Sports season
2013–14 MHL Season League Maritime Junior Hockey League Sport Hockey Duration Preseason August 29, 2013 – September 9, 2013 Regular season September 13, 2013 – March 8, 2014 Playoffs March 10, 2014 – April 24, 2014Number of teams 11 TV partner(s) FastHockey Finals champions Truro Bearcats
The 2013–14 Maritime Junior Hockey League season was the 47th season in league history. The season consisted of 52 games played by each MHL team.
Upon completion the Truro Bearcats won the Kent Cup, the league's playoff championship trophy against the Dieppe Commandos 4 games to 2. The Kent Cup champion Truro Bearcats met the Inouk de Granby (QJAAAHL Champs ), the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL champs) and the Saint-Jérôme Panthers (host) in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec to determine the Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup champion. At tournaments end the Carleton Place Canadians won the Fred Page Cup , the Bearcats finished 3rd.
The 2013-14 season was the first time in 5 seasons that Summerside or Woodstock did not won the Kent Cup.
The Metro Shipbuliders relocated from Dartmouth to Kentville and renamed the Valley Wildcats .
Regular Season Standings [ edit ] 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
2014 MHL Playoff bracket [ edit ] Eastlink Division Mini Series [ edit ] The Valley Wildcats (2-0) came into this series as the underdogs after being dominated by the Yarmouth Mariners in the regular season. In game one Valley had proved many people wrong by winning it and beating Yarmouth for the seasons second time. In game 2 Valley managed to edge the Mariners 3-2 in OT to advance to the Eastlink Division semi-finals.
(4) Yarmouth Mariners Vs. (5) Valley Wildcats
Eastlink Semi-final 1 (1)Truro Bearcats vs. (5)Valley Wildcats[ edit ] After the Valley Wildcats (2-4) stunned the Yarmouth Mariners in the mini-series they could not pull off a series victory against the Truro Bearcats . Valley was heavily out shout and out scored in this series. Truro managed to get a whopping 24 pucks past Valley in 4 games while Valley managed just 6. Truro ended up sweeping the series and advancing to the Eastlink Division finals.
Eastlink Semi-final 2 (2)Pictou County Crushers vs. (3) Amherst Ramblers[ edit ] The Pictou County Crushers (4-3) managed to edge the Amherst Ramblers (3-4) in seven games in a home team advantage series. Pictou County luckily clinched home ice advantage in this series by finishing ahead of Amherst. The home team won all seven games of the best of seven set. Pictou County with the series victory moved on to the Eastlink Division finals.
Pictou County wins series 4-3
Roger Meek Semi-final 1 (1)Miramichi Timberwolves vs. (4) Summerside Western Capitals[ edit ] Miramichi wins series 4-1
Roger Meek Semi-finals (2)Dieppe Commandos vs. (3) Woodstock Slammers[ edit ]
Roger Meek Final (1) Miramichi Timberwolves vs. (2) Dieppe Commandos[ edit ]
Eastlink Final (1) Truro Bearcats vs. (2)Pictou County Crushers[ edit ]
Kent Cup final (1E) Truro Bearcats vs. (2M) Dieppe Commandos[ edit ] The Truro Bearcats (12-2) defeated the Dieppe Commandos (10-7) 4 games to 2 to win the 2014 Kent Cup. During the series the Bearcats showed to their home fans that they have come to play this season and to win, but the Commandos showed at home that they also were there to play and win. But after all was said and done the favored Bearcats emerged as league champions. The Bearcats will now advance to the Fred Page Cup for a chance to defend their cup and a chance to advance to the Royal Bank Cup for the second straight year.
