1961-62 MJHL Season

This is the 1961-62 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

League Notes

Cadet Trophy for Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship introduced.
League scheduled 100 games, 40 per team.

Regular Season

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Brandon Wheat Kings	40	26	12	2	238	137	54
Winnipeg Monarchs	40	20	16	4	143	138	44
St. Boniface Canadiens	40	17	17	6	135	152	40
Winnipeg Rangers	40	16	20	4	128	150	36
Winnipeg Braves	40	9	23	8	110	177	26

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

Brandon defeated St. Boniface 3-games-to-1 Monarchs defeated Rangers 3-games-to-none

Manitoba Championship (Turnbull Cup)

Brandon defeated Monarchs 4-games-to-1

Memorial Cup Playoffs

Western Canada Semi-Final

Brandon defeated Port Arthur North Stars (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none

Western Canada Championship (Abbott Cup)

Brandon lost to Edmonton Oil Kings (AAHA) 4-games-to-3 see 1961-62 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs

All-Star Game

The inaugural Manitoba - Saskatchewan all-star game was held in Winnipeg on January 21 before 7,044 fans.
The MJHL scored a 6-2 triumph over the SJHL to win the Charlie Gardiner Memorial Trophy.

see 1962 MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game

League Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Gerry Kell	Brandon Wheat Kings	82
Most Goals	Marc Dufour	Brandon Wheat Kings	37
Most Assists	Gerry Kell	Brandon Wheat Kings	53
Top Goals Against Average	Gary McAlpine	Brandon Wheat Kings	3.04

League Record

Player	Team	Achievement	Amount
Gerry Kell	Brandon Wheat Kings	Most Assists	53

Scoring Leaders

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Gerry Kell	Brandon Wheat Kings	29	53	82
2	Dave Mazure	Brandon Wheat Kings	28	38	66
3	Pete Stemkowski	Winnipeg Monarchs	31	34	65
4	Ted Taylor	Brandon Wheat Kings	28	32	60
5	Marc Dufour	Brandon Wheat Kings	37	20	57
6	Rich Brown	Brandon Wheat Kings	34	21	55
7	Dave Megill	Winnipeg Monarchs	31	17	48
8	Jim Johnson	Winnipeg Rangers	22	23	45
9	Leon Garinger	Brandon Wheat Kings	18	26	44
	Terry Mancer	Winnipeg Braves	15	29	44

Leading Goaltenders

Rank	Player	Team	GAA
1	Gary McAlpine	Brandon Wheat Kings	3.04
2	Dave Cox	Winnipeg Rangers	3.46
3	Henry Goy	St. Boniface Canadiens	3.62

Awards

Trophy	Winner	Team
MVP	?????
Top Goaltender	Gary McAlpine	Brandon Wheat Kings
Rookie of the Year	?????
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship	Jim Dixon	Winnipeg Braves
Scoring Champion	Gerry Kell	Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team Ted Taylor • Gerry Kell • Marc Dufour Brandon Wheat Kings • Brandon Wheat Kings • Brandon Wheat Kings John Trojack • Bob Woytowich St. Boniface Canadiens • Winnipeg Rangers Henry Goy St. Boniface Canadiens Second All-Star Team Paul Allan • Pete Stemkowski • Rich Brown St. Boniface Canadiens • Winnipeg Monarchs • Brandon Wheat Kings Bob Peers • Wayne Schultz / Dennis Toyne St. Boniface Canadiens • Winnipeg Braves / Winnipeg Rangers Rick Best Winnipeg Braves All-Star Team Coach Gord Pennell Winnipeg Rangers All-Star Team Manager Jake Milford Brandon Wheat Kings