2018-19 MJAHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Maritime Junior A Hockey League season. This is the league's 52nd season dating back the league's founding in 1967 as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League.
It is the league's turn in the rotation to host the Fred Page Cup.  On October 13, 2017 the selection of a host location was announced as the Amherst Ramblers were selected as the host team for the 2019 Fred Page Cup. This is the first time Amherst, Nova Scotia has hosted the event. The event will be held at the Amherst Stadium. The event will be held May 2nd to May 5th, 2019 with the winner of the tournament advancing to the 2019 Royal Bank Cup being held in Brooks, Alberta. http://www.cjhlhockey.com/view/cjhl/news-848/news_494274
==Membership Changes==
*On March 23, 2018 the league announced that the Woodstock Slammers would be taking a leave of absence for the 2018-19 season with the intent of either being sold or relocated. It would be later announced on May 6, 2018 that the franchise was being relocated to the E. & P. Senechal Centre in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. The team is participating in the league's Annual General Meeting and Entry draft and will play for the 2018-19 season. A name the team contest was held to choose the new name for the team. The team announced on June 6, 2018 that they would be renamed the Grand Falls Rapids.http://themhl.ca/news.php?news_id=1671177
*On April 15, 2019 the ownership of the St. Stephen Aces announced they would be selling the team.https://www.themhl.ca/statement-by-charlotte-county-hockey-club-inc  The league would announce that the team would be relocated to the Grant-Harvery Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick for the 2019-20 season.https://www.themhl.ca/st-stephen-aces-to-relocate-to-fredericton-n-b-for-2019-20-season The team would be renamed the Fredericton Red Wings after other junior teams that played in Fredericton during the 1960's and the 1980's.
==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
Grand Falls Rapids 	2003 	Grand Falls, New Brunswick 	E. & P. Senechal Centre
Miramichi Timberwolves 	2000 	Miramichi, New Brunswick 	Miramichi Civic Centre
St. Stephen Aces 	2014 	St. Stephen, New Brunswick 	Garcelon 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 	50	36	9 	3 	2 	219	142	77
Amherst Ramblers 	50	36	11	1 	2 	204	134	75
South Shore Lumberjacks	50	27	20	3 	0 	211	200	57
Truro Bearcats 	50	24	21	2 	3 	135	158	53
Pictou County Crushers 	50	22	21	3 	4 	170	178	51
Valley Wildcats 	50	6 	40	4 	0 	93 	240	16
===Eastlink North===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Summerside Western Capitals	50	40	8 	1 	1 	247	120	82
Campbellton Tigers 	50	31	13	2 	4 	183	127	68
Edmundston Blizzard 	50	25	17	6 	1 	184	161	57
St. Stephen Aces 	50	20	27	3 	0 	138	174	43
Miramichi Timberwolves 	50	19	28	3 	0 	149	213	41
Grand Falls Rapids 	50	13	30	5 	2 	153	239	33
==Canadian Tire Cup Playoffs==
The league renamed its playoff championship trophy from the Kent Cup to the Canadian Tire Cup as part of a sponsorship agreement with the company.
===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 (or runners up if the Amherst Ramblers win the Canadian Tire Cup) will advance to the 2019 Fred Page Cup which will be held in Amherst, Nova Scotia hosted by the Amherst Ramblers. The winner of that tournament will qualify for the 2019 National Junior A Championship which is being held in Brooks, Alberta
===North Division Semifinals===
*Summerside Western Capitals defeated St. Stephen Aces 4 games to none
*Campbellton Tigers defeated Edmundston Blizzard 4 games to 1
===South Division Semifinals===
*Yarmouth Mariners defeated Truro Bearcats 4 games to none
*South Shore Lumberjacks defeated Amherst Ramblers 4 games to 3
===North Division Final===
*Campbellton Tigers defeated Summerside Western Capitals 4 games to 2
===South Division Final===
*Yarmouth Mariners defeated South Shore Lumberjacks 4 games to 2
===Canadian Tire Cup Final===
*Yarmouth Mariners defeated Campbellton Tigers 4 games to none
==References==
Category:2019 in hockey
Category:Maritime Junior A Hockey League seasons