Truro, N.S. (March 19, 2026) – The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is pleased to announce the All-Star and Rookie All-Star Teams for the 2025-26 season. Players were selected based on nominations and subsequent votes from officials with all twelve MHL teams.
Eastlink North
Forward – Darien Thomson (Edmundston Blizzard)
The 19-year-old from Fredericton, N.B. led the Blizzard with 76 points this season and finished third in league scoring. His 40 goals were second only to Chaleur’s Ben Cross, and he had the third-most game-winning goals in the MHL with six. Thomson scored in 39 of 52 games this season and 21 of those were multi-point efforts. Some of his best stretches of play were at Centre Jean Daigle in Edmundston, carrying the longest active home point streak into the Metalfab MHL Cup Playoffs with 28 points in the final twelve games of the regular season. Thomson also had a ten-game home goal scoring streak from December 13th to February 15th. On February 7th, he notched two goals and four assists in a 12-1 win over West Kent. Those six points were the second-most scored by any player this season. He was named to the Eastlink North team of the Week six times. Thomson was an Honourable Mention for Top Forward in January and was named the CJHL’s 3rd Star of the Month for February.
Forward – Ben Cross (Chaleur Lightning)
The 20-year-old from Fredericton, N.B. finished second in league scoring with 78 points. His 42 goals were the most in the MHL, and Cross also had the most powerplay goals this season at sixteen. He finished the season with a 20-game point streak, gathering 40 points in that time, and had an eight-game goal streak, second only to the ten-game goal streak he achieved from January 9th to February 6th. To put that into perspective, from his first game in 2026, Cross had at least one goal in eighteen of his last 20 games. Cross had points in 39 of 51 games for the Lightning and 23 multi-point games. His 78 points are third-most in franchise history, with his 42 goals in a single-season ranking second all-time for the team. Cross was named the MHL’s Top Forward for February/March and was named to the Eastlink North Team of the Week six times.
Forward – Spencer Caines (West Kent Steamers)
The 20-year-old from Pasadena, NL was fourth in league scoring with 71 points in 51 games for the Steamers. He had 26 goals to go with 45 assists, which ranked fifth in the MHL. Caines set two team records since the franchise moved to Grand-Bouctouche. His 71 points eclipsed the Steamers’ record of 70 set by Alexis Daniel in 2023-24, and his 45 assists passed Xavier Roy’s 42, also in 2023-24. Caines had points in 33 games this season and set two league-highs on February 13th against Chaleur, where he had six assists and seven points in an 8-5 win. He was named to the Eastlink North Team of the Week five times and was named an Honourable Mention for the MHL’s Top Forward in February/March.
Defense – Pierre-Marc Minville (West Kent Steamers)
The 20-year-old from St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec was fifth in defensemen scoring with 50 points in 50 games. Among blueliners, Minville’s 41 assists were fourth and he was fifth in powerplay goals with four. From January 23rd to February 14th, Minville had a nine-game assist streak where he collected seventeen assists in total. That was the second-longest assist streak in the MHL this season. He had points in 34 of 50 games for the Steamers. On the ice in every situation for West Kent, Minville logged the most ice time on the team with over 28 minutes per game. He was named the MHL’s Top Defenseman twice, in January and February/March, and was announced to the Eastlink North Team of the Week eight times.
Defense – Natan Grenier (West Kent Steamers)
The 20-year-old from Boischatel, Quebec had a big impact right out of the gate in his lone MHL season. Grenier had points in his first fourteen games and finished second in defenseman scoring. His eighteen goals were tops among blueliners, as were his five game-winning goals and two shorthanded goals. Grenier was the only defensemen to score in a shootout this season, which was the game-winner January 16th against Campbellton. Grenier’s 43 assists were fourth-most among defensemen and he finished third with eighteen powerplay assists and nineteen powerplay points. He set franchise records for defensemen for points and assists and his eighteen goals rank second in franchise history among blueliners to Ian Smallwood’s nineteen goals in 2019-20 season while the team was in South Shore. Grenier finished second to teammate Pierre-Marc Minville for time on ice with the Steamers, averaging nearly 27 minutes per game. He was named the MHL’s Top Defenseman in September and December and was also named to the Eastlink North Team of the Week seven times.
