steelers | 33 | 39 | 72 |
Steven Sleep | Selkirk Steelers | 24 | 48 | 72 |
Awards[]
CJAHL Award[]
Player | Team | Category |
---|---|---|
Ryan Garbutt | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL Player of the Year |
Scholarships[]
All-Star Teams[]
Alumni News[]
in the News[]
NHL Entry Draft
- Travis Zajac selected by New Jersey, Mitch Carefoot by Atlanta, and Triston Grant by Philadelphia.
July
- Shane Hnidy signed a one year contract with the Nashville Predators.
August
- Darcy Hordichuk signed a one year contract extension with the Florida Panthers.
December
- Shane Hnidy signed a contract with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.
- Paul Dyck played for Team Canada at the Spengler Cup.
- Erik Petersen coached for Denmark at the World Championship.
March
- Krister Toews named CWUAA Most Outstanding Freshman and to Second All-Star Team & All-Rookie Team.
- Andrew Murray named CHA Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year, also to First All-Star Team.
- Josh Hechter and the St. Anselm Hawks won the Northeast-10 Conference Championship.
- Travis Zajac named to WCHA All-Rookie Team.
- Andrew Murray named to All-USCHO Third-Team.
April
- Travis Zajac named to NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team.
National Hockey League[]
Professional[]
- Dallas Anderson
- Paul Dyck
- Shane Hnidy
- Steve MacIntyre
- Cody McLeod
- Colton Orr
- Tim Plett
- Jason Smith
- Ryan Smith
- Rick St. Croix
- Jordin Tootoo
- Ian White
Major Junior Players[]
- Corey Courchene
- Dane Crowley
- Nigel Dawes
- Brodie Dupont
- Justin Falk
- Triston Grant
- Tyler Harder
- Mike Hellyer
- Darren Helm
- Kyle Howarth
- Bryan Kauk
- Gavin McHale
- Cody McLeod
- Travis Mealy
- Ryan Menei
- Myles Rumsey
- Luc Theoret
- Jared Walker