2017-18 CapJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Capital Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 46th season.
==Membership Changes==
*none
==The Teams==
East Division 	 	
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beaumont Chiefs 	Beaumont 	Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre Arena
Edmonton Royals 	Edmonton 	Confederation Arena
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 	Fort Saskatchewan	Jubilee Recreational Centre
Leduc Riggers 	Leduc 	Leduc Recreation Centre
Sherwood Park Knights 	Sherwood Park 	Sherwood Park Arena
Strathcona Bruins 	Strathcona 	Strathcona Olympiette Centre
Wetaskiwin Icemen 	Wetaskiwin 	Wetaskiwin Civic Centre
West Division 	 	
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beverly Warriors 	Beverly 	Clareview Arena
Edmonton Mustangs 	Edmonton 	Bill Hunter Arena
Morinville Jets 	Morinville 	Ray McDonald Arena
North Edmonton Red Wings	Edmonton 	Londonderry Arena
Spruce Grove Regals 	Spruce Grove 	Grant Fuhr Arena
St. Albert Merchants 	St. Albert 	Akinsdale Arena
Stony Plain Flyers 	Stony Plain 	Glenn Hall Arena
==Standings==
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Wetaskiwin Icemen 	38	30	7 	1 	216	100	61
Beaumont Chiefs 	38	25	10	3 	183	125	53
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks	38	22	12	4 	158	134	48
Edmonton Royals 	38	21	15	2 	175	149	44
Sherwood Park Knights 	38	17	18	3 	135	144	37
Strathcona Bruins 	38	16	19	3 	140	193	35
Leduc Riggers 	38	6 	31	1 	123	249	13
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Beverly Warriors 	38	26	11	1 	168	100	53
North Edmonton Red Wings	38	25	11	2 	204	132	52
Morinville Jets 	38	24	12	2 	157	114	50
St. Albert Merchants 	38	21	16	1 	150	150	43
Stony Plain Flyers 	38	15	20	3 	147	182	33
Edmonton Mustangs 	38	14	20	4 	136	171	32
Spruce Grove Regals 	38	4 	32	2 	78 	228	10
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.  The first and second place teams earn a bye to the first round. The third place team plays the sixth place team and the fourth place team plays the fifth place team in the best-of-three quarterfinals.  The teams are re-seeded one through four for the best-of-five division semifinals with one playing four and two playing three.  The higher seeded team in one division plays the lower seeded team in the other division in the best-of-seven semifinals.  The semifinal winners meet in the best-of-five league championship.  Both finalists will qualify for the 2018 Russ Barnes Trophy being held in Fort St. John, British Columbia and hosted by the Fort St. John Huskies of the Alberta-based North West Junior Hockey League which will determine the Alberta Junior B champions.
===Qualifying Round===
Best-of-Three
*Fort Saskatchewan Hawks defeated Strathcona Bruins 2 games to none
*Edmonton Royals defeated Sherwood Park Knights 2 games to 1
*Morinville Jets defeated Edmonton Mustangs 2 games to none
*St. Albert Merchants defeated Stony Plain Flyers 2 games to 1
===Quarterfinals===
Best-of-Five
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Edmonton Royals 3 games to none
*Beverly Warriors defeated St. Albert Merchants 3 games to none
*Fort Saskatchewan Hawks defeated Beaumont Chiefs 3 games to 1
*North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Morinville Jets 3 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated North Edmonton Red Wings 4 games to 1
*Beverly Warriors defeated Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 4 games to 3
===Final===
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Beverly Warriors 4 games to 1
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