1980-81 NJHL Season

Regular Season

This is a list of NorMan Junior Hockey League Standings for the 1980-81 season.

Team                        GP   W    L    T   GF    GA    P
Flin Flon Bombers           42   27   12   3   314   209   57
Thompson King Miners        42   24   12   6   290   233   54
The Pas Lumber Kings        42   15   25   2   244   322   32
Snow Lake Spartans          42    9   26   7   225   309   25

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

Flin Flon defeated The Pas 4-games-to 2 (11-1, 4-5 OT, 7-3, 6-7, 12-3, W-L)

Thompson defeated Snow Lake 4-games-to-none (16-2, 8-2 12-6, 14-6)

Final

Thompson defeated Flin Flon 4-games-to-2 (4-7, 5-8, 6-3, 7-5 OT, 4-2, 8-4)

Turnbull Cup Championship

Thompson lost to St. Boniface Saints (MJHL) 3-games-to-none

Season Highlights

• December 14, 1980---Mike Cooper scored five goals as the Thompson King Miners defeated The Pas Lumber Kings 12-9.
• February 15, 1981---Dan Guiboche scored five goals in a losing effort as Thompson King Miners defeated The Pas Lumber Kings 10-7.
• February 20, 1981---Dan Guiboche scored at the 43 second mark of the second overtime period to lift The Pas Lumber Kings to a 5-4 victory over the Flin Flon Bombers. The playoff win was The Pas first in the League.
• March 22, 1981---Thompson King Miners captured the NorMan Junior Hockey League Championship with a 8-4 win over Flin Flon Bombers.

Sources

• Winnipeg Free Press, Febuary 16, 1981 (Final Standings)

References

• Winnipeg Free Press Archives
• Thompson Citizen Archives