1972–73 MJHL season
Champion
On April 1, 1973, before a capacity crowd at
Central Junior A Hockey League to claim the Centennial Cup
.
League notes
The 1973 Portage Terriers were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
Regular season
North Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portage Terriers | 48 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 64 | 280 | 187 |
Kenora Muskies | 48 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 43 | 288 | 296 |
Selkirk Steelers | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 42 | 202 | 253 |
Dauphin Kings | 48 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 36 | 201 | 266 |
South Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. James Canadians | 48 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 225 | 187 |
West Kildonan North Stars | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 50 | 213 | 228 |
St. Boniface Saints | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 48 | 221 | 225 |
Winnipeg Monarchs | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 46 | 261 | 254 |
All-Star game
On February 3, the MJHL staged its Allstar game at
Portage with the North Division whipping their South Division counterparts 3-0. Neither team was able to score in the close checking first period, the North went ahead 1-0 in the middle stanza and added two more goals in the final period. Scoring for the North were Murray Thompson, Randy Hextall, and Kelly Secord
.
North Division Lineup:
- Goal: John Memryk (Portage); Ty Langton (Dauphin)
- Defence: John Hewitt (Portage); Chuck Luska (Kenora);
George Miller(Portage); Bill Robertson (Portage) - Centre: Charlie Simmer (Kenora); Randy Hextall (Portage);
Milt Longworth (Selkirk); Kelly Secord (Dauphin) - Leftwing: Carl Haney (Kenora); Grant Farncombe (Portage);
Murray Thompson (Selkirk); Randy Penner (Portage) - Rightwing: Murray Fadden (Kenora); Chuck Naish (Selkirk);
Gord Williams (Selkirk); Frank Leswick (Portage) - Muzz MacPherson, Coach (Portage); Ron Scherza, Manager (Selkirk)
South Division Lineup:
- Goal: Norm Tesluk (West Kildonan); Murray Bannerman (St. James)
- Defence: Brian Engblom (Winnipeg); Doug Mabb (St. Boniface);
Greg Tallon (St. James); Garry Bryck (West Kildonan) - Centre: Jeff Dunsmore (St. Boniface); George Newbury (St. James); Wayne Gogal (Winnipeg)
- Leftwing: Pat Meagher (St. Boniface); Dan Moffat (St. James); Cam Connor (St. Boniface)
- Rightwing: Joey Cyr (St. Boniface); Perry Gosselin (St. James); Mike Flock (Winnipeg)
- Forwards: George Jacobson (West Kildonan); Mark Izzard (West Kildonan)
- Ron Russell, Coach (Winnipeg); George Kosarych, Manager (St. Boniface)
Playoffs
Division Semi-Finals
- Kenora defeated Selkirk 4-games-to-2
- West Kildonan lost St. Boniface 9-points-to-7 points (8 point series)
Divisional Finals
- Portage defeated Kenora 4-games-to-none
- St. James defeated St. Boniface 4-games-to-none
Turnbull Cup Championship
- Portage defeated St. James 4-games-to-none
Anavet Cup Championship
- Portage defeated SJHL) 3-games-to-2 (Humboldt refuses to finish series)
Abbott Cup Championship
- Portage defeated BCHL) 4-games-to-3
Centennial Cup Championship
- Portage defeated CJHL) 4-games-to-1
Awards
Trophy | Winner | Team |
---|---|---|
MVP | Brian Engblom | Winnipeg Monarchs |
Top Goaltender (tie) | Murray Bannerman | St. James Canadians |
John Memryk | Portage Terriers | |
Rookie of the Year | ||
Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award | George Newbury | St. James Canadians |
Scoring Champion | Charlie Simmer | Kenora Muskies |
Most Goals | Carl Haney | Kenora Muskies |
Coach of the Year |
All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team | |||||
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Defence | Chuck Luksa | Kenora Muskies | |||
Left Wing | Charlie Simmer | Kenora Muskies | |||
Second All-Star Team | |||||
Goaltender | Murray Bannerman | St. James Canadians |
References
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Winnipeg Free Press Archives
- Brandon SunArchives