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

League Notes

League scheduled 72 games, 36 per team.
Winnipeg Black Hawks change their name to the Winnipeg Barons.

Regular Season

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
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	133	152	33
Winnipeg Barons	36	8	27	1	111	192	17

Playoffs

Semi-Final

St. Boniface defeated Monarchs 4-games-to-none

Manitoba Championship (Turnbull Cup)

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

Memorial Cup Playoffs

Western Canada Semi-Final

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

Western Canada Championship (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

Canada Championship (Memorial Cup)

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	32
Top Goals Against Average	Hal Dalkie	St. Boniface Canadiens	3.26

League Record

Player	Team	Achievement	Amount
Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings	Most Assists--Center	32

Scoring Leaders

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings	31	26	57
2	Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings	22	32	54
3	Bunt Hubchik	Brandon Wheat Kings	34	18	52
4	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens	25	26	51
5	Ab McDonald	St. Boniface Canadiens	27	23	50
6	Tom Rendall	Winnipeg Monarchs	25	20	45
7	Leo Konyk	St. Boniface Canadiens	22	20	42
7	Gary Aldcorn	Winnipeg Monarchs	18	24	42
9	Al Jacques	Winnipeg Barons	22	19	41
10	Gabe Pankhurst	St. Boniface Canadiens	14	24	38

