Changes: 1952-53 MJHL Season

Revision as of 02:38, 25 December 2010

League Notes

The Winnipeg Black Hawks change their name to the Winnipeg Barons.

Regular Season

This is a list of Manitoba Junior Hockey League Standings for the 1952-53 season.

Team                        GP    W    L    T    GF    GA     P
Brandon Wheat Kings         36    24   11   1    164   123    49
St. Boniface Canadiens      36    22   13   1    179   120    45
Winnipeg Monarchs           36    16   19   1    132   152    33
Winnipeg Barons             36     8   27   1    111   191    17

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

St. Boniface defeated Monarchs 4-games-to-0

Turnbull Cup Championship

Brandon lost to St. Boniface 4-games-to-none

Memorial Cup Playoffs

Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final

St. Boniface defeated Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1

Western Memorial Cup Final (Abbott Cup)

St. Boniface defeated Lethbridge Native Sons (WCJHL) 4-games-to-2 with 1 game tied

see 1952-53 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs

Memorial Cup Championship

St. Boniface lost to Barrie Flyers (OHA) 4-games-to-1 game

see 1952-53 Memorial Cup Final

League Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings	57
Most Goals	Bunt Hubchik	Brandon Wheat Kings	34
Most Assists	Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings	34
Top Goals Against Average	Hal Dalkie	St. Boniface Canadiens	3.26

Awards

Trophy	Winner	Team
Scoring Champion	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings
Most Goals	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team
Goaltender	Julian Klymkiw	Brandon Wheat Kings
Defencemen	Elton Taylor	Winnipeg Monarchs
Defencemen	Bill Short	St. Boniface Canadiens
Centreman	Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings
Leftwinger	Leo Konyk	St. Boniface Canadiens
Rightwinger	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings
Coach	Walter Monson	Winnipeg Monarchs
Manager	Peter Thompson	Brandon Wheat Kings
Second All-Star Team
Goaltender	Don Dawson	Winnipeg Barons
Defenceman	Gord Lawson	Brandon Wheat Kings
Defencemen (tie)	Ed Willems	Winnipeg Monarchs
Defencemen (tie)	Frank Holliday	St. Boniface Canadiens
Centreman	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens
Leftwinger	Bunt Hubchik	Brandon Wheat Kings
Rightwinger	Ab McDonald	St. Boniface Canadiens
Coach	Bill MacKenzie	Winnipeg Barons
Manager	Pat Lyon	Winnipeg Monarchs

Sources

http://www.hockeydb.com/ -- Ice Hockey Database for League Standings
Winnipeg Free Press Archives

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 ::'''''Western [[Memorial Cup]] Final ([[Abbott Cup]])'''''
 ::::::'''St. Boniface''' defeated [[Lethbridge Native Sons]] ([[Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1948-1956)|WCJHL]]) ''4-games-to-2 with 1 game tied''
+::::::::see [[1952-53 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs]]
 ::'''''[[Memorial Cup]] Championship'''''
 ::::::St. Boniface lost to '''[[Barrie Flyers]]''' ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHA]]) ''4-games-to-1 game''
+::::::::see [[1952-53 Memorial Cup Final]]
 ==League Leaders==