The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) has announced that its Draft is no longer.
What does this mean?
This will allow Manitoba prospects (beginning with the 2009 age group) to have control over which team they would like to play for in the league. This means that each player will have 13 options to consider when deciding which organization they would like to become a part of.
- Beginning with 2009-born Manitoba Prospects: Eligible to sign with any member MJHL team beginning for the 2025-26 season;
- 2023 MJHL Draft (2007): Any auto-protect / draft pick who remains unsigned by the team they were drafted by will be eligible to sign with any other MJHL team as of August 1st, 2024; and
- 2024 MJHL Draft (2008’s): Any auto-protect / draft pick who remains unsigned by the team they were drafted by will be eligible to sign with any other MJHL team as of August 1st, 2025.
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In partnership with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), the MJHL has announced that the two leagues will come together for two joint showcase events during the upcoming 2024-25 season.
The first will take place in early November in Warman, Saskatchewan. It will act as an identification camp for the upcoming World Junior A Challenge. More details will be released in the coming weeks.
Then a few months later in January, the Seven Oaks Sportsplex will once again play host to the annual MJHL-SJHL Showcase. The event which features 60 players from both leagues is set to return. Each league will ice a team full of players 18 and under while each league will ice two teams consisting of players aged 19 and 20. It's the best players from the MJHL going up against the best players from the SJHL.
Kevin Saurette is the Comissioner of the MJHL and he's thrilled about coming together with the SJHL.
“The MJHL is excited to continue to grow our partnership with the SJHL for the benefit of all involved," said Saurette. "These events will give elite athletes from each league an incredible opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities in a high-performance environment in front of scouts from all higher levels of hockey.”
Both events will be attended by scouts from the National Hockey League, NCAA, Major Junior, and university programs from across North America.
"We look forward to continuing to build on the success of joint events with the MJHL," said Kyle McIntyre, SJHL Commissioner. "We are very pleased to be able to provide these collaborative opportunities for our elite players."
