# Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy

The Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the regular season champion of the Western Hockey League. It is named after one of the league's founders, Scotty Munro. Munro served as the general manager of the Estevan Bruins, one of the league's founding franchises, and later as the head coach and general manager of the Calgary Centennials.

## History

The WHL began play in 1966 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, before it was renamed the Western Canada Junior Hockey League and, by 1979, the Western Hockey League. The first team to win the regular season title was the Edmonton Oil Kings, although it was the Flin Flon Bombers that established an early run of success, winning the Scott Munro Trophy three straight seasons from 1967–68 to 1969–70. This feat has been repeated only twice, with the Brandon Wheat Kings winning three straight from 1976–77 to 1978–79—Brandon's 125 points in the 1978–79 season are a league record—and the Kamloops Blazers from 1989–90 to 1991–92. The Blazers' run was part of a remarkable twelve-year period in which the team won its record seven regular season titles. The most recent repeat-winner is the Winnipeg Ice, who won the title in 2021–22 and 2022–23.
Twenty five of the fifty seven winners have gone on to win the Ed Chynoweth Cup as the league's playoff champion in the same season, while nine winners have gone on to win the Memorial Cup as Canadian junior champions.

## List of winners
### By year

* Indicates that winner also won the league Championship
* Indicates that winner also won the Memorial Cup
* Indicates that winner also won both the league Championship and the Memorial Cup
| Season | Team | Finish |
| 1966–67 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 78 points |
| 1967–68 | Flin Flon Bombers | 99 points |
| 1968–69 | Flin Flon Bombers | 94 points |
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | 84 points |
| 1970–71 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 91 points |
| 1971–72 | Calgary Centennials | 101 points |
| 1972–73 | Saskatoon Blades | 103 points |
| 1973–74 | Regina Pats | 97 points |
| 1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | 99 points |
| 1975–76 | New Westminster Bruins | 112 points |
| 1976–77 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 116 points |
| 1977–78 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 106 points |
| 1978–79 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 125 points |
| 1979–80 | Portland Winter Hawks | 107 points |
| 1980–81 | Victoria Cougars | 121 points |
| 1981–82 | Lethbridge Broncos | 100 points |
| 1982–83 | Saskatoon Blades | 105 points |
| 1983–84 | Kamloops Junior Oilers | 100 points |
| 1984–85 | Prince Albert Raiders | 119 points |
| 1985–86 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 109 points |
| 1986–87 | Kamloops Blazers | 113 points |
| 1987–88 | Saskatoon Blades | 97 points |
| 1988–89 | Swift Current Broncos | 111 points |
| 1989–90 | Kamloops Blazers | 112 points |
| 1990–91 | Kamloops Blazers | 102 points |
| 1991–92 | Kamloops Blazers | 106 points |
| 1992–93 | Swift Current Broncos | 100 points |
| 1993–94 | Kamloops Blazers | 106 points |
| 1994–95 | Kamloops Blazers | 110 points |
| 1995–96 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 105 points |
| 1996–97 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 97 points |
| 1997–98 | Portland Winter Hawks | 111 points |
| 1998–99 | Calgary Hitmen | 110 points |
| 1999–2000 | Calgary Hitmen | 120 points |
| 2000–01 | Red Deer Rebels | 114 points |
| 2001–02 | Red Deer Rebels | 100 points |
| 2002–03 | Kelowna Rockets | 109 points |
| 2003–04 | Kelowna Rockets | 98 points |
| 2004–05 | Kootenay Ice | 104 points |
| 2005–06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 103 points |
| 2006–07 | Everett Silvertips | 111 points |
| 2007–08 | Tri-City Americans | 108 points |
| 2008–09 | Calgary Hitmen | 122 points |
| 2009–10 | Calgary Hitmen | 107 points |
| 2010–11 | Saskatoon Blades | 115 points |
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 107 points |
| 2012–13 | Portland Winterhawks | 117 points |
| 2013–14 | Kelowna Rockets | 118 points |
| 2014–15 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 114 points |
| 2015–16 | Victoria Royals | 106 points |
| 2016–17 | Regina Pats | 112 points |
| 2017–18 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 109 points |
| 2018–19 | Prince Albert Raiders | 112 points |
| 2019–20 | Portland Winterhawks | 97 points |
| 2020–21 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Winnipeg Ice | 111 points |
| 2022–23 | Winnipeg Ice | 115 points |
| 2023–24 | Saskatoon Blades | 105 points |
| 2024–25 | Everett Silvertips | TBD |

### By team

| Team | Titles won | Years Won |
| Kamloops Blazers | 7 | 1983–84, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95 |
| Saskatoon Blades | 5 | 1972–73, 1982–83, 1987–88, 2010–11, 2023–24 |
| Brandon Wheat Kings | 5 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1995–96, 2014–15 |
| Portland Winterhawks | 4 | 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20 |
| Calgary Hitmen | 4 | 1998–99, 1999–00, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| Edmonton Oil Kings | 3 | 1966–67, 1970–71, 2011–12 |
| Flin Flon Bombers | 3 | 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 |
| Kelowna Rockets | 3 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14 |
| Regina Pats | 2 | 1973–74, 2016–17 |
| Victoria Cougars | 2 | 1974–75, 1980–81 |
| Prince Albert Raiders | 2 | 1984–85, 2018–19 |
| Medicine Hat Tigers | 2 | 1985–86, 2005–06 |
| Swift Current Broncos | 2 | 1988–89, 1992–93 |
| Red Deer Rebels | 2 | 2000–01, 2001–02 |
| Everett Silvertips | 2 | 2006–07, 2024–25 |
| Winnipeg Ice | 2 | 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| Calgary Centennials | 1 | 1971–72 |
| New Westminster Bruins | 1 | 1975–76 |
| Lethbridge Broncos | 1 | 1981–82 |
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1 | 1996–97 |
| Kootenay Ice | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Tri-City Americans | 1 | 2007–08 |
| Victoria Royals | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Moose Jaw Warriors | 1 | 2017–18 |