1952-53 MJHL Season

This is the 1952-53 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

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-Final

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	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens	34
Most Assists	Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings	34
Top Goals Against Average	Hal Dalkie	St. Boniface Canadiens	3.26

League Record

Record Breaker
Player	Team	Achievement	Amount
Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings	Most Assists--Center	34

Scoring Leaders

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings	31	26	57
2	Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings	22	34	56
3	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens	34	17	51
	Bunt Hubchik	Brandon Wheat Kings	25	26	51
5	Ab McDonald	St. Boniface Canadiens	26	24	50
6	Tom Rendall	Winnipeg Monarchs	25	21	46
7	Leo Konyk	St. Boniface Canadiens	22	22	44
8	Al Jacques	Winnipeg Barons	22	20	42
9	Gary Aldcorn	Winnipeg Monarchs	18	23	41
10	Gabe Pankhurst	St. Boniface Canadiens	15	25	40

Awards

Trophy	Winner	Team
Scoring Champion	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team
Goaltender	Julian Klymkiw	Brandon Wheat Kings
Defensemen	Elton Taylor	Winnipeg Monarchs
	Bill Short	St. Boniface Canadiens
Centerman	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
Defenseman	Gord Lawson	Brandon Wheat Kings
Defensemen (tie)	Ed Willems	Winnipeg Monarchs
	Frank Holliday	St. Boniface Canadiens
Centerman	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/ for League Standings

References

• Winnipeg Free Press Archives
• Brandon Sun Archives