PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
1) Winnipeg Wild vs. 8) Parkland Rangers
2) Yellowhead Chiefs vs. 7) Eastman Selects
3) Winnipeg Thrashers vs. 6) Central Plains Capitals
4) Pembina Valley Hawks vs. 5) Brandon Wheat Kings

FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-T-OTL)
Winnipeg Wild – 73 points (35-6-0-3)
Yellowhead – 68 points (30-6-1-7)
Winnipeg Thrashers – 59 points (27-12-0-5)
Pembina Valley – 57 points (28-15-0-1)
Brandon – 54 points (26-16-0-2)
Eastman – 54 points (25-15-0-4)
Central Plains – 54 points (25-15-0-4)
Parkland – 40 points (18-22-0-4)
Southwest – 35 points (16-25-0-3)
Kenora – 35 points (15-24-2-3)
Interlake – 26 points (10-28-1-5)
Norman – 15 points (7-26-0-1)

LEADING SCORERS
Cedric Chenier (Winnipeg Wild) – 30G 35A 65P
Elijah Carels (Pembina Valley) – 40G 24A 64P
Cade Kowalski (Pembina Valley) – 15G 48A 63P
Joey Moffatt (Central Plains) – 28G 32A 60P
Lynden McCallum (Brandon) – 27G 33A 60P

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE
2011 (Winnipeg Thrashers – gold medal)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (since 1984)
6 (1991, 1994 (host), 2004, 2008, 2009 (host), 2011)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2011 (Winnipeg Thrashers)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2 (2004, Brandon Wheat Kings; 2011, Winnipeg Thrashers)

TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – WINNIPEG WILD
An overtime goal from its first trip to the TELUS Cup last spring, the Winnipeg Wild bounced back in a big way in 2016-17, claiming the regular-season title in the MMAAAHL. The Wild started the season with 13 wins in its first 15 games, and won 16 of 18 after the calendar turned to 2017, distancing itself from second-place Yellowhead. Winnipeg was far and away the No. 1 scoring team, racking up 229 goals, 32 more than anybody else. Cedric Chenier (30-35—65) was the offensive catalyst, earning points in 33 of 43 games to win the MMAAAHL scoring title. Between the pipes, Niklas Anderson backstopped Winnipeg’s league-leading defence (80 goals against in 44 games), leading the MMAAAHL in wins (22), goals-against average (1.29), save percentage (.945) and shutouts (seven).