The 2012–13 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 46th season in league history. The season consisted of 52 games played by each MHL team.
Upon completion of the regular season, the top qualifying teams will play down for the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy. The Kent Cup champion will then meet the top teams of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League and Central Canada Hockey League in a host city to determine the Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup champion.
The Summerside Western Capitals won the 2013 Kent Cup by losing only 1 game throughout the entire MHL playoffs.
The Fred Page Cup was hosted and won by the Truro Bearcats in 2013 with the Summerside Western Capitals the runners-up. The 2013 RBC cup Was hosted by the Summerside Western Capitals they finished 2nd while Truro finished 5th.
Team Changes The Metro Marauders were renamed the Metro Shipbuilders.
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. y-Truro Bearcats 52 38 9 0 5 226 124 81 x-Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners 52 37 10 2 3 215 139 79 x-Amherst Ramblers 52 32 14 4 2 216 153 70 x-Pictou County Weeks Crushers 52 28 19 4 1 299 185 61 x-Bridgewater Lumberjacks 52 10 39 0 3 144 255 23 Metro Shipbuilders 52 4 46 1 1 124 287 10
Roger Meek Division GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts. z-Summerside Western Capitals 52 43 7 2 0 222 119 88 x-Woodstock Slammers 52 29 17 2 4 207 181 64 x-Dieppe Commandos 52 27 20 1 4 212 201 59 x-Miramichi Timberwolves 52 26 24 0 3 180 214 54 Campbellton Tigers 52 12 36 1 3 137 224 28
2013 MHL Playoff bracket
Eastlink Division Mini series * = If Necessary
(4) Pictou County Crushers Vs. (5) Bridgewater Lumberjacks
Round one
(1) Meek Semi-final 1 Summerside Western Capitals Vs. (4) Miramichi Timberwolves
Meek Semi-final 2 (2) Woodstock Slammers vs. (3) Dieppe Commandos
Eastlink Semi-finals 1 (1)Truro Bearcats vs. (4) Pictou County Crushers
Eastlink Semi-finals 2 (2) Yarmouth Mariners vs. (3) Amherst Ramblers
Round two
Meek Final(1) Summerside Western Capitals Vs. (2) Woodstock Slammers
Eastlink Final (1) Truro Bearcats vs. (3) Amherst Ramblers
Kent Cup Finals
Kent Cup final (1) Summerside Western Capitals vs. (2) Truro Bearcats
External links Official website of the Maritime Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League