Everything is heating up. The Manitoba hockey season has started right across the province. Here’s the latest news…
Game On Hockey Brief — September 14–20
The MMJHL supplied the week’s verified game action. The other leagues remained in tryout or preseason mode, with several official sites still lacking dependable scores and individual statistics.
MMJHL
- River East posted two victories: 5–2 over St. Boniface on September 15 and 5–3 over Charleswood on September 18.
Karsten Woloshen off the River East Royal Knights (Dave Willson)
Sources: September 15 result, September 16–17 results, September 18 results.
CRJHL
- Inactive/unavailable: No verified results, standings movement or current individual statistics were available from the official site for September 14–20.
- Expansion Altona remains the central preseason storyline as the league prepares to grow to eight clubs.
- Top Storyline: League President Chris Poponick comments on what’s in store for the 2026-27 season and beyond.
Source: CRJHL official site.
KJHL
- Inactive: No league games or standings movement. The published schedule points to opening action on September 26, including NCN visiting Cross Lake.
- Current rosters and individual player information remain limited publicly.
- Top storyline: Preview opening night through the NCN–Cross Lake rivalry—returning players, community significance and the travel demands behind northern Junior B hockey.
Source: KJHL official site.
MWJHL
- The final rookies-and-draft-eligible evaluations were scheduled for September 15. No official results or individual assessment statistics were published.
- The regular season begins September 24 with Prairie Blaze–Western Predators and Silvertips–Manitoba Golden Eagles. All eight clubs currently sit 0–0.
- Top storyline: A new season begins this week.
- Source: MWJHL schedule and standings.
MFHL U18 AAA
- Inactive/unavailable: No verified league scores, standings movement or statistical leaders were publicly available.
- The Central Plains Capitals held their annual female showcase at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie. The competition was intense, the friendships that developed were even more important.
The Westman Wildcats enjoying the 2026-27 Central Plains Showcase (Darryl Gershman)
Sources: MFHL U18 AAA official site, Pembina Valley Hawks.
CSSHL — Manitoba programs
- RINK Winnipeg: The U15 Prep team hosted Team North Dakota for three exhibitions from September 18–20. The official schedule did not publish final scores or individual statistics, so no dependable standouts can be identified. No CSSHL standings movement resulted.
- Pilot Mound: No verified result was located during the reporting window.
- Balmoral Hall: Played at the Stoney Creek, Ontario Showcase.
- Team storyline: RINK’s three-game U15 weekend provided its first sustained test before October’s CSSHL schedule, including meetings with Pilot Mound.
- Top storyline: “Building chemistry in a weekend” — how academy coaches use condensed exhibition series to determine lines, defensive pairings and goaltending roles.
Sources: RINK Winnipeg U15 Prep schedule, Pilot Mound schedule announcement, CSSHL official site.
Best immediate Game On leads: River East’s ownership transition and fast preseason start, the construction of Altona’s first CRJHL roster, and the final placement of players following the MWJHL’s centralized evaluations.
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