The 1967–68 WCHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The WCHL adopted its new name after being known as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League in its first season. Eleven teams completed a 60 game season, with the Estevan Bruins winning the President's Cup.

Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2.1 Final standings 2.2 Scoring leaders 3 WCJHL Playoffs 3.1 Quarterfinals 3.2 Semifinals 3.3 Finals 4 All-Star game 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] League notes

The WCHL added four new teams for its second season: the Flin Flon Bombers, Winnipeg Jets, Brandon Wheat Kings and Swift Current Broncos.

The Calgary Buffaloes became the Calgary Centennials

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

League standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Flin Flon Bombers	60	47	8	5	99	361	143
Estevan Bruins	60	45	13	2	92	262	169
Edmonton Oil Kings	60	38	16	6	82	303	194
Moose Jaw Canucks	60	31	24	5	67	263	243
Regina Pats	60	29	23	8	66	246	237
Winnipeg Jets	60	27	26	7	61	276	362
Saskatoon Blades	60	20	31	9	49	260	362
Brandon Wheat Kings	60	21	33	6	48	238	279
Swift Current Broncos	60	16	38	6	38	242	343
Calgary Centennials	60	15	40	5	35	218	318
Weyburn Red Wings	60	9	46	5	23	236	395

[edit] Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bobby Clarke	Flin Flon Bombers	59	51	117	168	148
Reggie Leach	Flin Flon Bombers	59	87	44	131	208
Bernie Blanchette	Saskatoon Blades	58	52	72	124	31
Ron Snell	Regina Pats	60	56	55	111	86
Reg Bechtold	Moose Jaw Canucks	59	48?	51?	105?	158
Gene Peacosh	Swift Current Broncos	53	52	48	100	60
Ron Garwasiuk	Regina Pats	58	56	43	99	153
Mike Shaw	Saskatoon Blades	58	25	73	98	149
Dick Mortenson	Edmonton Oil Kings	60	53	40	93	37
Jim Benzelok	Winnipeg Jets	58	43	50	93	168

[edit] WCJHL Playoffs

[edit] Quarterfinals

• Flin Flon defeated Regina 4 games to 0
• Estevan defeated Winnipeg 4 games to 0
• Edmonton defeated Saskatoon 3 games to 2 with 2 ties
• Moose Jaw defeated Brandon 4 games to 3 with 1 tie

[edit] Semifinals

• Flin Flon defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1 with 1 tie
• Estevan defeated Moose Jaw 4 games to 0 with 1 tie

[edit] Finals

• Estevan defeated Flin Flon 4 games to 0 with 1 tie

[edit] All-Star game

The 1967–68 WCJHL all-star game was held in Estevan, Saskatchewan, with the WCJHL All-stars defeating the Estevan Bruins 8–7 before a crowd of 2500.

[edit] Awards

Most Valuable Player: Jim Harrison, Estevan Bruins

Top Scorer: Bobby Clarke, Flin Flon Bombers

Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bernie Blanchette, Saskatoon Blades

Defenseman of the Year: Gerry Hart, Flin Flon Bombers

Rookie of the Year: Ron Fairbrother, Saskatoon Blades

Goaltender of the Year: Chris Worthy, Flin Flon Bombers

Regular Season Champions: Flin Flon Bombers

[edit] See also

• 1967 in sports
• 1968 in sports

[edit] References

• whl.ca
• 2005–06 WHL Guide

Preceded by 1966–67 CMJHL season

WHL seasons

Succeeded by 1968–69 WCHL season