2024–25 MHL season

2024–25 MHL season
League	Maritime Junior Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September – March
Number of games	52
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	Eastlink Community TV
Streaming partner(s)	FloSports
2024 MHL entry draft
Top draft pick	Will Shearer
Picked by	Campbellton Tigers

The 2024–25 MHL season was the 57th season of the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL).

Season highlights

Goalie Rhyah Stewart of the West Kent Steamers became the second woman player in league history after 1995–96 Dartmouth Oland Exports goaltender Lisa Herritt.[1][2]

The Edmundston Blizzard reached to the top of the CJHL Top 20 list, becoming the first MHL team to do so since 2011–12.[3]

Regular season

Teams each play a 52-game regular season schedule, including 8 matches against each team in their division, and two against each team in the other division.[4]

Centennial Cup

Main article: 2025 Centennial Cup

The 54th annual Junior A national championship tournament will be hosted by the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) at the 2,121-seat Max Bell Centre in Calgary. The arena opened in 1974 and underwent a major renovation in 2021.[5] The 10-team format will include the championship teams from the 9 leagues that collectively make up the CJHL. As the host team, the Calgary Canucks will have a guaranteed berth.[6] In the event that the host team wins its league championship (as was the case in 2022 with the Estevan Bruins) the league runner-up for would also advance to the national tournament.[7]

References

1. Palmeter, Paul (10 September 2024). "Antigonish teen to become one of first females to play in junior A hockey league". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
2. "Rhyah Stewart to become the 2nd female to play in the MHL". themhl.ca. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
3. DeLong, Nathan (2 December 2024). "N.B. junior hockey team ranked first in Canada". Telegraph-Journal. Postmedia. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
4. "MHL releases 2024-25 regular season schedule". themhl.ca (Press release). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
5. Gilligan, Melissa (7 January 2022). "'A better and more accessible experience': Max Bell Centre's $14M renovation complete". CTV News Calgary. Bell Media. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. "Calgary set to host 2025 Centennial Cup". Calgary Herald. Postmedia. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
7. Kowal, Nolan (18 May 2022). "Centennial Cup Preview: Flin Flon Bombers". discoverestevan.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

Sources

• Fraser, Jeremy (17 June 2024). "Eleven Cape Breton players picked at Maritime Junior Hockey League Entry Draft". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

• "Eastlink Community TV to broadcast select MHL regular season games in 2024-25". themhl.ca (Press release). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

• Kennedy, Ian (26 September 2024). "Stewart Earns Shutout In Her First Junior A Start". The Hockey News. Roustan Media. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

• "Goalie Rhyah Stewart, 16, stops all 24 shots she faces in QMJHL game". Sportsnet.ca. Rogers Sports & Media. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

• "MHL releases 2024-25 regular season schedule". themhl.ca (Press release). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

• Mercer, Nick (24 September 2024). "The Maritime Junior Hockey League remains a haven for N.L. players". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

• Simmonds, Jason (27 November 2024). "Summerside Western Caps' athletic therapist Megan Drouin recognized for helping save a life". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 8 December 2024.