1995-96 MJHL Season

This is the 1995-96 Manitoba Junior Hockey League Season.

League Notes

Jostens MVP Award for League MVP introduced.

Winkler Cup

St. Boniface Saints won the annual pre-season tournament held at Notre Dame Arena in Winnipeg.

Regular Season

Team	GP	W	L	T	SOL	GF	GA	PTS
Addison Division
St. Boniface Saints	56	33	18	2	3	249	215	71
St. James Canadians	56	34	21	1	0	266	194	69
Selkirk Steelers	56	24	27	3	2	280	279	53
Winnipeg South Blues	56	21	28	4	3	246	267	49
Southeast Blades	56	5	49	2	0	144	404	12
Allard Division
Dauphin Kings	56	34	19	2	1	286	206	71
Portage Terriers	56	34	20	1	1	255	196	70
Neepawa Natives	56	28	22	4	2	248	241	62
Winkler Flyers	56	28	24	3	1	238	212	60

Playoffs

	Division Semi-Finals					Division Finals					Turnbull Cup Championship
	1	St. Boniface Saints	3
	4	Winnipeg South Blues	4
						4	Winnipeg South Blues	0
	Addison Division
						2	St. James Canadians	4
	2	St. James Canadians	4
	3	Selkirk Steelers	3
											2	St. James Canadians	4
											3	Neepawa Natives	3
	1	Dauphin Kings	4
	4	Winkler Flyers	1
						1	Dauphin Kings	2
	Allard Division
						3	Neepawa Natives	4
	2	Portage Terriers	3
	3	Neepawa Natives	4

Manitoba / Saskatchewan Playoff

Anavet Cup Championship

St. James lost to Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) 4-games-to-none see 1996 Anavet Cup

All-Star Game

The MJHL All-Star Game was held on Saturday, January 20 in Selkirk, with the Addison Division defeating the Allard Division 6-4. Goal scorers for Addison, Craig Malaschuk (2), Ritchie Larson, Gerald Tetreault, Dorian Miller and Gregg Zubricki. The Allard goal-getters were Mike Dick, Brian Kostur and Chris Thomas.

see 1996 MJHL All-Star Game

Players of the Month

October	Player	Mike Dick	Winkler Flyers
	Goaltender	Duane Hoey	St. Boniface Saints
	Rookie	David Burgess	Winkler Flyers
November	Player	Calvin Chartrand	Winnipeg South Blues
	Goaltender	Chris Brett	St. James Canadians
	Rookie	Jamie Brewster	Winnipeg South Blues
December	Player	J.P. Vigier	Portage Terriers
	Goaltender	Eric Pateman	Dauphin Kings
	Rookie	Matt Wilson	Dauphin Kings
January	Player	Derek Robertson	Portage Terriers
	Goaltender	Duane Hoey	St. Boniface Saints
	Rookie	Jamie Brewster	Winnipeg South Blues
February	Player	Dorian Miller	Selkirk Steelers
	Goaltender	?????
	Rookie	Kevin Ploegman	Selkirk Steelers
March	Player	Ryden Marko	St. James Canadians
	Goaltender	Chris Brett	St. James Canadians
	Rookie	Corey Billaney	Neepawa Natives

League Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Amount
Most Points	Paul Carey	Selkirk Steelers	123
Most Goals	Dale Isfeld	Neepawa Natives	52
Most Assists	Mike Dick	Winkler Flyers	82
Top Goals Against Average	Andy Kollar	St. James Canadians	3.21

Scoring Leaders

Rank	Player	Team	G	A	Pts
1	Paul Carey	Selkirk Steelers	44	79	123
2	Dorian Miller	Selkirk Steelers	42	77	119
3	Mike Dick	Winkler Flyers	32	82	114
4	Dale Isfeld	Neepawa Natives	52	59	111
5	Derek Robertson	Portage Terriers	47	62	109
6	Brian Kostur	Dauphin Kings	47	55	102
7	Matt Demarski	Winnipeg South Blues	50	50	100
8	Chris Thomas	Winkler Flyers	44	51	95
9	Marc Gaudet	St. Boniface Saints	28	64	92
	Gregg Zubricki	St. James Canadians	27	65	92

Awards

Trophy	Winner	Team
MVP	Paul Carey	Selkirk Steelers
Top Goaltender	Duane Hoey	St. Boniface Saints
Top Defenseman	Troy Christensen	St. Boniface Saints
Rookie of the Year	David Burgess	Winkler Flyers
Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship	Brian Kostur	Dauphin Kings
Coach of the Year	Bruce Schmidt	St. Boniface Saints
Scoring Champion	Paul Carey	Selkirk Steelers
Playoff MVP	?????

CJAHL Award

Player	Team	Category
?????		MJHL Player of the Year

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team Paul Carey • Matt Demarski • Mike Dick Selkirk Steelers • Winnipeg South Blues • Winkler Flyers Troy Christensen • Curtis Menzul St. Boniface Saints • St. James Canadians Duane Hoey St. Boniface Saints Second All-Star Team Brian Kostur • Dorian Miller • Derek Robertson Dauphin Kings • Selkirk Steelers • Portage Terriers Ritchie Larson • Ryan Vermette Winnipeg South Blues • St. Boniface Saints Eric Pateman Dauphin Kings First Rookie All-Star Team Jamie Brewster • David Burgess • Says Phrakonkham Winnipeg South Blues • Winkler Flyers • St. Boniface Saints Cory Dittmer • Brent Kyle Winkler Flyers • Neepawa Natives David Haun Winkler Flyers Second Rookie All-Star Team Tyler Carefoot • Jaret Harms • Kevin Ploegman Portage Terriers • Dauphin Kings • Selkirk Steelers Tony Owens • Tom Plesh St. Boniface Saints • St. James Canadians Andy Kollar St. James Canadians

in the News

April

• Wayne Bartley and the Warroad Lakers won the Allan Cup.

National Hockey League

Ed Belfour Lonny Bohonos Ron Hextall

Kevin Hodson Mike Keane Sheldon Kennedy

Mark Kolesar Grant Ledyard Mike Ridley

Russ Romaniuk Neil Wilkinson

Professional

• Paul Dyck
• Mike Martens
• Sonny Mignacca
• Ken Petrash
• Erik Petersen
• Barry Trotz

University & College

• Keith Cassidy
• Billy Keane