The 1966–67 CMJHL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. It was formed by five former members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League along with the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Calgary Buffaloes and was considered an "outlaw league" by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

The WCJHL was made up of seven teams based in Alberta and Saskatchewan that completed a 56 game schedule. The Moose Jaw Canucks won the President's Cup.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Final standings 1.2 Scoring leaders 2 WCJHL Playoffs 2.1 Quarterfinals 2.2 Semifinals 2.3 Finals 3 All-Star game 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

League standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Edmonton Oil Kings	56	34	12	10	78	281	188
Estevan Bruins	56	33	18	5	71	273	197
Regina Pats	56	31	18	7	69	324	230
Moose Jaw Canucks	56	25	19	12	62	215	190
Saskatoon Blades	56	25	24	7	57	288	271
Weyburn Red Wings	56	16	30	10	42	271	274
Calgary Buffaloes	56	4	47	5	13	178	426

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gerry Pinder	Saskatoon Blades	56	78	62	140	95
Rick Sentes	Regina Pats	56	66	61	127	100
Herb Pinder	Saskatoon Blades	49	44	75	119	113
Brian Lavander	Regina Pats	56	39	71	110	100
Ernie Hicke	Regina Pats	55	37	72	109	184
Ken Faranski	Regina Pats	42	40	54	99	28
Morris Stefaniw	Estevan Bruins	55	36	58	99	44
Garnet Bailey	Edmonton Oil Kings	56	47	46	93	177
Galen Head	Edmonton Oil Kings	56	50	42	92	43
Ron Walters	Edmonton Oil Kings	54	44	40	84	31
Grant Erickson	Estevan Bruins	55	35	49	84	49

[edit] WCJHL Playoffs

[edit] Quarterfinals

• Regina defeated Weyburn 4 games to 1
• Estevan defeated Saskatoon 3 games to 2, with 2 ties

[edit] Semifinals

• Moose Jaw defeated Edmonton 3 games to 2, with 4 ties
• Regina defeated Estevan 4 games to 1

[edit] Finals

• Moose Jaw defeated Regina 4 games to 1

[edit] All-Star game

The 1966–67 WCJHL All-Star Game was held in Calgary, Alberta, with the Reds defeating the Whites, 7–0 before a crowd of 1000.

[edit] Awards

Most Valuable Player: Gerry Pinder, Saskatoon Blades

Top Scorer: Gerry Pinder, Saskatoon Blades

Most Sportsmanlike Player: Morris Stefaniw, Estevan Bruins

Defenseman of the Year: Barry Gibbs, Estevan Bruins

Rookie of the Year: Ron Garwasiuk, Regina Pats

Goaltender of the Year: Ken Brown, Moose Jaw Canucks

Regular Season Champions: Edmonton Oil Kings

[edit] See also

• 1966 in sports
• 1967 in sports

[edit] References

• whl.ca
• 2005–06 WHL Guide

Preceded by None

WHL seasons

Succeeded by 1967–68 WCHL season