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This is the 1962-63 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

League Notes

League scheduled 100 games, 40 per team.

Regular Season

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

Note: Balance of season cancelled in order to accommodate Memorial Cup playoffs.

Playoffs

Semi-Finals
Brandon defeated Monarchs 3-games-to-2
St. Boniface defeated Braves 3-games-to-none
Manitoba Championship (Turnbull Cup)
Brandon defeated St. Boniface 4-games-to-1

Memorial Cup Playoffs

Western Canada Semi-Final
Brandon defeated Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) 4-games-to-none
Western Canada Championship (Abbott Cup)
Brandon lost to Edmonton Oil Kings (AAHA) 4-games-to-1
see 1962-63 Western Canada Memorial Cup Playoffs

All-Star Game

The 2nd annual Manitoba - Saskatchewan classic was held in Regina, with SJHL winning 5-2, and captured the Charlie Gardiner Memorial Trophy. The SJHL scored the first two goals, and held period leads of 2-1 and 4-1.

see 1963 MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game

League Leaders

Category Player Team Amount
Most Points Bob Stoyko Brandon Wheat Kings 68
Most Goals Ted Irvine St. Boniface Canadiens 31
Most Assists Dennis Hextall Brandon Wheat Kings 46
Top Goals Against Average Ken Kachulak Brandon Wheat Kings 3.17

Scoring Leaders

Rank Player Team G A Pts
1 Bob Stoyko Brandon Wheat Kings 28 40 68
2 Dennis Hextall Brandon Wheat Kings 21 46 67
3 Steve Yoshino St. Boniface Canadiens 23 40 63
4 Wayne Kitchen St. Boniface Canadiens 30 29 59
5 Ted Irvine St. Boniface Canadiens 31 23 54
6 Jim Irving Winnipeg Rangers 23 27 50
7 Larry Hart St. Boniface Canadiens 15 34 49
8 Dave Janaway Brandon Wheat Kings 25 19 44
9 Bobby Brown Brandon Wheat Kings 23 20 43
Bill Percy St. Boniface Canadiens 23 20 43
10 Stefan Sopher Winnipeg Rangers 20 22 42

Leading Goaltenders

Rank Player Team GAA
1 Ken Kachulak Brandon Wheat Kings 3.17
2 Henry Goy St. Boniface Canadiens 3.67
3 Rick Best Winnipeg Braves 3.83

Awards

Trophy Winner Team
MVP ?????
Top Goaltender Ken Kachulak Brandon Wheat Kings
Rookie of the Year Ken Kachulak Brandon Wheat Kings
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Bruce Wright Winnipeg Monarchs
Scoring Champion Bob Stoyko Brandon Wheat Kings

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team
Ted IrvineBob StoykoJerry Korp
St. Boniface CanadiensBrandon Wheat KingsBrandon Wheat Kings
Ray ClearwaterTracy Pratt
Winnipeg BravesBrandon Wheat Kings
Henry Goy
St. Boniface Canadiens
Second All-Star Team
Jim IrvingSteve YoshinoDave Confrey
Winnipeg RangersSt. Boniface CanadiensSt. Boniface Canadiens
George ButterworthJohn Trojack
St. Boniface CanadiensSt. Boniface Canadiens
Rick Best
Winnipeg Braves
All-Star Team Coach
Pete Kapusta
St. Boniface Canadiens

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