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1960–61 MJHL Season
League notes The League said it would announce midseason Allstar Teams, starting this year. Regular season Midseason All-Star Teams Playoffs ''Semi-Finals'' :Brandon defeated Braves ''3-games-to-none'' :Rangers defeated St. Boniface ''3-games-to-none'' ''Turnbull Cup Championship'' :Brandon lost to Rangers ''4-games-to-2'' ''Western Memorial Cup Semi-Final'' :Rangers defeated Fort William Canadiens (TBJHL) ''4-games-to-3'' ''Western Memorial Cup Final (Abbott Cup)'' :Rangers lost to Edmonton Oil Kings ( CAHL) ''4-games-to-1'' Awards All-Star Teams ReferencesManitoba Junior Hockey League * |
Brandon Wheat Kings
The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They are members of the Western Hockey League (WHL) since joining the league in the 1967–68 season. Previously, they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), with the exception of two seasons in the mid-1960s when they played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The team was a successor to the Brandon Wheat City senior team that participated in the 1904 Stanley Cup Challenge, losing to the Ottawa Senators. The team was known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the late 1930s. They won eight Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions in 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, and 1964. They appeared in the Memorial Cup six times: 1949 (as an MJHL team), 1979, 1995, 1996, 2010, and 2016, losing each time. The team plays its home games at the Keystone Centre. They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969, and the Manex Arena from 1969 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Russell (ice Hockey)
John Russell may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Russell (English painter) (1745–1806), English painter * John Russell (Australian painter) (1858–1930), Australian painter * John Russell (screenwriter) (1885–1956), author and screenwriter * John L. Russell (cinematographer) (1905–1967), American cinematographer * Johnny Russell (saxophonist) (1909–1991), American jazz saxophonist * John Russell (art critic) (1919–2008), British American art critic * John Russell (actor) (1921–1991), American actor in the TV series ''Lawman'' * Johnny Russell (singer) (1940–2001), American country singer * John Russell (musician) (1954–2021), acoustic guitarist * John Morris Russell (born 1960), American conductor * John C. Russell (1963–1994), playwright * John Russell of Bluffdale, American novelist, writer and Baptist preacher * John Wentworth Russell, Canadian painter * Johnnie Russell (born 1933), stage name of John R. Countryman, American diplomat and former chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Sun
''The Brandon Sun'' is a Monday through Saturday newspaper printed in Brandon, Manitoba. It is the primary newspaper of record for western Manitoba and includes substantial political, crime, business and sports news. ''The Brandon Sun'' also publishes a weekly Westman This Week edition featuring local columns and events listings that is distributed free to the entire city. It was founded by Will White, with the first edition being printed on January 19, 1882. After some time under a board of directors, J.B. Whitehead purchased the majority of shares in 1903, and took full control in 1911. He ran the paper until 1937 when his son Ernest C. Whitehead took it over. The Whitehead family controlled ''The Brandon Sun'' until 1987, when it was sold to Thomson Newspapers, who owned it until 2001. The paper is currently owned by FP Canadian Newspapers, which also owns and operates the ''Winnipeg Free Press''. Alumni of the ''Sun'' include Henry Champ, Haroon Siddiqui, Charles Gordon and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Free Press
The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' (or WFP; founded as the ''Manitoba Free Press'') is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides coverage of local, provincial, national, and international news, as well as current events in sports, business, and entertainment and various consumer-oriented features, such as homes and automobiles appear on a weekly basis. The WFP was founded in 1872, only two years after Manitoba had joined Confederation (1870), and predated Winnipeg's own incorporation (1873). The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' has since become the oldest newspaper in Western Canada that is still active. Though there is competition, primarily with the print daily tabloid ''Winnipeg Sun'', the WFP has the largest readership of any newspaper in the province and is regarded as the newspaper of record for Winnipeg and the rest of Manitoba. Timeline November 30, 1872: The ''Manitoba Free Press'' was launched by William Fisher Luxton and John A. Kenny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Alberta Hockey League
The Central Alberta Hockey League (CAHL) is a defunct senior amateur hockey league that operated in Alberta, Canada from 1956 to 1966. The creation of the CAHL coincided with the folding of the original Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). The junior-aged Edmonton Oil Kings became inaugural members of the senior-aged CAHL. The Oil Kings were the strongest junior team in all of Western Canada over this period, advancing to the Western junior championship Doyle Cup in all 10 CAHL seasons, moving on to the Canadian junior championship Memorial Cup in seven consecutive seasons, winning the 1963 and 1966 Memorial Cups. Teams who played in the CAHL included: *Calgary Buffaloes * Drumheller Miners *Edmonton Oil Kings * Lacombe Rockets *Olds Elks *Ponoka Stampeders * Red Deer Indians *Red Deer Rustlers The Red Deer Rustlers were a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League based in Red Deer, Alberta. They captured the inaugural Centennial Trophy in 1971. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton Oil Kings
The Edmonton Oil Kings are a major junior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that play in the Western Hockey League. As of July 2008, they are owned by Daryl Katz's Oilers Entertainment Group, which also owns the Edmonton Oilers. The 2007–08 season was the newest incarnation of the Oil Kings' inaugural season in the Western Hockey League. Some NHL alumni include Tomas Vincour, Mark Pysyk, Curtis Lazar, Keegan Lowe, Griffin Reinhart, Henrik Samuelsson, Laurent Brossoit, Tristan Jarry and David Musil. As the 2012 WHL champions, the Oil Kings played in the 2012 Memorial Cup, losing 6–1 against the eventual winning team, the Shawinigan Cataractes, in the playoff tie-breaker. The Oil Kings won the 2014 Memorial Cup, defeating the Guelph Storm in the 2014 Memorial Cup final game. Franchise history The newest incarnation of the Oil Kings are the fourth WHL team to play in Edmonton, preceded by the first Edmonton Oil Kings (1951–76), the second Edmonton Oil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbott Cup
The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada. The Cup was named after Captain E.L. (Hick) Abbott who was a noted hockey player in Western Canada. He captained the Regina Victorias when it won the (pre-Memorial Cup) Junior Championship of Canada in 1913 and 1914. Captain Abbott died in active service in the First World War and the trophy was presented in his memory in 1919 by the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association. The concept of a Western Canada Junior A Championship was briefly continued from 2013-2017 with the creation of the Western Canada Cup. History The Abbott Cup was a playoff round, a best of seven game series, between the British Columbia/Alberta Interprovincial Champions and the Saskatchewan/Manitoba Interprovincial Champions. The Abbott Cup winner would then play off against the Eastern Canadian Champions, the winner of the George Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League
The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League (TBJHL) was a Canadian junior ice hockey league that existed from c. 1920 to 1980. The TBJHL operated in Northwestern Ontario, primarily in the Thunder Bay region. The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League was what is now known as a Major Junior hockey league from roughly 1920 until the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association realignment of 1970. After 1970, the TBJHL was relegated to Tier II Junior A and competed for the Manitoba Centennial Trophy until the league folded in 1980. Thunder Bay and the TBJHL was considered on the border region of what people would call Eastern Canada and Western Canada. Due to its location, the Thunder Bay league often switched from East to West year-to-year in National playdowns. The league's remoteness resulted in keeping the league's few teams from competing in the neighbouring Manitoba Junior Hockey League or Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, making the league's existence a necessity to the region's hock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort William Canadiens
The Fort William Canadians were a junior ice hockey team based in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. The Canadians were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were Abbott Cup finalists three times. For a while, the ''Fort William Canadiens'' were a development club for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. Season-by-season standings Playoffs *1971 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Westfort Hurricanes defeated Fort William Canadians ''3-games-to-2'' *1972 ''DNQ'' *1973 ''Won League Jr. A Crown, Lost TBAHA Canadian Final'' :Fort William Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Eagles ''3-games-to-none'' TBJHL JR. A CHAMPIONS : Thunder Bay Centennials (CAJHL) defeated Fort William Canadians ''2-games-to-none'' *1974 ''Won League, Lost TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy final'' :Fort William Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Beavers ''3-games-to-2'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :Thunder Bay Hurricanes ( MWJHL) defeated Fort William Canadians ''4-games-to-none'' *1975 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Thunder Bay Eagles d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between the champions of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL), and a fourth, hosting team, which alternates between the three leagues annually. The Memorial Cup trophy was established by Captain James T. Sutherland to honour those who died in service during World War I. It was rededicated during the 2010 tournament to honour all soldiers who died fighting for Canada in any conflict. The trophy was originally known as the OHA Memorial Cup and was donated by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in 1919 to be awarded to the junior ice hockey champion of Canada. From its inception until 1971, the Memorial Cup was open to all Junior A teams in the country and was awarded following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Beuchart
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Ted Taylor (ice Hockey)
Edward Wray Taylor (born February 25, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 166 games in the National Hockey League and 421 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ..., New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Vancouver Canucks, and Houston Aeros. Taylor made his professional debut in 1962, spending his first several years in the minor leagues before making his NHL debut in 1965. He would split the next few years between the NHL and minor leagues before playing two full seasons with the Canucks from 1970 to 1972. He then moved to Houston of the upstart World Hockey Association, and played the last six years of his career there, helping the Aeros win the champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
