>on 3/12/02 6:05 PM, francz at [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>>  I'm not sure if there was an SJHL in 1966-67, because
>>  the CMJHL of 1966-67 was essentially the 1965-66 SJHL
>>  which gobbled up Calgary and Edmonton.
>
>On the one hand, Frank Boucher, who was prez of the SJHL, headed the CMJHL.
>But I wonder about Melville, the team that fought against the CMJHL idea and
>was left out in the cold (a la Toronto in 1917?). And Brandon, which was
>originally slated to have a CMJHL franchise, wasn't one of the original
>seven either. And Flin Flon. These guys must've played somewhere.
>
Brandon would have remained in the Manitoba Junior league, which they
dominated during the mid-60s. They won three or four championships in a row
during the middle of the decade, which is probably why they were in favour
of the Major Junior idea.

I'm not sure about Flin Flon, since I don't think they've ever played in
Manitoba (despite actually being there).

John

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