2021-22 MJAHL season

This is the 2021-22 Maritime Hockey League season. This is the league's 55th season dating back the league's founding in 1967 as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League.
==League Season outline==
*Each team plays 52 games single home and home with the opposite division and 8 games (4 home and 4 away against the teams within their own division.
*Regular season starts September 30th.
*Top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs
https://www.themhl.ca/mhl-announces-52-game-schedule-for-2021-22-season
==Shutdown due to Omicron variant of Coronavirus==
The province of Nova Scotia issued orders on December 21st that shut down ice hockey game in the province at the Junior B, Junior C, U-18 and minor levels in the province. https://nsjhl.ca/news/3294/No-more-hockey-until-at-least-Jan-10/ On December 21st the QMJHL pushed back the restart of the season after the Christmas break, which began after games of Decebmer 18, from December 28th to January 7th as a result in the surging COVID-19 infection rates across Eastern Canada.https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/sports/regional-sports/qmjhl-shut-down-until-jan-7-100673266/ The Maritime Junior A Hockey League had already issued a statement on December 15th saying that games in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia would be postponed until from December 18th to January 2nd (later extended to January 5th and then to January 20thhttps://www.themhl.ca/mhl-to-postpone-games-through-january-16th-tentatively-return-january-20th. Two games were scheduled in PEI with the December 18th games being played and a December 30th game being reviewed (later cancelled). https://www.themhl.ca/mhl-to-postpone-games-in-n-s-n-b-through-january-2nd
On December 30th the league announced all games January 5th through January 16th would be cancelled with a tentative return date of January 20th with a revised schedule being developed. https://www.themhl.ca/mhl-to-postpone-games-through-january-16th-tentatively-return-january-20th
The league would issue a statement on January 6th stating that all games for the month of January were cancelled and that the schedule would be reduced by ten games (from 52 to 42) eliminating one home and one road game against each of the divisional opponents in order to get the season completed in a timely manner to allow for playoffs to be completed in time for the 2022 Fred Page Cup.https://www.themhl.ca/mhl-to-postpone-remaining-games-in-january-target-february-return-to-play
==Membership Changes==
None, but all teams that were forced out due to local restrictions return to play and the Summerside Western Capitals return to the Eastlink North Division.
==Teams==
 	
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Eastlink South Division 	Eastlink South Division	Eastlink South Division 	Eastlink South Division
Team 	Joined 	Centre 	Arena
Amherst Ramblers 	1967 	Amherst, Nova Scotia 	Amherst Stadium
Pictou County Crushers 	1967 	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 	Pictou County Wellness Centre
South Shore Lumberjacks 	2004 	Bridgewater, Nova Scotia 	Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre
Truro Bearcats 	1997 	Truro, Nova Scotia 	Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Valley Wildcats 	1986 	Berwick, Nova Scotia 	Kings Mutual Century Centre
Yarmouth Mariners 	1976 	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 	Mariners Centre
Eastlink North Division 	Eastlink North Division	Eastlink North Division 	Eastlink North Division
Team 	Joined 	Centre 	Arena
Campbellton Tigers 	1996 	Campbellton, New Brunswick 	Campbellton Memorial Civic Center
Edmundston Blizzard 	1983 	Edmundston, New Brunswick 	Jean-Daigle Centre
Fredericton Red Wings 	2014 	Fredericton, New Brunswick 	Grant-Harvey Centre
Grand Falls Rapids 	2003 	Grand Falls, New Brunswick 	E. & P. Senechal Centre
Miramichi Timberwolves 	2000 	Miramichi, New Brunswick 	Miramichi Civic Centre
Summerside Western Capitals	1991 	Summerside, Prince Edward Island	Consolidated Credit Union Place
==Standings==
===Eastlink South===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
Yarmouth Mariners 	38	25	8 	4 	1 	154	108	55 	.724
Amherst Ramblers 	37	19	14	2 	2 	106	114	42 	.568
Truro Bearcats 	36	19	15	2 	0 	116	111	40 	.556
Valley Wildcats 	38	19	16	2 	1 	109	119	41 	.539
Pictou County Crushers 	39	15	19	4 	1 	129	154	35 	.449
South Shore Lumberjacks	39	7 	28	2 	2 	86 	159	18 	.231
===Eastlink North===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	%
Summerside Western Capitals	38	31	4 	1 	2 	206	101	65 	.855
Campbellton Tigers 	36	23	8 	4 	1 	156	127	51 	.708
Fredericton Red Wings 	36	22	12	2 	0 	152	129	46 	.639
Edmundston Blizzard 	37	21	11	1 	4 	152	119	47 	.635
Grand Falls Rapids 	39	14	23	1 	1 	119	170	30 	.385
Miramichi Timberwolves 	35	9 	23	2 	1 	118	192	21 	.300
==Canadian Tire Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualified for the Kent Cup Playoffs. All three rounds will be best-of-seven. The playoff champion will advance to the 2022 Fred Page Cup in Summerside, Prince Edward Island from May 10-15, 2022 with the tournament winner advancing to the 2022 Centennial Cup at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan May 20-29, 2022 hosted by the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. On March 22 Hockey Canada announced that the 2022 Centennial Cup would be expanded to ten teams and all league champions would advance directly to the Centennial Cup and the Fred Page Cup would be cancelled for 2022.
===North Division Semifinals===
*Summerside Western Capitals defeated Edmundston Blizzard 4 games to 1 
*Fredericton Red Wings defeated Campbellton Tigers 4 games to 2
===South Division Semifinals===
*Valley Wildcats defeated Yarmouth Mariners 4 games to 2
*Truro Bearcats defeated Amherst Ramblers 4 games to 1
===North Division Final===
*Summerside Western Capitals defeated Fredericton Red Wings 4 games to none
===South Division Final===
*Truro Bearcats defeated Valley Wildcats 4 games to 3
===Canadian Tire Cup Final===
*Summerside Western Capitals defeated Truro Bearcats 4 games to 1
==References==
Category:2022 in ice hockey
Category:Maritime Junior A Hockey League seasons