This is the 1962-63 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

League Notes[]

League scheduled 100 games, 40 per team.

Regular Season[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Brandon Wheat Kings	39	32	7	0	206	124	64
St. Boniface Canadiens	39	19	16	4	186	148	42
Winnipeg Monarchs	39	15	21	3	141	177	33
Winnipeg Braves	39	14	22	3	127	156	31
Winnipeg Rangers	40	11	25	4	141	196	26

Note: Balance of season cancelled in order to accommodate Memorial Cup playoffs.

Playoffs[]

Semi-Finals

Brandon defeated Monarchs 3-games-to-2 St. Boniface defeated Braves 3-games-to-none

Manitoba Championship (Turnbull Cup)

Brandon defeated St. Boniface 4-games-to-1

Memorial Cup Playoffs[]

Western Canada Semi-Final

Brandon defeated Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none

Western Canada Championship (Abbott Cup)

Brandon lost to Edmonton Oil Kings (AAHA) 4-games-to-1 see 1962-63 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs

All-Star Game[]

The 2nd annual Manitoba - Saskatchewan classic was held in Regina, with SJHL winning 5-2, and captured the Charlie Gardiner Memorial Trophy. The SJHL scored the first two goals, and held period leads of 2-1 and 4-1.

see 1963 MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game

League Leaders[]

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Bob Stoyko	Brandon Wheat Kings	68
Most Goals	Ted Irvine	St. Boniface Canadiens	31
Most Assists	Dennis Hextall	Brandon Wheat Kings	46
Top Goals Against Average	Ken Kachulak	Brandon Wheat Kings	3.17

Scoring Leaders[]

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Bob Stoyko	Brandon Wheat Kings	28	40	68
2	Dennis Hextall	Brandon Wheat Kings	21	46	67
3	Steve Yoshino	St. Boniface Canadiens	23	40	63
4	Wayne Kitchen	St. Boniface Canadiens	30	29	59
5	Ted Irvine	St. Boniface Canadiens	31	23	54
6	Jim Irving	Winnipeg Rangers	23	27	50
7	Larry Hart	St. Boniface Canadiens	15	34	49
8	Dave Janaway	Brandon Wheat Kings	25	19	44
9	Bobby Brown	Brandon Wheat Kings	23	20	43
9	Bill Percy	St. Boniface Canadiens	23	20	43
10	Stefan Sopher	Winnipeg Rangers	20	22	42

Leading Goaltenders[]

Rank	Player	Team	GAA
1	Ken Kachulak	Brandon Wheat Kings	3.17
2	Henry Goy	St. Boniface Canadiens	3.67
3	Rick Best	Winnipeg Braves	3.83

Awards[]

Trophy	Winner	Team
MVP	?????
Top Goaltender	Ken Kachulak	Brandon Wheat Kings
Rookie of the Year	Ken Kachulak	Brandon Wheat Kings
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship	Bruce Wright	Winnipeg Monarchs
Scoring Champion	Bob Stoyko	Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star Teams[]

First All-Star Team Ted Irvine • Bob Stoyko • Jerry Korp St. Boniface Canadiens • Brandon Wheat Kings • Brandon Wheat Kings Ray Clearwater • Tracy Pratt Winnipeg Braves • Brandon Wheat Kings Henry Goy St. Boniface Canadiens Second All-Star Team Jim Irving • Steve Yoshino • Dave Confrey Winnipeg Rangers • St. Boniface Canadiens • St. Boniface Canadiens George Butterworth • John Trojack St. Boniface Canadiens • St. Boniface Canadiens Rick Best Winnipeg Braves All-Star Team Coach Pete Kapusta St. Boniface Canadiens

1962-63 MJHL Season

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