Tue Apr 15 Truro Bearcats 2-1 Dieppe Commandos Rath Eastlink Community Centre Recap Phillip Fife - 13:03 First period No scoring No scoring Second period No scoring Daniel Perigo - 3:35 Third period 15:31 - Joel Blanchard Chris Festarini 31 saves/32 shots Goalie stats Connor Wilkinson 23 saves/25 shots
Thu Apr 17 Dieppe Commandos 3-2 Truro Bearcats Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena Recap Cody Drover - 3:08 First period 16:46 - pp - Jacob Smith Colton Parsons - 15:40 Second period 7:05 - Daniel Perigo Justin McDonald - 2:34 Third period No scoring Connor Wilkinson 24 saves/26 shots Goalie stats Chris Festarini 27 saves/30 shots
Sat Apr 19 Truro Bearcats 3-1 Dieppe Commandos Rath Eastlink Community Centre Recap Phillip Fife - 1:18 Brandon Pye - pp - 11:11 First period No scoring Kyle Tibbo - 12:48 Second period No scoring No scoring Third period 18:01 - pp - Justin McDonald Chris Festarini 27 saves/28 shots Goalie stats Connor Wilkinson 31 saves/34 shots
Mon Apr 21 Dieppe Commandos 3-2 2OT Truro Bearcats Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena Recap No scoring First period No scoring Matt Bernier - 17:52 Second period 13:21 - Kyle Tibbo Andrew Merdith - 16:48 Third period 19:45 - Phillip Fife Colton Parsons - 1:45 Second overtime period No scoring Connor Wilkinson 38 saves/40 shots Goalie stats Chris Festarini 38 saves/40 shots
Tue Apr 22 Truro Bearcats 5-4 Dieppe Commandos Rath Eastlink Community Centre Recap No scoring First period No scoring Kyle Tibbo - 10:05 Second period 7:00 - Thierry Comtois 19:40 - Mathieu Martin Jordan McNaughton - 6:48 Jacob Smith - 7:30 Mitchell Robillard - 9:33 Jordan McNaughton - 19:17 Third period 3:19 - pp - Joel Blanchar 13:20 - pp Matt Bernier Chris Festarini 23 saves/27 shots Goalie stats Connor Wilkinson 31 saves/36 shots
Thu Apr 24 Dieppe Commandos 2-5 Truro Bearcats Arthur-J-LeBlanc Arena Recap No scoring First period 1:59 - Mitchell Robillard 18:23 - pp - Jordan McNaughton Joel Blanchard - 13:13 Second period 1:56 - Jacob Smith Andrew Meredith - 10:09 Third period 5:11 - Kyle Tibbo 14:43 - Phillip Fife Connor Wilkinson 31 saves/36 shots Goalie stats Chris Festarini 34 saves/36 shots
Hosted by the St. Jerome Panthers in Saint-Jerome, Quebec
Fred Page Cup Tournament
Key; x = Clinched championship round berth; y = Clinched first overall
Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head, then 3-way +/-.
Truro Bearcats Schedule & Results[ edit ] Wed Apr 30 Truro Bearcats 5-4 OT Inouk de Granby Aréna Melançon Recap No scoring First period No scoring Jeff Haynes (1) - 7:26 Brandon Pye (1) - 11:59 Second period 6:18 - sh - Erik Longtin (1) 6:49 - Steven Mercier (1) Brandon Pye (2) - 3:41 Colby Lanceleve (1) - 18:50 Third period 0:30 - Jason Crack (1) 16:29 - Pier-Olivier Marcoux (1) Jordan McNaughton (1) - pp - 2:09 First overtime period No scoring Chris Festarini 30 saves/34 shots Goalie stats Simon Bergeron 36 saves/41 shots
Thu May 01 Saint-Jérôme Panthers 7-6 OT Truro Bearcats Aréna Melançon Recap Pier-Olivier Grand-Maison (3) - 3:00 Pier-Olivier Grand-Maison (4) - pp - 19:46 First period 18:07 - sh - Mitchell Robillard (1) Pier-Olivier Grand-Maison (5) - 4:11 Second period 1:22 - Jordan McNaughton (2) 2:30 - Phil Fife (1) 3:33 - Denver Lynds (1) 7:01 - pp - Phil Fife (2) Jonathan Charbonneau (2) - 4:23 Gary Horic (1) - 4:34 Jonathan Charbonneau (3) - 11:59 Third period 6:44 - Colby Lanceleve (2) Sameul Aquin (1) - 3:58 Overtime No scoring Philippe Gingras 25 saves/ 31 shots Goalie stats Chris Festarini 27 saves/ 34 shots
Fri May 02 Carleton Place Canadians 2-1 Truro Bearcats Aréna Melançon No scoring First period No scoring Andy Sturtz (2) - 13:41 Second period 1:15 - Ryan Moore (1) Anthony Latina (1) - 2:12 Third period No scoring Guillaume Therien 21 saves/ 22 shots Goalie stats Chris Festarini 33 saves/ 35 shots
Sat May 03 Saint-Jérôme Panthers 5-2 Truro Bearcats Aréna Melançon Recap Benjamin Laliberté (1) - 00:17 First period No scoring Pier-Olivier Grand-Maison (7) - pp - 9:40 Gary Horic (3) - 9:50 Second period 10:35 - Jordan McNaughton (3) Nicolas Dionne (1) - 2:32 Samuel Aquin (2) - pp - 18:29 Third period 14:50 - Colby Lanceleve (3) Philippe Gingras 26 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Chris Festarini 30 saves / 35 shots
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