Winnipeg Free Press All-Star Teams

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

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 This is the 1952-53 [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League]] Season.
-==League Notes==
+=League Notes=
 League scheduled 72 games, 36 per team.<br />
 Winnipeg Black Hawks change their name to the '''Winnipeg Barons'''.
-==Regular Season==
+=Regular Season=
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+|- bgcolor="blue" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
-|-
-|- bgcolor="#4169E1" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
 ! Team || GP || W || L || T || GF || GA || PTS
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-==Playoffs==
+=Playoffs=
 ::'''''Semi-Final'''''
 <center>'''St. Boniface''' defeated Monarchs ''4-games-to-none''</center>
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 <center>'''St. Boniface''' defeated Brandon ''4-games-to-none''</center>
-==Memorial Cup Playoffs==
+=Memorial Cup Playoffs=
 ::'''''Western Canada Semi-Final'''''
 <center>'''St. Boniface''' defeated [[Fort William Canadiens]]  ([[Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League|TBJHL]]) ''4-games-to-1''</center>
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 <center>see [[1952-53 Memorial Cup Final]]</center>
-==League Leaders==
+=League Leaders=
 {| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
-|- bgcolor="#4169E1" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
+|- bgcolor="blue" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
 ! Category || Player || Team || Amount
 |- align="center"
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 |-
 |- align="center"
-| [[MJHL Regular Season Goal Scoring Leader|Most Goals]] || [[Len Thornson]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] || 34
+| [[MJHL Regular Season Goal Scoring Leader|Most Goals]] || [[Bunt Hubchik]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 34
 |-
 |- align="center"
-| [[MJHL Regular Season Assist Leader|Most Assists]] || [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 34
+| [[MJHL Regular Season Assist Leader|Most Assists]] || [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 32
 |-
 |- align="center"
 | [[MJHL Regular Season Goals Against Average Leader|Top Goals Against Average]] || [[Hal Dalkie]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] || 3.26
 |}
-==League Record==
+=League Record=
 {| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
 |- bgcolor="blue" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
-! colspan="5" | '''Record Breaker'''
-|-
-|- bgcolor="#4169E1" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
 ! Player || Team || Achievement || Amount
 |- align="center"
+| [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || [[MJHL Single Season Records|Most Assists--Center]] || 32
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || [[MJHL Single Season Records|Most Assists--Center]] || 34
 |}
-==Scoring Leaders==
+=Scoring Leaders=
 {| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
-|- bgcolor="#4169E1" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
+|- bgcolor="blue" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
 ! Rank || Player || Team || G || A || Pts
 |-
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 |-
 |- align="center"
-| 2 || [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 22 || 34 || 56
+| 2 || [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 22 || 32 || 54
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| rowspan="2"| 3
-| [[Len Thornson]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] || 25 || 26 || 51
 |-
 |- align="center"
-| [[Bunt Hubchik]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 25 || 26 || 51
+| 3 || [[Bunt Hubchik]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 34 || 18 || 52
+|-
+|- align="center"
+| 4 || [[Len Thornson]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] || 25 || 26 || 51
 |-
 |- align="center"
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 |-
 |- align="center"
+| rowspan="2"| 7
-| 7 || [[Leo Konyk]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] || 22 || 20 || 42
+| [[Leo Konyk]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] || 22 || 20 || 42
 |-
 |- align="center"
-| 8 || [[Al Jacques]] || [[Winnipeg Barons]] || 22 || 19 || 41
+| [[Gary Aldcorn]] || [[Winnipeg Monarchs]] || 18 || 24 || 42
 |-
 |- align="center"
-| 9 || [[Gary Aldcorn]] || [[Winnipeg Monarchs]] || 18 || 24 || 42
+| 9 || [[Al Jacques]] || [[Winnipeg Barons]] || 22 || 19 || 41
 |-
 |- align="center"
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 |}
-==Winnipeg Free Press All-Star Teams==
+=Winnipeg Free Press All-Star Teams=
+<center>'''First All-Star Team'''</center>
-{| BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" width="100%"
+<center>[[Leo Konyk]] • [[Clare Smith]] • [[Ross Jones]]</center>
-|- bgcolor="blue" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
+<center>[[St. Boniface Canadiens]] • [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] • [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]</center>
-! colspan="3" | First All-Star Team
+<center>[[Bill Short]] • [[Elton Taylor]]</center>
-|-
+<center>[[St. Boniface Canadiens]] • [[Winnipeg Monarchs]]</center>
-|- align="center"
-| Goaltender || [[Julian Klymkiw]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
+<center>[[Julian Klymkiw]]</center>
+<center>[[Brandon Wheat Kings]]</center>
-|-
+<center>Coach</center>
-|- align="center"
+<center>[[Walter Monson]]</center>
-| rowspan="2"| Defensemen
-| [[Elton Taylor]] || [[Winnipeg Monarchs]]
+<center>[[Winnipeg Monarchs]]</center>
+<center>Manager</center>
-|-
+<center>[[Peter Thompson]]</center>
-|- align="center"
+<center>[[Brandon Wheat Kings]]</center>
-| [[Bill Short]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]
+<center>'''Second All-Star Team'''</center>
-|-
+<center>[[Bunt Hubchik]] • [[Len Thornson]] • [[Ab McDonald]]</center>
-|- align="center"
+<center>[[Brandon Wheat Kings]] • [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] • [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]</center>
-| Centerman || [[Clare Smith]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
+<center>[[Gord Lawson]] • [[Frank Holliday]] / [[Ed Willems]]</center>
-|-
+<center>[[Brandon Wheat Kings]] • [[St. Boniface Canadiens]] / [[Winnipeg Monarchs]]</center>
-|- align="center"
+<center>[[Don Dawson]]</center>
-| Leftwinger || [[Leo Konyk]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]
+<center>[[Winnipeg Barons]]</center>
-|-
+<center>Coach</center>
-|- align="center"
+<center>[[Bill MacKenzie]]</center>
-| Rightwinger || [[Ross Jones]]  ||  [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
+<center>[[Winnipeg Barons]]</center>
-|-
+<center>Manager</center>
-|- align="center"
+<center>[[Pat Lyon]]</center>
-| Coach || [[Walter Monson]] || [[Winnipeg Monarchs]]
+<center>[[Winnipeg Monarchs]]</center>
-|-
+=Game Ads=
-|- align="center"
+<gallery captionalign="center">
-| Manager || [[Peter Thompson]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
+-53MJHLWpgGameAd.jpg|[[Winnipeg]]
-|-
+-53MJHLSFWpgGameAd.jpg|Semi Final @ Winnipeg
-|- bgcolor="red" align="center" <font style="color:white;"
+-53MJHLFWpgGameAd.jpg|Final @ WInnipeg
-! colspan="3" | Second All-Star Team
+</gallery>
-|-
+[[Image: MJHL_LOGO.jpg|700px]]
-|- align="center"
-| Goaltender || [[Don Dawson]] || [[Winnipeg Barons]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| Defenseman || [[Gord Lawson]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| rowspan="2"| Defensemen
-| [[Ed Willems]] || [[Winnipeg Monarchs]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| [[Frank Holliday]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| Centerman || [[Len Thornson]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| Leftwinger || [[Bunt Hubchik]] || [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| Rightwinger || [[Ab McDonald]] || [[St. Boniface Canadiens]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| Coach || [[Bill MacKenzie]] || [[Winnipeg Barons]]
-|-
-|- align="center"
-| Manager || [[Pat Lyon]] || [[Winnipeg Monarchs]]
-|}
-[[Image: MJHL_LOGO.jpg|660px]]
 [[Category:Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons]]
 [[Category:1953 in hockey]]

Changes: 1952-53 MJHL Season