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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
Brandon defeated St. James 3-games-to-none
Rangers defeated Selkirk 3-games-to-none
Semi-Finals
Flin Flon defeated Monarchs 3-games-to-none
Brandon defeated Rangers 4-games-to-1
Manitoba Championship (Turnbull Cup)
Flin Flon defeated Brandon 3-games-to-2

Memorial Cup Playoffs

Western Canada Semi-Final
Flin Flon lost to Port Arthur Marrs (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2
see 1966-67 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs

All-Star Game

On February 24, in St. James, the Canadian National Team easily handled the MJHL All-Stars, 6-1.

see 1967 MJHL All-Star Game

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

Trophy Winner Team
MVP ?????
Top Goaltender Chris Worthy Flin Flon Bombers
Rookie of the Year Bobby Clarke Flin Flon Bombers
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Butch Goring Winnipeg Rangers
Scoring Champion Bobby Clarke Flin Flon Bombers

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

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