Champion
On April 2, 1976, at home in
Selkirk, the Steelers won the MJHL title for the third consecutive
year, capturing the Turnbull Memorial Trophy.
League notes
The MJHL expands to
Thompson, the Thompson King Miners join the league's North Division. Kenora Muskies will shift to the South Division. A pair of teams change their names, the Winnipeg Monarchs become the Assiniboine Park Monarchs and the Kenora Muskies are renamed the Kenora Thistles, in honor of the Stanley Cup winning team.
Regular season
Playoffs
''Division Semi-Finals''
:Selkirk defeated Dauphin ''4-games-to-1''
:Brandon defeated Portage ''4-games-to-1''
:West Kildonan defeated Assiniboine Park ''4-games-to-1''
:St. Boniface lost to St. James ''4-games-to-1''
''Divisional Finals''
:Selkirk defeated Brandon ''4-games-to-1''
:West Kildonan defeated St James ''4-games-to-3''
''Turnbull Cup Championship''
:West Kildonan lost to Selkirk ''4-games-to-none''
''
Anavet Cup
The ANAVET Cup was an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Canadian Junior Hockey League to the winners of a best-of-seven series between the championship teams of the SJHL and the MJHL. The winner also earned a berth in the Centennial Cup national ...
Championship''
:Selkirk lost to
Prince Albert Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1971 as a member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the Raiders have been members of the Western Hockey League since 198 ...
(
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-1''
Awards
All-Star Teams
References
Manitoba Junior Hockey LeagueHockey Hall of Fame
*Winnipeg Free Press
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Archives
*Brandon Sun
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MJHL
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior ice hockey, Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).
The MJHL consists of thirt ...
Manitoba Junior Hockey League seasons