Manitoba Junior Hockey League

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior A hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of ten Junior A Hockey Leagues in Canada and are a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. 
League champion is awarded the Turnbull Cup and represents Manitoba in the Anavet Cup against the winner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Winner going to the National Championship for the Centennial Cup.
Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association started League as the Winnipeg and District Junior Hockey League (WJrHL) for the 1917-18 season, changing to current name in 1933.
Currently, the League consists of 13 teams in two divisions with the 13th being added for the 2022-23 season. Each team plays a 58-game schedule, 40 games within their division and 14 games outside of their division. The MJHL Player Showcase takes place in November, with each team playing two non-divisional games based on standings. The MJHL / SJHL Showcase is held in January, in front of scouts from all over North America. A total of 8 teams make the playoffs. Which are an elimination tournament consisting of three rounds of best-of-seven series. The winner becomes the MJHL, Manitoba, and Turnbull Cup Champions.
see List of MJHL Seasons
==Teams==
===West Division===
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="60%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" Andy Bathgate, Ed Belfour, Turk Broda, Art Coulter, Bobby Clarke, Charlie Gardiner,Bryan Hextall, Tom Johnson, Bill Mosienko, Harry Oliver, Babe Pratt, Chuck Rayner,Terry Sawchuk, and Jack Stewart.</center>
see MJHL History
==Champions==
1921	Winnipeg Falcons 	1922	University of Manitoba	1923	University of Manitoba
1924	Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	1925	University of Manitoba	1926	Winnipeg Tammany Tigers
1927	Elmwood Millionaires 	1928	Elmwood Millionaires 	1929	Elmwood Millionaires
1930	Elmwood Millionaires 	1931	Elmwood Millionaires 	1932	Winnipeg Monarchs
1933	Winnipegs 	1934	Kenora Thistles 	1935	Winnipeg Monarchs
1936	Elmwood Maple Leafs 	1937	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1938	St. Boniface Seals
1939	Brandon Elks 	1940	Kenora Thistles 	1941	Winnipeg Rangers
1942	Portage Terriers 	1943	Winnipeg Rangers 	1944	St. James Canadians
1945	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1946	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1947	Brandon Elks
1948	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1949	Brandon Wheat Kings 	1950	Brandon Wheat Kings
1951	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1952	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1953	St. Boniface Canadiens
1954	St. Boniface Canadiens 	1955	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1956	St. Boniface Canadiens
1957	Winnipeg Monarchs 	1958	St. Boniface Canadiens	1959	Winnipeg Braves
1960	Brandon Wheat Kings 	1961	Winnipeg Rangers 	1962	Brandon Wheat Kings
1963	Brandon Wheat Kings 	1964	Brandon Wheat Kings 	1965	Winnipeg Braves
1966	Winnipeg Rangers 	1967	Flin Flon Bombers 	1968	St. James Canadians
1969	Dauphin Kings 	1970	Dauphin Kings 	1971	St. Boniface Saints
1972	Dauphin Kings 	1973	Portage Terriers 	1974	Selkirk Steelers
1975	Selkirk Steelers 	1976	Selkirk Steelers 	1977	Dauphin Kings
1978	Kildonan North Stars 	1979	Selkirk Steelers 	1980	Selkirk Steelers
1981	St. Boniface Saints 	1982	Fort Garry Blues 	1983	Dauphin Kings
1984	Selkirk Steelers 	1985	Selkirk Steelers 	1986	Winnipeg South Blues
1987	Selkirk Steelers 	1988	Winnipeg South Blues 	1989	Winnipeg South Blues
1990	Portage Terriers 	1991	Winkler Flyers 	1992	Winkler Flyers
1993	Dauphin Kings 	1994	St. Boniface Saints 	1995	Winnipeg South Blues
1996	St. James Canadians 	1997	St. James Canadians 	1998	Winkler Flyers
1999	OCN Blizzard 	2000	OCN Blizzard 	2001	OCN Blizzard
2002	OCN Blizzard 	2003	OCN Blizzard 	2004	Selkirk Steelers
2005	Portage Terriers 	2006	Winnipeg South Blues 	2007	Selkirk Steelers
2008	Portage Terriers 	2009	Portage Terriers 	2010	Dauphin Kings
2011	Portage Terriers 	2012	Portage Terriers 	2013	Steinbach Pistons
2014	Winnipeg Blues 	2015	Portage Terriers 	2016	Portage Terriers
2017	Portage Terriers 	2018	Steinbach Pistons 	2019	Portage Terriers
2020	playoffs cancelled 	2021	season not completed 	2022	Dauphin Kings
2023	Steinbach Pistons 	2024	Winkler Flyers 	2025	
==Manitoba Playoffs==
Since 1993, the MHJL crowns a Manitoba Champion. Prior to that, the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association could instruct the MJHL Champs to enter provincial playoffs. Such happened from 1980 thru 1985, when MJHL Champs met the winner of the NorMan Junior Hockey League. The Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League were the opposition in 1968. And in 1932 it was it's name sake the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, plus a few rural teams over the years. The MJHL and it’s predecessor the Winnipeg and District Junior Hockey League have won every Manitoba Championship except one, 1933, when Turk Broda led the Brandon Native Sons to victory.
see Turnbull Cup
==Canada Playoffs==
2022
Hockey Canada expanded the field for the 2022 Centennial Cup to include all 9 CJAHL league playoff champions.
Present
The MJHL champion plays the winner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in a best of seven series for the Anavet Cup. With the winner going to the National Championship tournament for the Centennial Cup.
2013 to 2017
The MJHL champs join the champion from each of the other three western leagues plus a host team in a
13 game tournament to crown a Western Canada Champion. The winner is awarded the Western Canada Cup and along with the runner-up represent Western Canada at the National Championship tournament for the RBC Cup.
1971 to 2012 
The Turnbull Cup Champs played the winner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Anavet Cup.
From 1971 to 1989, the Anavet Cup Champions advanced to the Abbott Cup for the Western Canada Junior A Championship. With the winner going on to the Centennial Cup for the Canada Junior A Championship.
After 1989 the Anavet Cup winner went directly to the RBC Cup (1990-95 Centennial Cup & Royal Bank Cup 1996-07) tournament for the National Junior A title. An Abbott Cup Champ was crowned from the results of the tournament until 1999, when the Cup was retired. The Abbott Cup is now on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1919 to 1970
The Manitoba Champs competed in the Memorial Cup Playoffs for the Abbott Cup (Western Canada Junior Championship), and then the Memorial Cup for the National Junior Championship. Junior A starting in 1933.
During this 53 year era (1919-1970), MJHL Teams won 18 Abbott Cups, and 11 Memorial Cups
===Man/Sask Junior A Championships===
Man/Sask Championship (1971 to 1973)
Anavet Cup (1974 to 2012 and 2018 to present)
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" 
===Western Canada Junior Hockey Championships===
Abbott Cup (1919 to 1932) Western Canada Junior Championships
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" 
===Canada Junior Hockey Championships===
Memorial Cup (1919-1932) Canada Junior Championships
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" 
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" 
Centennial Cup (1971 to 1995), Royal Bank Cup (1995 to 2007), RBC Cup (2008 to 2018), & National (2019)
{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
|- bgcolor="#F30F30" align="center" 
__NOTOC__
Category:Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Category:Ice hockey leagues