1968–69 MJHL season
Champion[]
On March 19, 1969, in St. Boniface, the Dauphin Kings were crowned MJHL Champions, capturing the Turnbull Memorial Trophy. The Kings trounced the St. Boniface Saints 5-1, to swept the best of seven in four straight games.
League notes[]
The MJHL merged with the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League creating a North Division to house all 4 new teams, the Selkirk Steelers, Portage Terriers, Dauphin Kings, and Kenora Muskies (who operated out of Fort Garry the previous year). The existing teams created the South Division.
Regular season[]
North Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dauphin Kings | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 226 | 122 |
Selkirk Steelers | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 195 | 116 |
Kenora Muskies | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 177 | 190 |
Portage Terriers | 34 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 104 | 236 |
South Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg Monarchs | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 145 | 157 |
St. Boniface Saints | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 145 | 126 |
St. James Canadians | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 142 | 146 |
West Kildonan North Stars | 34 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 130 | 171 |
All-Star Games[]
The League's North Division All-Stars pumped in three goals in the opening 20 minutes and then cruised their way to an easy 6-0 win over the South Division selects in Portage on a stormy January 8. , Curt Ridley and Ron Low shared the shut-out. Each handled 10 shots during their 20-minute stints. went all the way for the South facing 43 shots. scored a pair, Chuck Arnason, , , and added singles.
North Division Lineup:
- Goal: (Selkirk); Curt Ridley (Portage); Ron Low (Dauphin)
- Defence: (Portage); (Dauphin);
- Forwards: Chuck Arnason (Selkirk); (Selkirk); (Kenora); (Dauphin); (Portage); (Selkirk); (Portage); (Kenora);
South Division Lineup:
- Goal: (St. Boniface);
- Defence: John Neil (West Kildonan); (St. Boniface); (St. James)
- Coach: Muzz MacPherson (Winnipeg)
On January 10, the South Division All-Stars trounced their Japanese visitors, the Seibu hockey club,
7-2 at the St. James Civic Centre. The All-Stars led 3-1 and 4-2 by periods. Four St. Boniface players,
, , and scored.
of St. James, John Neil of West Kildonan, and of Winnipeg scored the other Stars goals. and Mel Wakabayashi replied for Seibu.
MJHL Lineup:
- Goal: (St. Boniface); (St. James)
- Defence: Bob Winograd (Winnipeg); (St. Boniface); (St. Boniface);
(St. James); (St. James); John Neil (West Kildonan) - Centre: (Winnipeg); Pierre Chartier (St. James);
(St. Boniface); (St. Boniface) - Leftwing: Brian Howie (West Kildonan); (Winnipeg);
(St. Boniface); (St. Boniface) - Rightwing: (St. James); (St. Boniface);
(St. James); (Winnipeg) - Coach (St. Boniface)
On January 24, in Dauphin Canadian born scored three goals to spark of Japan to an 8-6 victory over the North Division All-Stars before a capacity crowd of more than 2,500. Japan led 3-1 and 6-3 by periods. Rounding out the Japanese scoring were , Fumio Yamazaki, , and . of Dauphin and Chuck Arnason of Selkirk scored two goals each. of Dauphin and of Selkirk got the other all-star goals.
Playoffs[]
Divisional Semi-Finals
- Selkirk lost to Kenora 4-games-to-1
- St. Boniface defeated St. James 4-games-to-2
Divisional Finals
- Dauphin defeated Kenora 4-games-to-2
- Winnipeg lost to St. Boniface 4-games-to-3
Turnbull Cup Championship
- Dauphin defeated St. Boniface 4-games-to-none
Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final
- Dauphin defeated Westfort Hurricanes (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
Western Memorial Cup Final (Abbott Cup)
- Dauphin lost to Regina Pats (SJHL) 4-games-to-3
Scoring leaders[]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dauphin Kings | 34 | 34 | 50 | 84 | |
Dauphin Kings | 33 | 27 | 48 | 75 | |
Chuck Arnason | Selkirk Steelers | 34 | 36 | 37 | 73 |
Selkirk Steelers | 34 | 23 | 41 | 64 | |
Dauphin Kings | 34 | 22 | 41 | 63 | |
Winnipeg Monarchs | 33 | 24 | 37 | 61 | |
Dauphin Kings | 29 | 32 | 24 | 56 | |
Selkirk Steelers | 34 | 27 | 29 | 56 | |
Kenora Muskies | 34 | 27 | 28 | 55 | |
Selkirk Steelers | 32 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
Awards[]
Trophy | Winner | Team |
---|---|---|
MVP | ||
Top Goaltender | ||
Rookie of the Year | Dauphin Kings | |
Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award | ||
Scoring Champion | Dauphin Kings |
All-Star Teams[]
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References[]
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Winnipeg Free Press Archives
- Brandon Sun Archives
- 1968–69 in Canadian ice hockey by league
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons