1965–66 MJHL season

Manitoba ice hockey season March 2026 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.Junior Hockey Unpredictable November 2, 1965 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 24 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-nov-02-1965-2430418/ 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".Braves Zero In On Pennant Collins Fred February 12, 1965 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 41 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-feb-12-1965-2430278/ Champion On March 18, 1966, at the Winnipeg Arena, the Winnipeg Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champs. Regular season 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 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 Trophy Winner Team MVP Terry Jones Winnipeg RangersTop 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 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 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame Winnipeg Free Press Archives Brandon Sun Archives MJHL Category:Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons