Midget league looks ahead The Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League held its annual meeting in Portage last weekend.
Friday May 09, 2008
The Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League held its annual meeting in Portage last weekend.
The league format was unchanged for the next season. The divisions will remain the same with the East teams being Eastman Selects, Interlake Lighting, Kenora Thistles, Norman Northstars, the Winnipeg Thrashers and the Winnipeg Wild. The West consists of Brandon Wheat Kings, Central Plains Capitals, Parkland Rangers, Pembina Valley Hawks, Southwest Cougars and the Yellowhead Chiefs.
The teams will play a 44 game schedule - a double home and away with every team - beginning on the first weekend in October and concluding the second weekend in February.
The playoffs will remain in the same format for the first round of divisional play, with the top two teams in each division getting a bye and the remaining divisional teams playing a best of three series to determine who advances to the quarter finals.
In the quarter finals, the teams will be seeded one through eight according to points, leading to the semi-finals and championship finals, which are also best of five series.
The annual all-star game has been slated for Sat., Feb. 7. A host site will to be determined at the August meeting.
In other business, the league decided to opt out of participation in the Manitoba Junior League’s Showcase weekend.
Blaine Peterson of Stonewall was elected president, replacing Randy Wolgemuth of Landmark, who resigned after a four year stint as president and eight years on the executive. He will remain on the executive as past president. The vice-presidents are Ken Coleman of Brandon and Ron Wilson of Winnipeg. The league is still looking for a vice-president of officials. Jack Forsyth will continue as the commissioner of the league for the coming season.
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