Three Dauphin Kings have been named to all-star teams.
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) announced all-star teams on Wednesday and Cayden Glover is joined by Cole Sheffield and Naaman Hofer. Glover, who has not played since January 31 after suffering an upper-body injury against Virden, still leads Dauphin in scoring with 52 points despite not playing for more than a month. Glover has been named to the league's first all-star team.
Glover was carving out a season for the record books—until fate had other plans. With a blistering 33 goals in just 38 games, he was on track to hit the elusive 50-goal mark, a feat untouched in the MJHL since Jesse Sinatynski's 59-goal explosion for the Kings in 2011-12.
Even after his injury, Glover’s dominance lingered—he sat atop the league’s goal-scoring charts for nearly a month before Northern Manitoba Blizzard’s Miguel Bouvier finally inched past him with 35. What could have been? We'll never know—but one thing’s certain: Glover’s impact on this season won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
Glover could end up with the second-most goals in the league as Connor Paronuzzi of Steinbach and Jayce Legaarden of Grandview both have 27. Glover remains week-to-week and the Kings are hoping to have him back for the Turnbull Cup playoffs which begin on March 22.
What else can be said about Naaman Hofer? His future is already set with his committment to the University of Alaska-Anchorage starting in the 2025-26 season.
Hofer glides across the ice with effortless precision, making even the most intense pressure situations look like a walk in the park. His ability to escape tight spots and transition the puck up the ice is second to none. A rock on the back end and a force on offence, Hofer has been electrifying this season, racking up six goals and 48 points in 49 games.
Sitting third in team scoring and second among all MJHL defencemen, he’s proving to be the complete package—steady, smart, and downright dangerous with the puck.
A power-play specialist, Hofer will need to continue his great play if the Kings want to have a long playoff run.
Miguel Bouvier (Northern Manitoba), Connor Paronuzzi (Steinbach), Isaiah Peters (Winkler), and Liam Ernst (Winkler) round out the six-man squad.
Cole Sheffield has put together a brilliant season and has been named to the second all-star team.
The 20-year-old from London is third in the league with 28 wins while playing the most minutes of any goalie (2599). Sheffield's .920 save percentage ranks fourth in the league and his 2.42 goals-against average is also fourth.
Sheffield is known to make saves that no goalie should ever make and when playing calmly in the net, he's nearly unbeatable. He turned away 31 shots on Tuesday and gave Dauphin a chance to win against the Blizzard, however, the team was unable to get anything going in a 1-0 defeat.
Cole also dazzled for Team MJHL at the Showcase against Team SJHL and while he has not yet received an NCAA Division 1 scholarship, don't be surprised if he does in the near future. The Dauphin Kings will go as deep in the playoffs as Sheffield can take them.
Cam Bullinger (Portage), Jayce Legaarden (Winker), Adam Vigfusson (Niverville), Noah Szabo (Steinbach), and Parker Scherr (Portage) round out the six-man squad.
News & Notes Around the MJHL:
- Niverville can clinch the fourth and final playoff spot in the MGEU East Division with a win on Wednesday against the Freeze. Doing so would eliminate Selkirk from playoff contention;
- Waywayseecappo has a five-point lead over Virden for the fourth and final spot in the MGEU West Division, the Oil Capitals are the coldest team in the league with losses in seven of their last eight;
- Winkler's magic number to clinch first place overall is four;
- Brett Sabel of the Virden Oil Capitals committed to play NCAA Division 3 hockey at Marian University;
- and the Kings welcome the Portage Terriers to town on Friday before heading to Swan River to play the Stampeders on Saturday night.
