2017-18 East Coast Senior Hockey League Season

This is the 2017-18 East Coast Senior Hockey League season.  This is the league's first season.
==Membership Changes==
*All teams join the league from the Avalon East Senior Hockey League.http://www.cbncompass.ca/news/local/2017/9/21/ceebees-back-in-aeshl--other-four-teams-resign.html
*The Bell Island Blues were renamed the Conception Bay South Blues when the team moved the majority of its' games to the Conception Bay South Arena.
==Interlocking Schedule==
The league's four members each played one road game against the three members of the Central/West Senior Hockey League.
http://www.nlhockeytalk.ca/2017/09/27/cwshl-contributes-to-hockey-drama/
==Membership==
 	
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Team 	Centre 	Arena
Conception Bay South Blues	Conception Bay South	Conception Bay South Arena& Monsignor Bartlett Memorial Arena
Northeast Eagles 	Torbay 	Jack Byrne Arena
St. John's Capitals 	St. John's 	Goulds Sports Arena
Southern Shore Breakers 	Witless Bay 	Southern Shore Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L	OL	GF	GA	Pts
St. John's Capitals 	18	15	3	0 	76	37	30
Southern Shore Breakers 	18	7 	6	5 	62	67	19
Conception Bay South Blues	18	7 	8	3 	44	60	17
Northeast Eagles 	18	7 	9	2 	54	72	16
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The league playoffs consist of two rounds of best-of-seven series with 1 playing 3 and 2 playing 4 in the semifinals and the semifinal winners meeting in the league final. The playoff champion advances to the 2018 Herder Memorial Trophy.
===Semifinals===
*St. John's Capitals defeated Conception Bay South Blues 4 games to 2
*Southern Shore Breakers defeated Northeast Eagles 4 games to 1
===Final===
*St. John's Capitals defeated Southern Shore Breakers 4 games to 2
==References==
Category:2018 in hockey
Category:East Coast Senior Hockey League seasons