1962–63 MJHL season

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.

League notes

League shorten the 40 game regular season in order to accommodate Memorial Cup playoffs.

Regular season

League Standings GP W L T Pts GF GA
Brandon Wheat Kings 39 32 7 0 64 206 124
St. Boniface Canadiens 39 19 16 4 42 186 148
Winnipeg Monarchs 39 15 21 3 33 141 177
Winnipeg Braves 39 14 22 3 31 127 156
Winnipeg Rangers 40 11 25 4 26 141 196

All-Star game

The Manitoba - Saskatchewan classic was held in Regina on January 21, with SJHL winning 5-2. The SJHL scored the first two goals of the game, held period leads of 2-1 and 4-1. SJHL leading goal scorer Wayne Caufield lead the way with a pair, Joe Watson, Garry Peters, and Granger Evans added singles. MJHL scoring leader Bob Stoyko, and Bobby Brown scored for the MJHL.
MJHL Lineup:

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

Brandon defeated Monarchs 3-games-to-2
St. Boniface defeated Braves 3-games-to-none

Turnbull Cup Championship

Brandon defeated St. Boniface 4-games-to-1

Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final

Brandon defeated Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none

Western Memorial Cup Final (Abbott Cup)

Brandon lost to Edmonton Oil Kings (CAHL) 4-games-to-1

Awards

Trophy Winner Team
MVP
Top Goaltender Ken Kachulak Brandon Wheat Kings
Rookie of the Year Ken Kachulak Brandon Wheat Kings
Sportsmanship Award Bruce Wright Winnipeg Monarchs
Scoring Champion Bob Stoyko Brandon Wheat Kings
Most Goals (tie) Ted Irvine St. Boniface Canadiens
Wayne Kitchen St. Boniface Canadiens

References

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