FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Truro, N.S. (April 17, 2026) – The Metalfab MHL Cup Final between the Eastlink South Division champion Truro Bearcats and the defending league champion Edmundston Blizzard begins in Truro, N.S. on Monday, April 20th at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre. The series will follow the 2-2-1-1-1 format for games.
The Bearcats, who tied for the most points in the league during the regular season and have home ice advantage in the final, beat the Pictou County Weeks Crushers in five games in the first round of the playoffs before winning the Eastlink South title by beating the Summerside Western Capitals in seven games. The Blizzard swept the West Kent Steamers in round one and beat the Chaleur Lightning in six games to capture the Eastlink North title for the second year in a row.
Eastlink Community TV will broadcast the first two games of the series from Truro, with further coverage to be announced when available. Follow the action for Games 1 and 2 on Eastlink channels 10 and 610, as well as the full series on FloHockey.
The full Metalfab MHL Cup Final schedule is as follows:
Metalfab MHL Cup Final: Truro Bearcats vs Edmundston Blizzard
Game 1 – Monday, April 20th, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 2 – Tuesday, April 21st, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 3 – Friday, April 24th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
Game 4 – Saturday, April 25th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
Game 5 – Monday, April 27th, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre*
Game 6 – Wednesday, April 29th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle*
Game 7 – Friday, May 1st, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre*
*if necessary
Ticket sales for games in Edmundston
Individual tickets for the first two games at the Jean-Daigle Centre of the upcoming final series will go on sale online on Monday, April 20, at 9 a.m.: https://blizzardedmundston.ticketacces.net.
Playoffs ticket holders will use their ticket 6 (April 24) and 7 (April 25).
Stay tuned to the MHL’s website, as well as Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram, for a series preview and more as Truro and Edmundston battle for the Metalfab MHL Cup. The winner will advance to the Centennial Cup, the national Jr A championship in Summerside P.E.I., from May 7th to 17th, joining the host Western Capitals in the tournament.
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The only time the Blizzard faced off against the Bearcats at the Jean-Daigle Centre this season was on November 29, 2025. Photo archives Percy Picard
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Media Contact:
James Faulkner
Director of Communications
Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL)
jfaulkner@themhl.ca