PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
1) Halifax McDonalds vs. 8) Cape Breton Tradesmen
2) Cole Harbour Wolfpack vs. 7) Cape Breton West Islanders
3) Newbridge Academy Gladiators vs. 6) Weeks Major Midgets
4) Valley Wildcats vs. 5) South Shore Mustangs

FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL)
Halifax – 58 points (28-4-2)
Cole Harbour – 54 points (26-6-2)
Newbridge Academy – 49 points (23-8-3)
Valley – 42 points (18-10-6)
South Shore – 28 points (14-20-0)
Weeks – 23 points (11-22-1)
Cape Breton West – 22 points (10-22-2)
Cape Breton – 13 points (5-26-3)

LEADING SCORERS
Luc Poirier (Halifax) – 15G 37A 52P
Mark Vokey (Weeks) – 21G 30A 51P
Jesse Hamer (Newbridge Academy) – 26G 23A 49P
Alex MacDonald (Newbridge Academy) – 27G 21A 48P
Nicholas Bruce (Cole Harbour) – 20G 28A 48P

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
2013 (Valley Wildcats – sixth place)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (since 1984)
16 (1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992 (host), 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (host), 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
none (best finish: silver medal – Dartmouth Subways, 2002)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
none

TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – HALIFAX MCDONALDS
New name, same success. After a one-year hiatus from the top of the standings – and a longer break from the McDonalds name it used when it made three trips to Canada’s National Midget Championship during the 1980s and 1990s – Halifax returned to first place in the NSMMHL in 2013-14. The McDonalds outlasted Cole Harbour for top spot, finishing four points up on the Wolfpack, thanks in large part to their defence, which allowed just 74 goals in 34 games, 14 less than second-place Cole Harbour. Goaltenders Reilly Pickard (2.00) and Justin Ritcey (2.31), who won the Atlantic Region title last year with the Valley Wildcats, were first and tied for third, respectively in the league in goals-against average. Up front, NSMMHL top scorer Luc Poirier led an offence that scored 147 times, third-best behind the Wolfpack (155) and Newbridge Academy (148).

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