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1997–98 MetJHL season

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Sport
  
Hockey

Number of teams
  
16

Champion
  
Toronto Jr. Canadiens

League
  
Metro Junior A Hockey League

Duration
  
Regular season 1997-09 – 1998-02 Playoffs 1998-02 – 1998-04

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The 1997–98 MetJHL season is the 7th and final season of the Metro Junior A Hockey League (MetJHL). The 16 teams of the Central, Eastern, and Western Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule. The top 12 teams made the playoffs.

Contents

The winner of the MetJHL playoffs, the Wexford Raiders, failed to defeat the Milton Merchants of the OPJHL for the OHA's Buckland Cup.

Changes

  • MetJHL rejoins the Ontario Hockey Association.
  • Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins join MetJHL.
  • Muskoka Bears become Huntsville Wildcats.
  • Thornhill Islanders become Thornhill Rattlers.
  • Aurora Tigers leave MetJHL for OPJHL.
  • At the end of the season, league closes doors and teams merge with OPJHL.

    • 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 berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title

    1997-98 MetJHL Playoffs

    For the Central Canada Championship, please go to the Dudley Hewitt Cup. For the National Championship, please go to the 1998 Royal Bank Cup.

    Preliminary

    Oshawa Legionaires defeated Shelburne Wolves 3-games-to-none Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Pickering Panthers 3-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1 Durham Huskies defeated Markham Waxers 3-games-to-1

    Quarter-final

    Caledon Canadians defeated Durham Huskies 3-games-to-none Wexford Raiders defeated Quinte Hawks 3-games-to-none Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-2 Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-1

    Semi-final

    Caledon Canadians defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-3 Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2

    Final

    Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-3

    OHA Buckland Cup Championship

    Best-of-7 series

    Milton Merchants (OPJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1 Milton Merchants 11 - Wexford Raiders 2 Milton Merchants 3 - Wexford Raiders 2 2OT Milton Merchants 6 - Wexford Raiders 1 Wexford Raiders 4 - Milton Merchants 3 OT Milton Merchants 6 - Wexford Raiders 1

    References

    1997–98 MetJHL season Wikipedia
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