In the 1970–71 season of Canadian

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, the

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(MJHL) champions were

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(St. Boniface Saints), who won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy in the final on March 30, 1971, at home in St. Boniface. The Saints went on to win the Anavet Cup by defeating the

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of the

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on April 13, 1971, at the St. James ground in

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Regular season

Playoffs

''Divisional Semi-Finals'' :Kenora defeated Dauphin ''4-games-to-3'' :Portage lost to Selkirk ''4-games-to-2'' :West Kildonan lost to St. Boniface ''4-games-to-3'' :St. James defeated Winnipeg ''4-games-to-2'' ''Divisional Finals'' :Kenora defeated Selkirk ''4-games-to-1'' :St. James lost to St. Boniface ''4-games-to-none'' ''Turnbull Cup Championship'' :Kenora lost to St. Boniface ''4-games-to-none'' '' Anavet Cup Championship'' :St. Boniface defeated

(

SJHL The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...

) ''4-games-to-2'' ''

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 pl ...

Championship'' :St. Boniface lost to

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(

AJHL The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The reg ...

) ''4-games-to-none''

Awards

All-Star Teams

External links

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Hockey Hall of Fame
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Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons