1967–68 MJHL season

Manitoba ice hockey season March 2026 On March 14, 1968, at home in St. James, the St. James Canadians corralled the Manitoba Junior Hockey League championship, and on March 26, in Selkirk, the Canadians captured the Turnbull Cup defeating the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions Selkirk Steelers. League notes During the summer of 1967, the MAHA agreed to allow three teams to enter the WCHL: the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Flin Flon Bombers from the MJHL, and the Ben Hatskin-owned Winnipeg Jets. Hatskin also owned three MJHL teams. Part of the agreement was the continuation of the MJHL; Hatskin sold his three teams to local interests, and the Winnipeg Warriors became the West Kildonan North Stars, the St. James Braves became the St. James Canadians, and the Winnipeg Rangers became the St. Boniface Saints. These three teams joined the Winnipeg Monarchs to form the new MJHL. The Selkirk Steelers however joined the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The league dropped the final three games of the regular season in order to accommodate Memorial Cup playoff elimination series within the province with the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Regular season League Standings GP W L T Pts GF GA Winnipeg Monarchs 36 20 13 3 43 200 157 St. Boniface Saints 36 18 17 1 37 157 152 West Kildonan North Stars 35 17 18 0 34 151 189 St. James Canadians 37 14 21 2 30 155 165 Playoffs Semi-Finals Winnipeg lost to West Kildonan 4-games-to-1 St. Boniface lost to St. James 4-games-to-1 Final West Kildonan lost to St. James 4-games-to-none Turnbull Cup Championship St. James defeated Selkirk Steelers (CMJHL) 4-games-to-2 Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final St. James lost to Westfort Hurricanes (TBJHL) 4-games-to-2 Awards Trophy Winner Team MVP Jim Trosky St. Boniface SaintsTop Goaltender Alan Hanna Winnipeg Monarchs Rookie of the Year Wayne Chernecki West Kildonan North Stars Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award Andy Miles Winnipeg Monarchs Scoring Champion Wayne Chernecki West Kildonan North Stars Most Goals Wayne Chernecki West Kildonan North Stars Coach of the Year Jim Walker St. James Canadians All-Star teams 1968 First All-Star Team Goaltender Alan Hanna Winnipeg Monarchs Defencemen Jim Trosky St. Boniface Saints Al White Winnipeg Monarchs Centreman Wayne Chernecki West Kildonan North StarsLeftwinger (tie) Andy Van Hellemond St. James Canadians Brian Howie West Kildonan North Stars Rightwinger Brian Stephenson Winnipeg Monarchs 1968 Second All-Star Team Goaltender Allan Loewen St. James Canadians Defencemen Ken Friesen St. Boniface Saints Jim Gair West Kildonan North Stars Centreman Chris Oddleifson Winnipeg Monarchs Wingers Jim Malcolm Winnipeg Monarchs Andy Miles Winnipeg Monarchs 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