The 2013–14 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 47th season in league history. The season consisted of 52 games played by each MHL team.
Upon completion the Truro Bearcats won the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy against the Dieppe Commandos 4 games to 2. The Kent Cup champion Truro Bearcats met the Inouk de Granby (QJAAAHL Champs), the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL champs) and the Saint-Jérôme Panthers (host) in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec to determine the Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup champion. At tournaments end the Carleton Place Canadians won the Fred Page Cup, the Bearcats finished 3rd.
The 2013-14 season was the first time in 5 seasons that Summerside or Woodstock did not won the Kent Cup.
Team Change The Metro Shipbuilders relocated from Dartmouth to Kentville and renamed the Valley Wildcats.
Regular season standings Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; X - Clinched Playoff spot; Y - Clinched Division; Z- Clinched first overall
Eastlink Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts. z-Truro Bearcats 52 38 11 1 2 243 131 79 x-Pictou County Crushers 52 35 12 0 5 204 137 75 x-Amherst Ramblers 52 31 18 1 2 202 162 65 x-Yarmouth Mariners 52 31 18 2 1 192 183 65 x-Valley Wildcats 52 19 28 4 1 141 204 43 Bridgewater Lumberjacks 52 5 40 3 4 123 269 17
Roger Meek Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts. y-Miramichi Timberwolves 52 37 10 0 5 234 141 79 x-Dieppe Commandos 52 28 16 2 5 200 179 63 x-Woodstock Slammers 52 28 20 2 2 197 187 60 x-Summerside Western Capitals 52 24 23 2 3 178 187 53 Campbellton Tigers 52 10 40 1 1 112 246 22
2014 MHL Playoff bracket
Eastlink Division Mini Series *= If necessary
The Valley Wildcats (2-0) came into this series as the underdogs after being dominated by the Yarmouth Mariners in the regular season. In game one Valley had proved many people wrong by winning it and beating Yarmouth for the seasons second time. In game 2 Valley managed to edge the Mariners 3-2 in OT to advance to the Eastlink Division semi-finals.
(4) Yarmouth Mariners Vs. (5) Valley Wildcats
Quarter-finals
Eastlink Semi-final 1 (1)Truro Bearcats vs. (5)Valley Wildcats
After the Valley Wildcats (2-4) stunned the Yarmouth Mariners in the mini-series they could not pull off a series victory against the Truro Bearcats. Valley was heavily out shout and out scored in this series. Truro managed to get a whopping 24 pucks past Valley in 4 games while Valley managed just 6. Truro ended up sweeping the series and advancing to the Eastlink Division finals.
Eastlink Semi-final 2 (2)Pictou County Crushers vs. (3) Amherst Ramblers The Pictou County Crushers (4-3) managed to edge the Amherst Ramblers (3-4) in seven games in a home team advantage series. Pictou County luckily clinched home ice advantage in this series by finishing ahead of Amherst. The home team won all seven games of the best of seven set. Pictou County with the series victory moved on to the Eastlink Division finals.
Roger Meek Semi-final 1 (1)Miramichi Timberwolves vs. (4) Summerside Western Capitals
Roger Meek Semi-finals (2)Dieppe Commandos vs. (3) Woodstock Slammers
Semi-finals
Roger Meek Final (1) Miramichi Timberwolves vs. (2) Dieppe Commandos
Eastlink Final (1) Truro Bearcats vs. (2)Pictou County Crushers
Kent Cup final
Kent Cup final (1E) Truro Bearcats vs. (2M) Dieppe Commandos
The Truro Bearcats(12-2) defeated the Dieppe Commandos (10-7) 4 games to 2 to win the 2014 Kent Cup. During the series the Bearcats showed to their home fans that they have come to play this season and to win, but the Commandos showed at home that they also were there to play and win. But after all was said and done the favored Bearcats emerged as league champions. The Bearcats will now advance to the Fred Page Cup for a chance to defend their cup and a chance to advance to the Royal Bank Cup for the second straight year.
Fred Page Cup Championship Hosted by the St. Jerome Panthers in Saint-Jerome, Quebec
Fred Page Cup Tournament
Round robin Key; x = Clinched championship round berth; y = Clinched first overall
FPC Round Robin Rank Team League W-L-OTL GF GAPTS 1 y-Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 3-0-0 12 7 9 2 x-St-Jérôme Panthers Host 2-1-0 15 14 5 3 x-Truro Bearcats MHL 1-1-1 12 13 3 4 Granby Inouk QJAAAHL 0-2-1 8 12 1 Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.
Truro Bearcats Schedule & Results
Semi-final
Awards All Star Team Allstar Goaltender - Clint Windsor - Miramichi Timberwolves Allstar Forwards - Rankyn Campbell - Miramichi Timberwolves, Bryce Milson - Miramichi Timberwolves, Jake Wright - Woodstock Slammers Allstar Defense - Dan Poliziani - Truro Bearcats, Trey Lewis - Miramichi Timberwolves Individual Awards Player of the Year - Rankyn Campbell – Miramichi Timberwolves Defense of the Year - Trey Lewis – Miramichi Timberwolves Rookie of the Year - Blade Mann-Dixon – Valley Wildcats Top Scorer - Jake Wright – Woodstock Slammers Top Goal-tending Duo - Jacob Fancy and Chris Festarini – Truro Bearcats Community Leadership Award - Patrick Durgy – Campbellton Tigers Character Award - Stephen MacInnis – Pictou County Crushers Playoff MVP - Dan Poliziani - Truro Bearcats Coach of the Year - Jeff LeBlanc - Dieppe Commandos GM of the Year - JF Damphousse - Dieppe Commandos Moe Bent Builders Award -
External links Official website of the Maritime Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League