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. 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".
Champion
On March 18, 1966, at the Winnipeg Arena, the Winnipeg Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champs.
Regular season
| 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
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
| 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
| 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
- "Junior Hockey Unpredictable". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. November 2, 1965. p. 24.
- Collins, Fred (February 12, 1965). "Braves Zero In On Pennant". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 41.
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League
- Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Winnipeg Free Press Archives
- Brandon Sun Archives