This is kind of late but here is my 'preview' of this season around the CHL. Enjoy the rest of the season. Please share and comment on my blog posts. I'll hopefully post an "Around the CHL" once a month no promises though. Hopefully after the success of last year, the Mooseheads can not only go deep into the playoffs but win the President's Cup trophy and the Memorial Cup.
here are last year's leaders:
Division champions 2011-12
WHL - Edmonton Oil Kings (Central) 72 games played, 50-15-3-4 record, 107 points, 310 goals for/193 goals against; Tri-City Americans (U.S.) 72 games played, 50-18-2-2 record, 104 points, 281 goals for/190 goals against; Kamloops Blazers (B.C.) 72 games played, 47-20-2-3 record, 99 points, 290 goals for/211 goals against; Moose Jaw Warriors (East) 72 games played, 45-19-6-2 record, 98 points, 258 goals for/213 goals against
OHL - London Knights (Midwest) 68 games played, 49-18-0-1 record, 99 points, 277 goals for/178 goals against; Niagara IceDogs (Central) 68 games played, 47-18-0-3 record, 97 points, 291 goals for/169 goals against; Plymouth Whalers (West) 68 games played, 47-18-2-1 record, 97 points, 279 goals for/205 goals against; Ottawa 67's (East) 68 games played, 40-20-5-3 record, 88 points, 268 goals for/216 goals against
QMJHL - Saint John Sea Dogs (Maritimes) 68 games played, 50-15-0-3 record, 103 points, 298 goals for/180 goals against; Shawinigan Cataractes (Telus East) 68 games played, 45-16-3-4 record, 97 points, 274 goals for/179 goals against; Blainville-Boisbraind Armada (Telus West) 68 games played, 40-22-4-2 record, 86 points, 258 goals for/219 goals against
League championships 2012
President's Cup - Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Rimouski Oceanic (Sea Dogs won series 4 games to 0 games)
J. Ross Robertson Cup - Niagara IceDogs vs. London Knights (Knights won series 4 games to 1 game)
Ed Chynoweth Cup - Edmonton Oil Kings vs. Portland Winterhawks (Oil Kings won series 4 games to 3 games)
Memorial Cup 2012
Teams ~ Saint John (QMJHL champion), London (OHL champion), Edmonton (WHL champion), and Shawinigan (Hosts)
Final May 27, 2012 Shawinigan vs. London 2-1 OT
SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES WIN 2012 MEMORIAL CUP!!!
Team changes
The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League were renamed the Mississauga Steelheads. The Sherbrooke Phoenix joined the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as a reincarnation of the Lewiston Maineiacs.
Shawinigan will look to repeat as Memorial Cup champions. This year the Memorial Cup will be held in Saskatoon, home of the Saskatoon Blades who will be in the tournament no matter what. Teams should be as strong as last year, as the NHL is locked out which means that many teams get to keep their 2012 drafted players. This list includes Sarnia (Nail Yakupov), Saint John (Jonathan Huberdeau), Moose Jaw (Morgan Reilly), Halifax (Marty Frk) and Barrie (Mark Scheifele). Prospects will look to continue impressing scouts as some will be eligible to be invited to World Junior camps in early December and hopefully play starting on Boxing Day. The 2013 CHL/NHL Top Prospects game will be held January 16 in Halifax, which will feature 40 of the most impressive prospects for the upcoming draft in June.
Other teams that look to continue their success of last year are Saint John, Halifax, Edmonton, London, Blainville, and Portland. Seth Jones of Portland and Nathan MacKinnon of Halifax will most likely be fighting it out all season to be drafted first overall in this year's entry draft in Newark, New Jersey.
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