Mats Marner from Newfoundland Berserkers is a great choice, he has scored 23 goals in 35 games so far, that total is the best in the whole SMJHL. Marner is also tied in the first place in points with his 42, teammate Minamiro is at the same total, but in my eyes, the goals scored pushes Marner into the lead in the MVP race. What makes Marner's goal total even more impressive is the fact that plays as a center, he has to be a playmaker with his movement more often than wingers, which might push him to low scoring areas frequently, a winger could position himself to better scoring areas and wait, but Marner as a center has to be aggressive and quick if he wants to score and he has been exactly that, Marner is the only player who has reached the impressive 20 goal mark so far.

There are other players around the league who have played great seasons, the mentioned Minamiro, Grimstad of Carolina and De Siren from Anchorage have all scored at least 40 points, but if Marner is able to score goals at a similar pace for rest of the year, in my eyes he is the MVP.