This is the 1966-67 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.
League Notes
Brandon Wheat Kings and Flin Flon Bombers transfer from the SJHL, after league folds.
League expands to Selkirk, admitting the Selkirk Steelers.
Winnipeg Braves change their name to the St. James Braves.
Gordon Petrie Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year introduced.
League scheduled 198 games, 58 per team except Flin Flon. Flin Flon played 46, including 12 four pointers.
Regular Season
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flin Flon Bombers | 48 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 407 | 125 | 104 |
Brandon Wheat Kings | 57 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 416 | 178 | 95 |
Winnipeg Rangers | 57 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 263 | 201 | 74 |
Winnipeg Monarchs | 57 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 235 | 316 | 46 |
St. James Braves | 56 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 254 | 361 | 43 |
Selkirk Steelers | 57 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 216 | 382 | 29 |
Winnipeg Warriors | 58 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 162 | 390 | 23 |
Flin Flon played 12 four point games (2 per team), winning 10. Monarchs & Rangers each won 1.
Three postponed games not played.
Playoffs
- Quarter-Finals
- Semi-Finals
- Manitoba Championship (Turnbull Cup)
Memorial Cup Playoffs
- Western Canada Semi-Final
All-Star Game
On February 24, in St. James, the Canadian National Team easily handled the MJHL All-Stars, 6-1.
League Leaders
Category | Player | Team | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Most Points | Bobby Clarke | Flin Flon Bombers | 183 |
Most Goals | Bobby Clarke | Flin Flon Bombers | 71 |
Most Assists | Bobby Clarke | Flin Flon Bombers | 112 |
Top Goals Against Average | Chris Worthy | Flin Flon Bombers | 2.73 |
League Records
Record Breakers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Achievement | Amount | |
Bobby Clarke | Flin Flon Bombers | Most Points | 183 | |
Most Goals | 71 | |||
Most Assists | 112 | |||
Juha Widing | Brandon Wheat Kings | Most Points | 144 | |
Most Goals | 70 | |||
Most Assists | 74 | |||
Bill Fairbairn | Brandon Wheat Kings | Most Points--Right Wing | 142 | |
Most Assists--Right Wing | 82 | |||
Cal Swenson | Brandon Wheat Kings | Most Points--Left Wing | 98 | |
Most Assists--Left Wing | 55 | |||
Reggie Leach | Flin Flon Bombers | Most Goals--Right Wing | 67 | |
Ray Brownlee | Brandon Wheat Kings | Most Goals--Left Wing | 47 |
Scoring Leaders
Rank | Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Clarke | Flin Flon Bombers | 71 | 112 | 183 |
2 | Juha Widing | Brandon Wheat Kings | 70 | 74 | 144 |
3 | Bill Fairbairn | Brandon Wheat Kings | 60 | 82 | 142 |
4 | Reggie Leach | Flin Flon Bombers | 67 | 46 | 113 |
5 | Cal Swenson | Brandon Wheat Kings | 43 | 55 | 98 |
6 | Ray Brownlee | Brandon Wheat Kings | 47 | 38 | 85 |
Dezi Desrochers | Selkirk Steelers | 34 | 51 | 85 | |
Ken Hicks | Brandon Wheat Kings | 31 | 54 | 85 | |
9 | Gerry Beggs | Flin Flon Bombers | 48 | 36 | 84 |
10 | Jack Wells | Brandon Wheat Kings | 28 | 55 | 83 |
Leading Goaltenders
Rank | Player | Team | GAA |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Worthy | Flin Flon Bombers | 2.73 |
2 | Al Johnstone | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3.17 |
3 | George Surmay | Winnipeg Rangers | 3.37 |
Awards
All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team | ||
---|---|---|
Goaltender | Chris Worthy | Flin Flon Bombers |
Defensemen | Gerry Hart | Flin Flon Bombers |
Jim Pritchard | Winnipeg Monarchs | |
Centerman | Bobby Clarke | Flin Flon Bombers |
Leftwinger | Cal Swenson | Brandon Wheat Kings |
Rightwinger | Reggie Leach | Flin Flon Bombers |
Coach | Ed Dorohoy | Brandon Wheat Kings |
Second All-Star Team | ||
Goaltender | George Surmay | Winnipeg Rangers |
Defensemen | Jack Criel | Flin Flon Bombers |
Larry Brown | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
Centerman | Juha Widing | Brandon Wheat Kings |
Leftwinger | Murray Klein | Winnipeg Rangers |
Rightwinger | Bill Fairbairn | Brandon Wheat Kings |