Goaltender – Cedric Massé (Edmundston Blizzard)
The 20-year-old from Rimouski, Quebec tied Summerside’s Kolten Bourret for the second-best goals against average in the MHL at 2.70 this season. He had a record of 24-9-3-1, with his win total being the second-highest in the league. Massé led the MHL with four shutouts and a .912 save percentage. He was also second in minutes played and sixth in saves made. He allowed two or fewer goals in 20 of his 41 games, including nine of his last twelve games of the season. Massé was named the MHL’s Top Goaltender in October and January, and was named to the Eastlink North team of the Week four times. He was also named the CJHL’s Third Star of the Month for October.
Eastlink South
Forward – Logan Crosby (Pictou County Weeks Crushers)
The 20-year-old from Salt Springs, N.S. finished fifth in league scoring with 70 points in 49 games, which led the Crushers. Crosby was third in goals with 38 and tied for fourth in game-winning goals with five. He was held off the scoresheet in just nine games this season and had 21 multi-point games for the Crushers. Crosby had the longest road goal streak in the MHL this season at six games and tied for the second-longest road points streak at eleven games, where he collected nineteen points, from November 8th to January 25th. He was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week four times.
Forward – Anthony Gaudet (Amherst Ramblers)
The 19-year-old from St-Ignace, N.B. led the MHL in scoring with 89 points in 51 games. His 64 assists were the most in the league and set a new team record for the Ramblers, passing the 61 assists co-held by Andrew Sweetland in 2006-07 and John Lake 1988-89. Gaudet had the third-most powerplay assists this season at 26, which helped place him second in powerplay points with 32. He also led the league in shorthanded goals, where six of his 25 were scored. Gaudet’s eight shorthanded points were double that of any other player this season. His 25-game point streak from November 1st to January 31st was the longest in the league, where he collected 51 points. He also had a nineteen-game home scoring streak, with 41 points from October 11th to January 31st. Gaudet was named the MHL’s Top Forward twice, in December and January, and was an Honourable Mention in November. He was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week eight times.
Forward – Brett Arsenault (Summerside Western Capitals)
The 20-year-old from Charlottetown, P.E.I. was second on Summerside with 59 points in 49 games, finishing in the Top 20 of MHL scoring. Arsenault had thirteen powerplay goals, tied with Truro’s Éli Baillargeon for second-most in the league. He had points in 32 games for Summerside, including sixteen multi-point games. Arsenault was the only player to take two penalty shots this season, scoring on one of them. He had a season-high five points in a 7-4 win over Yarmouth on February 6th which included an MHL single game-best three powerplay goals. Arsenault was named to the MHL Team of the Week five times.
Defense – Owen Aura (Amherst Ramblers)
The 20-year-old from Kamloops, B.C. finished third in scoring among defensemen this season, and fourth on the Ramblers, with 53 points in 52 games. That point total is the most for a Ramblers’ defenseman since the 52 by Jamieson Chisholm in 2003-04. Aura’s 46 assists, 24 powerplay assists, and 30 powerplay points were all fourth-most among all skaters. He was second to Summerside’s Simon Mullen in all three categories for blueliners, but Aura had the most powerplay goals for defensemen with six. He led the team in time on ice, averaging over 25 minutes per game. Aura was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week three times.
Defense – Simon Mullen (Summerside Western Capitals)
The 20-year-old from Truro, N.S. held the MHL scoring lead up until New Year’s Eve and finished eighth with 68 points in 52 games. Mullen led all skaters in powerplay assists with 28 and powerplay points with 33. He was also second in assists with 54. Mullen led defensemen in points, assists (54), powerplay assists and points, and shorthanded points (4). He was tied for second among blueliners in powerplay goals (5), goals (14), and tied for second in shorthanded goals with two. Mullen had the longest assist streak in the league at thirteen games from October 12th to November 27th, and the second-longest points streak at 24 games from October 3rd to December 16th. He had the longest road assists streak with 30 in fifteen games from September 14th to December 14th. Mullen averaged over 25 minutes of ice-time per game for Summerside. He was named the MHL’s Top Defenseman in October and November, and was an Honourable Mention in September. Mullen was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week nine times.
