2017-18 NSJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League season. This is the leagues 12th season under this name and its' 38th season overall. The league was previously known as the Mainland Junior B Hockey League from 1980 to 1992 and the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League from 1992 to 2006.
On February 15, 2018 long time league president Dave Campbell passed away.  He served as league president for 27 years.
==Membership Changes==
*None for 2017-18 but in early February 2018 the league announced it would be adding a team from the Eskasoni First Nation for the 2018-19 season.  The team would be later announced as being named the Eskasoni Eagles.
==Teams==
Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brookfield Elks 	Brookfield 	Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cole Harbour Colts 	Cole Harbour 	Cole Harbour Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Hants Penguins 	Elmsdale 	East Hants Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liverpool Privateers 	Liverpool 	Queens Place Emera Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sackville Blazers 	Sackville 	Sackville Community Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valley Maple Leafs 	Windsor 	Hants Exhibition Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antigonish Bulldogs 	Antigonish 	Antigonish Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cumberland County Blues	Springhill 	Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre(Richard Calder Arena)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kameron Jr. Miners 	Glace Bay 	Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pictou County Scotians 	Trenton 	Trenton Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Strait Pirates 	Port Hawkesbury 	Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
The league has adopted a three point system for standings 3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for a overtime or shootout loss, no points for a regulation loss.
===Fred Fox Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	PTS
East Hants Penguins 	34	26	6 	0 	2 	203	133	54
Cole Harbour Colts 	33	24	7 	2 	1 	158	110	51
Liverpool Privateers	33	22	12	0 	0 	154	135	44
Valley Maple Leafs 	34	17	11	3 	3 	135	131	40
Sackville Blazers 	34	15	16	3 	0 	123	138	33
Brookfield Elks 	34	4 	27	1 	2 	99 	189	11
===Sid Rowe Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	PTS
Kameron Jr. Miners 	34	26	6 	0 	2 	157	93 	54
Pictou County Scotians 	34	21	7 	3 	3 	155	117	48
Antigonish Bulldogs 	34	17	15	0 	2 	146	131	37
Strait Pirates 	34	14	16	3 	1 	145	143	32
Cumberland County Blues	34	1 	32	1 	0 	93 	248	3
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify. The first place team in each division plays the 4th place team and the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the division semifinal round. The Division Semfinals winners meet in the division final and the division winners meet for the league championship. All series are best-of-seven. The playoff champion advances to the 2018 Don Johnson Memorial Cup being hosted by the Kameron Jr. Miners. As the Miners won the league playoffs, the runners-up the East Hants Penguins qualify as league representative.
===Division Semifinals===
*Kameron Jr. Miners defeated Strait Pirates 4 games to none
*Antigonish Bulldogs defeated Pictou County Scotians 4 games to 2
*East Hants Penguins defeated Valley Maple Leafs 4 games to 1
*Cole Harbour Colts defeated Liverpool Privateers 4 games to 3
===Division Finals===
*East Hants Penguins defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4 games to 1
*Kameron Jr. Miners defeated Antigonish Bulldogs 4 games to 1
===League Final===
*Kameron Jr. Miners defeated East Hants Penguins 4 games to none
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