1965-66 SJHL Season

This is the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the 1965-66 season.

Standings

Team                        GP    W    L    T  OTL   GF    GA     P
Estevan Bruins              60    44   11   5   -    373   155    93
Weyburn Red Wings           60    38   16   6   -    300   193    82
Brandon Wheat Kings         60    32   21   7   -    283   252    71
Moose Jaw Canucks           60    33   23   4   -    294   229    70
Regina Pats                 60    28   25   7   -    312   260    63
Saskatoon Blades            60    20   37   3   -    240   310    43
Melville Millionaires       60    18   37   5   -    236   348    41
Flin Flon Bombers           60    8    51   1   -    199   490    17

Playoffs

Quarter Finals

Best of 7

• Weyburn Red Wings beat Regina Pats 4 wins to 1.
• (3-0, 2-3, 6-4, 4-3, 4-2)
• Brandon Wheat Kings beat Saskatoon Blades 4 wins to 1.
• (8-0, 6-3, 2-5, 5-3, 9-1)

Semi Finals

Best of 7

• Estevan Bruins beat Moose Jaw Canucks 4 wins to 1.
• (5-4, 5-2, 4-9, 2-1, 10-3)
• Weyburn Red Wings beat Brandon Wheat Kings 4 wins to 2.
• (0-2, 3-4, 5-2, 4-2, 3-0, 7-1)

Final

Best of 7

• Estevan Bruins beat Weyburn Red Wings 4 wins to 3.
• (5-2, 1-4, 3-2, 1-5, 3-1, 3-4, 4-0)

Estevan Bruins advanced to the 1965-66 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs.

League Leaders

• Points: Ross Lonsberry, Estevan Bruins 144
• Goals: Lonsberry 67
• Assists: Dave Lee, Weyburn Red Wings 78
• Goals Against Average: Pete Neukomm, Estevan Bruins 2.42

Awards

• Leading Scorer: Ross Lonsberry, Estevan Bruins
• Most Valuable Player: Ross Lonsberry, Estevan Bruins
• Most Gentlemanly Player: Dave Lee, Weyburn Red Wings
• Leading Rookie: Grant Erickson, Estevan Bruins

All-Star Teams

First Team

• Goaltender: Don Caley, Weyburn Red Wings
• Defenceman: Larry Hornung, Weyburn Red Wings
• Defenceman: Bob Heaney, Estevan Bruins
• Center: Dave Lee, Weyburn Red Wings
• Left Winger: Ross Lonsberry, Estevan Bruins
• Right Winger: Bill Fairbairn, Brandon Wheat Kings

Second Team

• Goaltender: Jim Shaw, Saskatoon Blades
• Defenceman: Stan Fuller, Estevan Bruins
• Defenceman: Barry Gibbs, Estevan Bruins
• Center: Morris Stefaniw, Estevan Bruins
• Left Winger: Ken Faranski, Regina Pats
• Right Winger: Ted Hodgson, Estevan Bruins

Team Photos

Regina Pats

Weyburn Red Wings

Estevan Bruins

Game Ads

Regina

Season Tickets

Regina

Sources

• http://www.sjhl.ca/ -- SJHL Historical Guide for League Standings