1967–68 MJHL season
On March 14, 1968, at home in , the St. James Canadians corralled the Manitoba Junior Hockey League championship, and on March 26, in Selkirk, the Canadians captured the Turnbull Cup defeating the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions Selkirk Steelers.
League notes[]
During the summer of 1967, the MAHA agreed to allow three teams to enter the WCHL: the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Flin Flon Bombers from the MJHL, and the Ben Hatskin-owned Winnipeg Jets. Hatskin also owned three MJHL teams. Part of the agreement was the continuation of the MJHL; Hatskin sold his three teams to local interests, and the Winnipeg Warriors became the West Kildonan North Stars, the St. James Braves became the St. James Canadians, and the Winnipeg Rangers became the St. Boniface Saints. These three teams joined the Winnipeg Monarchs to form the new MJHL. The Selkirk Steelers however joined the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
The league dropped the final three games of the regular season in order to accommodate Memorial Cup playoff elimination series within the province with the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
Regular season[]
League Standings | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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Winnipeg Monarchs | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 43 | 200 | 157 |
St. Boniface Saints | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 157 | 152 |
West Kildonan North Stars | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 151 | 189 |
St. James Canadians | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 155 | 165 |
Playoffs[]
Semi-Finals
- Winnipeg lost to West Kildonan 4-games-to-1
- St. Boniface lost to St. James 4-games-to-1
Final
- West Kildonan lost to St. James 4-games-to-none
Turnbull Cup Championship
- St. James defeated Selkirk Steelers (CMJHL) 4-games-to-2
Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final
- St. James lost to Westfort Hurricanes (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
Awards[]
Trophy | Winner | Team |
---|---|---|
MVP | St. Boniface Saints | |
Top Goaltender | Winnipeg Monarchs | |
Rookie of the Year | Wayne Chernecki | West Kildonan North Stars |
Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award | Winnipeg Monarchs | |
Scoring Champion | Wayne Chernecki | West Kildonan North Stars |
Most Goals | Wayne Chernecki | West Kildonan North Stars |
Coach of the Year | St. James Canadians |
All-Star Teams[]
1968 First All-Star Team | |||||
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Goaltender | Winnipeg Monarchs | ||||
Defencemen | St. Boniface Saints | ||||
Winnipeg Monarchs | |||||
Centreman | Wayne Chernecki | West Kildonan North Stars | |||
Leftwinger (tie) | Andy Van Hellemond | St. James Canadians | |||
Brian Howie | West Kildonan North Stars | ||||
Rightwinger | Brian Stephenson | Winnipeg Monarchs | |||
1968 Second All-Star Team | |||||
Goaltender | St. James Canadians | ||||
Defencemen | St. Boniface Saints | ||||
West Kildonan North Stars | |||||
Centreman | Chris Oddleifson | Winnipeg Monarchs | |||
Wingers | Winnipeg Monarchs | ||||
Winnipeg Monarchs |
References[]
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Winnipeg Free Press Archives
- Brandon Sun Archives
- 1967–68 in Canadian ice hockey by league
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons