2025–26 MHL season
| 2025–26 MHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Maritime Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Preseason August – September Regular season September – March Post-season March – April |
| Games | 312 |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partner | Eastlink Community TV |
| Streaming partner | FloSports |
| 2025 MHL entry draft | |
| Top draft pick | Ethan Jones |
| Picked by | Valley Wildcats |
| Metalfab Cup | |
The 2025–26 MHL season is the 58th season of the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL).
The Summerside Western Capitals were selected to host the 2026 Centennial Cup national championship tournament. Summerside also hosted national championships in 1989, 1997, and 2013.
The Edmundston Blizzard appointed Michael Ward as Head Coach. The Miramichi Timberwolves appointed Shawn Evans as Head Coach. The Chaleur Lightning appointed Matt Wright as Head Coach, replacing Kyle McAllister, and George MacIntyre as General Manager.
The MHL and Hockey Canada launched the Aligned Rules pilot project, according to which the league adopted the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) rule book and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rule 202 on facial protection.
The regular season runs from 11 September 2025 through 8 March 2026. Each of the twelve teams plays 52 regular season games, including eight against teams in the same division and two against teams in the other division. The top four teams in each division advance to the playoffs.