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1966–67 CMJHL season

First season of Canadian hockey league

Field	Value
title	1966–67 CMJHL season
league	Western Hockey League
sport	Ice hockey
playoffs	Playoffs
finals_champ	Moose Jaw Canucks (1)
finals_runner-up	Regina Pats
no_of_teams	7
season	Regular season
season_champ_name	Season champions
season_champs	Edmonton Oil Kings (1)
MVP_link	Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
MVP	Gerry Pinder (Saskatoon Blades)
top_scorer_link	Bob Clarke Trophy
top_scorer	Gerry Pinder (Saskatoon Blades)
seasonslistnames	WHL
prevseason_year	League founded
nextseason_year	1967–68

| finals_runner-up = Regina Pats

The 1966–67 CMJHL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League. The fledgling league was formed by five members of the former Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, along with the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Calgary Buffaloes. However, the league did not receive the sanction of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and was considered an "outlaw league" whose members were ineligible to compete for the Memorial Cup.

The CMJHL's inaugural season featured seven teams based in Alberta and Saskatchewan and a 56-game schedule. The Oil Kings topped the regular season standings with 34 wins; however, the Oil Kings were upset in the playoffs by the Moose Jaw Canucks, who went on to win the President's Cup, defeating the Regina Pats in the league final.

Regular season

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

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

1967 CMJHL playoffs

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Finals

Moose Jaw defeated Regina 4 games to 1

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 1,000.

Awards

Regular Season Champions: Edmonton Oil Kings

All-star teams

First team	Second team
Goal	Ken Brown
Defence	Barry Gibbs
Ray McKay	Moose Jaw Canucks
Centre	Morris Stefaniw
Left wing	Gerry Pinder
Right wing	Rick Sentes

References

2005–06 WHL Guide

before = None | after = 1967–68 WCHL season | title = WHL seasons | years = |

References

Lapp, Richard M.. (1993). "Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League". Harbour Publishing.
Lapp & White. "Local Heroes".

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