1967-68 WCJHL season

The 1967–68 WCHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The WCJHL adopted its new name after being known as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League in its first season. Eleven teams completed a 60 game season, with the Estevan Bruins winning the President's Cup.
==League notes==
The WCHL added four new teams for its second season: the Flin Flon Bombers, Winnipeg Jets, Brandon Wheat Kings and Swift Current Broncos.
The Calgary Buffaloes became the Calgary Centennials
==Regular Season==
League Standings 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
x Flin Flon Bombers 	60	47	8 	5	99 	361	143
x Estevan Bruins 	60	45	13	2	92 	282	169
x Edmonton Oil Kings 	60	38	16	6	82 	303	194
x Moose Jaw Canucks 	60	31	24	5	67 	263	248
x Regina Pats 	60	29	23	8	66 	246	237
x Winnipeg Jets 	60	27	26	7	61 	276	294
x Saskatoon Blades 	60	20	31	9	49 	260	302
x Brandon Wheat Kings	60	21	33	6	48 	238	279
Swift Current Broncos	60	16	38	6	38 	242	343
Weyburn Red Wings 	60	15	40	5	35 	218	311
Calgary Centennials 	60	9 	46	5	23 	226	395
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
Bobby Clarke 	Flin Flon Bombers 	59	51 	117	168 	148
Reggie Leach 	Flin Flon Bombers 	59	87 	44 	131 	208
Bernie Blanchette	Saskatoon Blades 	58	52 	72 	124 	31
Ron Snell 	Regina Pats 	60	56 	55 	111 	86
Reg Bechtold 	Moose Jaw Canucks 	59	48?	51?	105?	158
Gene Peacosh 	Swift Current Broncos	53	52 	48 	100 	60
Ron Garwasiuk 	Regina Pats 	58	56 	43 	99 	153
Mike Shaw 	Saskatoon Blades 	58	25 	73 	98 	149
Dick Mortenson 	Edmonton Oil Kings 	60	53 	40 	93 	37
Jim Benzelock 	Winnipeg Jets 	58	43 	50 	93 	168
==WCJHL Playoffs==
===Quarterfinals===
*Flin Flon defeated Regina 4 games to 0
*Estevan defeated Winnipeg 4 games to 0
*Edmonton defeated Saskatoon 3 games to 2 with 2 ties
*Moose Jaw defeated Brandon 4 games to 3 with 1 tie
===Semifinals===
*Flin Flon defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1 with 1 tie
*Estevan defeated Moose Jaw 4 games to 0 with 1 tie
===Finals===
*Estevan defeated Flin Flon 4 games to 0 with 1 tie
==All-Star Game==
The 1967–68 WCJHL all-star game was held in Estevan, Saskatchewan, with the WCJHL All-stars defeating the Estevan Bruins 8–7 before a crowd of 2500.
==Awards==
Most Valuable Player: Jim Harrison, Estevan Bruins Murray Balfour Memorial Trophy
Top Scorer: Bobby Clarke, Flin Flon Bombers
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Bernie Blanchette, Saskatoon Blades
Defenseman of the Year: Gerry Hart, Flin Flon Bombers
Rookie of the Year: Ron Fairbrother, Saskatoon Blades
Goaltender of the Year: Chris Worthy, Flin Flon Bombers
Regular Season Champions: Flin Flon Bombers
==All-Star Teams==
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67-68WCJHLCalgaryGameAd.jpg|Calgary
67-68WCJHLEdmontonGameAd.jpg|Edmonton
67-68WCJHLReginaGameAd.jpg|Regina
67-68WHLPOEdmontonGameAd.jpg|Playoff @ Edmonton
67-68CJHLWpgGameAd.jpg|Winnipeg
==Team Photos==
67-68SasBla.png|Saskatoon Blades
==Season Tickets==
67-68WCJHLRegina SeasonTickets.jpg|Regina
==Sources==
http://www.vintageedmonton.com for Edmonton historical items.
==References==
*whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide
Category:Western Hockey League seasons
Category:1968 in hockey