Road to the 2017 RBC Cup
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS 1) Steinbach Pistons vs. 8) Neepawa Natives 2) Winkler Flyers vs. 7) Virden Oil Capitals 3) OCN Blizzard vs. 6) Winnipeg Blues 4) Selkirk Steelers vs. 5) Portage Terriers
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL) Steinbach – 99 points (49-10-1) Winkler – 85 points (41-16-3) OCN – 82 points (39-17-4) Selkirk – 81 points (39-18-3) Portage – 78 points (37-19-4) Winnipeg – 60 points (27-27-6) Virden – 60 points (26-26-8) Neepawa – 48 points (21-33-6) Swan Valley – 46 points (20-34-6) Dauphin – 41 points (17-36-7) Waywayseecappo – 32 points (14-42-4)
LEADING SCORERS Jeremey Leipsic (Portage) – 33G 67A 100P Chase Brakel (Portage) – 34G 46A 80P Mackenzie Graham (Steinbach) – 32G 47A 79P Bradley Schoonbaert (Steinbach) – 29G 43A 72P Brandon Stanley (Waywayseecappo) – 24G 47A 71P
LEADING GOALTENDERS Roman Bengert (Steinbach) – 38-7-0, 2.14 GAA, .926 SV%, 5 SO Cole Weaver (Winkler) – 24-12-0, 2.49 GAA, .906 SV%, 3 SO Brett Epp (OCN) – 25-11-0, 2.55 GAA, .921 SV%, 3 SO Hayden Dola (Selkirk) – 29-15-0, 2.74 GAA, .914 SV%, 5 SO Kurtis Chapman (Portage) – 8-7-0, 2.94 GAA, .905 SV%, 0 SO
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2015 (Portage Terriers – national champions)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 13 (2015 [host], 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010 [host], 2007, 2005, 2002, 1995, 1992, 1992 [host], 1974, 1973)
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 (Portage Terriers)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 (2015, Portage Terriers; 1974, Selkirk Steelers; 1973, Portage Terriers)
TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – STEINBACH PISTONS What didn’t the Steinbach Pistons do well this season? After back-to-back-to-back seasons of playing second fiddle, the Pistons took over the title of best in Manitoba, earning 49 victories in 60 games to comfortably win their first regular-season title. Steinbach came flying out of the gate in the fall, putting up wins in its first 13 games, and never looked back. The Pistons topped the MJHL in goals for (249), goals against (124), power play (22.96%) and penalty killing (89.8%), and were a sparkling 28-2-0 on home ice. Mackenzie Graham and Bradley Schoonbaert were the point-producers up front, taking third and fourth, respectively, in the MJHL scoring race with 70+-point seasons, and leading an offence that had eight 30-point scorers. Roman Bengert backstopped the league’s best defence, finishing No. 1 in goals-against average (2.14) and save percentage (.926) while leading all goaltenders in minutes played (2,743).
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