Goaltender – Louca Connolly (Truro Bearcats)
The 18-year-old from Mercier, Quebec led all goaltenders with a 2.69 goals against average, posting a record of 19-5-2-1 for Truro. His .908 save percentage was tied with two other players for second-best. Connolly was one of four goaltenders to have two shutouts this season, which trailed Edmundston’s Cedric Massé, who had four. He was nearly perfect in the shootout, winning two of three games and allowing just one goal on the twelve shots he faced for a league-best .917 save percentage. Connolly, along with teammate Sam Berthiaume, won the Young/Knickle Award as the top goaltending tandem as the Bearcats allowed just 145 goals this season. Connolly was named Top Goaltender and Top Rookie in November and was an Honourable Mention for both awards in September. He was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week five times.
Rookie All-Star Team
Forward – Carter Bromley (Chaleur Lightning)
The 18-year-old from Hughes Brook, NL led all rookies in scoring with 53 points in 51 games to finish fourth in team scoring for Chaleur. Bromley also had the most goals (23), assists (30), powerplay assists (12), and powerplay points (17) among rookies. In the process, he set franchise rookie records in goals, assists, and points. Bromley was the only MHL rookie to score two shootout goals this season. He had points in 33 games, including fifteen multi-point games. He was named the MHL’s Top Rookie in September and was twice on the Eastlink North Team of the Week.
Forward – Cole MacLeod (Yarmouth Mariners)
The 18-year-old from Porters Lake, N.S. was second in rookie scoring with 39 points in 49 games and he finished second on the Mariners in scoring. Among rookies, MacLeod was second in goals with 21, but led all rookies in powerplay goals with seven, and was third in powerplay points with eleven for Yarmouth. From November 15th to December 7th, MacLeod had an eight-game goal scoring streak; tied for the second-longest in the MHL this season. An eight-game assist streak from November 29th to January 2nd was the third-longest such streak in the league. MacLeod was named the MHL’s Top Rookie in December and was an Honourable Mention for Top Rookie in November. He was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week three times.
Forward – Charles-Olivier Giguère (Miramichi Timberwolves)
The 19-year-old from Victoriaville, Quebec was fifth in rookie scoring with 33 points in 52 games and tied for third in team scoring for Miramichi. Giguère was third in rookie goals with nineteen to go with his fourteen assists. He had the third-most powerplay goals among rookie with three. Giguère was one of just two rookies to score a shootout winner, which happened November 8th against Edmundston, and scored on a penalty shot December 6th against Pictou County. He was an Honourable Mention for Top Rookie in February/March after scoring ten goals in ten games to finish the season.
Defense – Duncan Anderson (Valley Wildcats)
The 16-year-old from Antigonish, N.S. had 24 points in 46 games for the Wildcats after being drafted third overall in the 2025 MHL Entry Draft last June. Anderson finished in the Top 20 for defensemen and rookie scoring and was ninth on Valley. Among rookies, he was fourth with 20 assists and fifth in both powerplay assists (5) and powerplay points (7). Joining the team at the end of September, Anderson was second in time on ice with over 22 minutes per game.
Defense – Nathan Lebrasseur (Campbellton Tigers)
The 18-year-old from Sept-Îles, Quebec joined Campbellton in October and finished tenth in rookie scoring with 26 points in 38 games. Lebrasseur’s ten goals were tied for fourth-most among MHL defensemen, where he finished twelfth in scoring. He had the eighth-most points for Campbellton. Lebrasseur was twice named to the Eastlink North Team of the Week.
Goaltender – Sam Berthiaume (Truro Bearcats)
The 16-year-old from Stellarton, N.S. had a 12-4-0-0 record for the Bearcats with a 2.29 goals against average, .927 save percentage, and two shutouts. Berthiaume was 52 minutes played shy of being a qualified goaltender for league leaders, or his GAA and SV% would have been considered the best in the MHL. Still, the young netminder had a rookie season to remember, allowing two or fewer goals in nine of his sixteen games. Berthiaume made at least 30 saves in eight of his games, including 43 in a 7-1 win over Summerside on December 20thand 44 saves in a 4-2 loss to Amherst on March 7th. He won the Young/Knickle Award as the top goaltending tandem with teammate Louca Connolly. Berthiaume was named the MHL’s Top Rookie and an Honourable Mention for Top Goalie in February/March, and was named to the Eastlink South Team of the Week three times.
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