1952–53 MJHL season

Last updated April 13, 2021

League notes

The Winnipeg Black Hawks change their name to the Winnipeg Barons.

Regular season

League Standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Brandon Wheat Kings	36	24	11	1	49	164	123
St. Boniface Canadiens	36	22	13	1	45	179	120
Winnipeg Monarchs	36	16	19	1	33	132	152
Winnipeg Barons	36	8	27	1	17	111	191

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

St. Boniface defeated Monarchs 4-games-to-0

Turnbull Cup Championship

St. Boniface defeated Brandon 4-games-to-none

Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final

St. Boniface defeated Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-1

Western Memorial Cup Final (Abbott Cup)

St. Boniface defeated Lethbridge Native Sons (WCJHL) 4-games-to-2 with 1 game tied

Memorial Cup Championship

St. Boniface lost to Barrie Flyers (OHA) 4-games-to-1 game

Awards

Trophy	Winner	Team
Scoring Champion	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings
Most Goals	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team
Goaltender	Julian Klymkiw	Brandon Wheat Kings
Defencemen	Elton Taylor	Winnipeg Monarchs
Defencemen	Bill Short	St. Boniface Canadiens
Centreman	Clare Smith	Brandon Wheat Kings
Leftwinger	Leo Konyk	St. Boniface Canadiens
Rightwinger	Ross Jones	Brandon Wheat Kings
Coach	Walter Monson	Winnipeg Monarchs
Manager	Peter Thompson	Brandon Wheat Kings
Second All-Star Team
Goaltender	Don Dawson	Winnipeg Barons
Defenceman	Gord Lawson	Brandon Wheat Kings
Defencemen (tie)	Ed Willems	Winnipeg Monarchs
Defencemen (tie)	Frank Holliday	St. Boniface Canadiens
Centreman	Len Thornson	St. Boniface Canadiens
Leftwinger	Bunt Hubchik	Brandon Wheat Kings
Rightwinger	Ab McDonald	St. Boniface Canadiens
Coach	Bill McKenzie	Winnipeg Barons
Manager	Pat Lyon	Winnipeg Monarchs

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St. James Canadians Manitoba former ice hockey team

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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.

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In Winnipeg on April 5, 1974, the Selkirk Steelers won the MJHL title claiming the Turnbull Memorial Trophy. There was no stopping the Selkirk Steelers on April 19, 1974, in Prince Albert, as the Steelers defeated the Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League winning the Anavet Cup. On May 1, 1974, with a 5-2 win over Kelowna Buckaroos of the British Columbia Hockey League in the seventh and deciding game, held in Kelowna, the Steelers captured the Abbott Cup and advanced into the national final for the Centennial Cup. In the seventh and deciding game, on May 14, 1974, in Ottawa, the Selkirk Steelers scored a dramatic 1-0 overtime victory over the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Junior A Hockey League to capture the Centennial Cup, emblematic of junior A hockey supremacy in Canada.

On March 21, 1962, in Brandon, the Wheat Kings captured the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champions.

On March 23, 1963, the Brandon Wheat Kings clinched their second straight MJHL title before more than 4,000 hometown fans in Brandon. The Wheat Kings retained the Turnbull Memorial Trophy.

The Transcona Rangers change their name to the Winnipeg Rangers.

1958–59 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season

1951–52 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season

The 1950–51 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season saw the Winnipeg Monarchs win the league championship.

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