2018-19 HJBHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Heritage Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 32nd season.
==Membership changes==
*The Banff Academy Bears who had withdrawn from the league after the 2016-17 season, do not return.
*The league will be adding the Lomond Lakers to the league for the 2018-19 season.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
North Division 	North Division	North Division 	North Division	North Division
Airdrie Thunder 	Airdrie 	Ron Ebbesen Arena 	 	
Blackfalds Wranglers 	Blackfalds 	Blackfalds Arena 	 	
Mountainview Colts 	Didsbury 	Didsbury Recreation Complex 	 	
Ponoka Stampeders 	Ponoka 	Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex	 	
Red Deer Vipers 	Red Deer 	Servus Arena 	 	
Stettler Lightning 	Stettler 	Stettler Recreation Centre 	 	
Three Hills Thrashers 	Three Hills 	Three Hills Centennial Place 	 	
South Division 	South Division	South Division 	South Division	South Division
Coaldale Copperheads 	Coaldale 	Coaldale Arena 	 	
Cochrane Generals 	Cochrane 	Cochrane Arena 	 	
High River Flyers 	High River 	Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex 	 	
Lomond Lakers 	Lomond 	Lomond Community Centre 	 	
Medicine Hat Cubs 	Medicine Hat 	Kinplex 	 	
Okotoks Bisons 	Okotoks 	Murray Arena 	 	
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	Strathmore 	Strathmore Family Centre 	 	
==Standings==
===Northern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Airdrie Thunder 	38	35	3 	0 	335	96 	70
Red Deer Vipers 	38	29	8 	1 	185	102	59
Mountainview Colts 	38	22	14	2 	160	131	46
Stettler Lightning 	38	17	14	7 	158	142	41
Blackfalds Wranglers 	38	14	18	6 	148	159	34
Ponoka Stampeders 	38	10	26	2 	109	212	22
Three Hills Thrashers	38	2 	35	1 	66 	396	5
===Southern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Coaldale Copperheads 	38	29	7 	2 	199	100	60
Okotoks Bisons 	38	27	7 	4 	171	93 	58
Cochrane Generals 	38	27	9 	2 	186	117	56
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	38	18	17	3 	154	148	39
Medicine Hat Cubs 	38	17	17	4 	155	148	38
High River Flyers 	38	12	21	5 	107	166	29
Lomond Lakers 	38	7 	31	0 	78 	201	14
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The top two seeds earn a bye into the division semifinals. The 3rd place team plays the 6th place team and the 4th place team plays the 5th place team in a best-of-three qualifying round. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven division semifinal round. The division semifinal winners meet in the best-of-seven division final round. The division winners meet in the best-of-three league championship series. For overtime play the league uses one ten minute overtime period followed by 20 minute overtime periods.
Both finalists qualify for the 2019 Russ Barnes Trophy which determines the provincial champion.
===Division Quarterfinals===
====North====
*Mountainview Colts defeated Ponoka Stampeders 2 games to none
*Blackfalds Wranglers defeated Stettler Lightning 2 games to none
====South====
*Cochrane Generals defeated High River Flyers 2 games to none
*Medicine Hat Cubs defeated Strathmore Wheatland Kings 2 games to none
===Division Semifinals===
====North====
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Blackfalds Wranglers 4 games to none
*Mountainview Colts defeated Red Deer Vipers 4 games to 3
====South====
*Coaldale Copperheads defeated Medicine Hat Cubs 4 games to 3
*Cochrane Generals defeated Okotoks Bisons 4 games to 1
===Division Finals===
====North====
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Mountainview Colts 4 games to 2
====South====
*Coaldale Copperheads defeated Cochrane Generals 4 games to 1
===League Final===
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Coaldale Copperheads 3 games to none
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