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-none
- Turnbull Cup Championship
- St. Boniface defeated Brandon 4-games-to-none
- Semi-Final
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
- Memorial Cup Championship
- St. Boniface lost to Barrie Flyers (OHA) 4-games-to-1 game
- Western Memorial Cup Semi-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 | 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 |
References
- Winnipeg Free Press Archives
- Brandon Sun Archives