1966–67 WIHL season

Last updated March 02, 2019

1966-67 was the 20th season of the Western International Hockey League.

The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, which operated in southeast British Columbia from the 1920s.

Standings

Nelson Maple Leafs 50 39 10 1 272 148 79
Spokane Jets 50 33 15 2 285 186 68
Kimberley Dynamiters 50 24 24 2 222 222 50
Trail Smoke Eaters 50 20 26 4 222 241 44
Rossland Warriors 50 18 29 3 201 264 39
Cranbrook Royals 50 9 39 2 183 342 20

The Nelson Maple Leafs were a senior men's ice hockey team. They won the British Columbia Senior Championship, the Savage Cup, seven times. They played in, but lost, the 1965 Allan Cup Final.

The Spokane Jets were a senior men's ice hockey team that played out of Spokane, Washington. They played in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL) from 1963-64 through 1973-74.

The Kimberley Dynamiters are a defunct Senior Amateur ice hockey club that played from 1946-1981 in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL).

Playoffs

Semi finals (best of 7)

Nelson defeated Trail 4 games to 0 (11-2, 6-5 OT, 4-2, 6-2)
Spokane defeated Kimberley 4 games to 2 (4-6, 5-4, 4-3 2OT, 2-3, 2-0, 4-3)

Final (best of 7)

Nelson defeated Spokane 4 games to 1 (10-2, 0-5, 4-1, 5-4, 3-2 OT)

The Nelson Maple Leafs advanced to the 1966-67 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.

The 1967 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1966-67 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Drummondville Eagles and Drummondville, Quebec. The 1967 playoff marked the 59th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Stoney Creek Generals, who captured the 2018 Allan Cup in Rosetown, Saskatchewan.

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