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1965–66 MJHL season

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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.[1] 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".[2]

Champion

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On March 18, 1966, at the Winnipeg Arena, the Winnipeg Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champs.

Regular season

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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

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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

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Trophy Winner Team
MVP Terry Jones Winnipeg Rangers
Top 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Junior Hockey Unpredictable". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. November 2, 1965. p. 24.Free access icon
  2. ^ Collins, Fred (February 12, 1965). "Braves Zero In On Pennant". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 41.Free access icon