1965–66 MJHL season
Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) commissioner Jimmy Dunn implemented an automatic one-game minimum suspension for any player who received a match penalty as of the 1965–66 season.[1] He felt that professional hockey influenced fisticuffs in junior hockey and said that, "Any time there's a big fight in the National Hockey League, the kids drop their sticks and put up their dukes in the next game. It happens almost every time".[2]
Champion[]
On March 18, 1966, at the Winnipeg Arena, the Winnipeg Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champs.
Regular season[]
League Standings | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg Rangers | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 59 | 219 | 186 |
Winnipeg Warriors | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 45 | 207 | 229 |
Winnipeg Braves | 48 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 207 | 219 |
Winnipeg Monarchs | 48 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 198 | 197 |
Tie Breaker (single game) Braves defeated Monarchs
Playoffs[]
Semi-Finals
- Warriors lost to Braves 3-games-to-2
Turnbull Cup Championship
- Rangers defeated Braves 4-games-to-1
Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final
- Rangers lost to Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none
Awards[]
Trophy | Winner | Team |
---|---|---|
MVP | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers |
Top Goaltender | Winnipeg Rangers | |
Rookie of the Year | Chuck Lefley | Winnipeg Rangers |
Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award | Winnipeg Rangers | |
Scoring Champion | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers |
Most Goals | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers |
All-Star Teams[]
First All-Star Team | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goaltender | Winnipeg Rangers | ||||
Defencemen | Brandon Wheat Kings | ||||
Winnipeg Warriors | |||||
Centreman | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
Leftwinger | Winnipeg Monarchs | ||||
Rightwinger | Winnipeg Rangers | ||||
Coach | Jack Bownass | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
Second All-Star Team | |||||
Goaltender | Winnipeg Monarchs | ||||
Defencemen | Winnipeg Rangers | ||||
Winnipeg Braves | |||||
Centreman | Winnipeg Braves | ||||
Leftwinger | Winnipeg Rangers | ||||
Rightwinger | Winnipeg Braves |
References[]
- ^ "Junior Hockey Unpredictable". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. November 2, 1965. p. 24.
- ^ Collins, Fred (February 12, 1965). "Braves Zero In On Pennant". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 41.
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Winnipeg Free Press Archives
- Brandon Sun Archives
Categories:
- 1965–66 in Canadian ice hockey by league
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons