
Start fast. Finish strong. It’s a pretty good blueprint for success.
The Edmundston Blizzard did just that this season, and it has brought them all the way west to Calgary for the 2025 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, and their first appearance on the national stage.
The Blizzard were dominant from the first drop of the puck in the Maritime Hockey League (MHL), winning 17 of their first 18 games and 17 of their last 18 games.
They put together win streaks of eight, nine, and 14 games at various points through the regular season and only lost back-to-back games once, in their first two games of 2025. In all, their 44-6-2 record gave them a 24-point cushion in the North Division and a 10-point edge atop the overall MHL standings.
And Edmundston was just as good in the playoffs, losing just once in 13 games to claim its second MHL championship and first since 2018.
After brushing aside Miramichi in five games – with a 7-6 double-overtime loss in Game 2 the lone blemish on their playoff record – the Blizzard swept through Campbellton and Pictou County, playing only a single one-goal game in the final two rounds while winning six by at least three goals.
It was the defence that led the way all year long for Edmundston; it allowed only 126 goals in 52 regular-season games, 22 fewer than the next-best defensive team.
After seven different goaltenders played at least three games during the regular season, the one-two punch of Austin Caley and Frédéric Cousineau took over in the playoffs. Caley, who was acquired from Truro on Jan. 9, has yet to lose a game for the Blizzard, going a combined 16-0 in the regular season and playoffs with a 2.21 goals-against average and .901 save percentage.
The Blizzard are looking to end a long drought for MHL teams at Canada’s National Junior A Championship; it has been 23 years since the Halifax Oland Exports won the league’s most recent national title, and only once since then – Summerside in 2013 – has an MHL team reached the final.
HOW THEY GOT TO CALGARY
Maritime Hockey League Quarterfinal: defeated Miramichi Timberwolves 4-1 (5-0, 6-7 2OT, 7-3, 3-2, 3-2) Semifinal: defeated Campbellton Tigers 4-0 (4-3, 6-3, 4-1, 6-3) Final: defeated Pictou County Crushers 4-0 (7-3, 6-3, 7-2, 3-1)
REGULAR SEASON
Record (W-L-OTL): 44-6-2 (1st in MHL) Goals for: 238 (4th in MHL) Goals against: 126 (4th in MHL) Power play: 42 for 190 (22.1% – 4th in MHL) Penalty killing: 146 of 179 (81.6% – 3rd in MHL) Longest winning streak: 14 (Jan. 9-Feb. 20)
Top 3 scorers: • Philippe Collette – 26G 58A 84P (3rd in MHL) • Jérémy D’Astous – 30G 52A 72P (5th in MHL) • Carl-Anthony Massé – 23G 45A 77P (10th in MHL)
PLAYOFFS
Record: 12-1 Goals for: 67 Goals against: 33 Power play: 15 for 56 (26.8%) Penalty killing: 41 of 51 (80.4%)
Top 3 scorers: • Carl-Anthony Massé – 10G 12A 22P • Jérémy D’Astous – 8G 13A 21P • Philippe Collette – 5G 14A 20P
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
First appearance
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY COMMITMENTS
Jérémy D’Astous – Université de Moncton (2025-26) Carl-Anthony Massé – Université de Moncton (2025-26)
CJHL TOP 20 RANKINGS
Sept. 30 – 4th Oct. 7 – 4th Oct. 14 – 4th Oct. 21 – 2nd Oct. 28 – 2nd Nov. 4 – 2nd Nov. 11 – 2nd Nov. 18 – 2nd Nov. 25 – 1st Dec. 2 – 2nd Dec. 9 – 2nd Dec. 16 – 4th Dec. 23 – 3rd Jan. 6 – 5th Jan. 13 – 7th Jan. 20 – 5th Jan. 27 – 4th Feb. 3 – 4th Feb. 10 – 4th Feb. 17 – 4th Feb. 24 – 6th March 3 – 3rd March 10 – 1st
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