1965–66 MJHL season
Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) commissioner Jimmy Dunn implemented an automatic one-game minimum suspension for any player who received a match penalty as of the 1965–66 season.[1] He felt that professional hockey influenced fisticuffs in junior hockey and said that, "Any time there's a big fight in the National Hockey League, the kids drop their sticks and put up their dukes in the next game. It happens almost every time".[2]
Champion
[edit]On March 18, 1966, at the Winnipeg Arena, the Winnipeg Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champs.
Regular season
[edit]| League Standings | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Rangers | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 59 | 219 | 186 |
| Winnipeg Warriors | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 45 | 207 | 229 |
| Winnipeg Braves | 48 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 207 | 219 |
| Winnipeg Monarchs | 48 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 198 | 197 |
Tie Breaker (single game) Braves defeated Monarchs
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-Finals
- Warriors lost to Braves 3-games-to-2
Turnbull Cup Championship
- Rangers defeated Braves 4-games-to-1
Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final
- Rangers lost to Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none
Awards
[edit]| Trophy | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers |
| Top Goaltender | George Surmay | Winnipeg Rangers |
| Rookie of the Year | Chuck Lefley | Winnipeg Rangers |
| Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award | Gerry Mazur | Winnipeg Rangers |
| Scoring Champion | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers |
| Most Goals | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers |
All-Star Teams
[edit]| First All-Star Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | George Surmay | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
| Defencemen | Gord Malinosk | Brandon Wheat Kings | |||
| Mel Shewchuk | Winnipeg Warriors | ||||
| Centreman | Terry Jones | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
| Leftwinger | Brent McLean | Winnipeg Monarchs | |||
| Rightwinger | Bob Anderson | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
| Coach | Jack Bownass | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
| Second All-Star Team | |||||
| Goaltender | Bob Tole | Winnipeg Monarchs | |||
| Defencemen | Tom Freeman | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
| Jim Woloshyn | Winnipeg Braves | ||||
| Centreman | Ken Sucharski | Winnipeg Braves | |||
| Leftwinger | Glen Beckett | Winnipeg Rangers | |||
| Rightwinger | George Anderson | Winnipeg Braves | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Junior Hockey Unpredictable". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. November 2, 1965. p. 24.
- ^ Collins, Fred (February 12, 1965). "Braves Zero In On Pennant". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 41.