1967-68 New Brunswick season

This was the 1967-68 ice hockey season in New Brunswick:

Leagues

Saint John Combination League

1. Dry Dock 21-5-5-47 127:65
2. Jims 12-15-6-30 73:86
3. Sleighs 12-17-4-28 91:112
4. A and W Mets 11-19-3-25 92:120

Semifinals

• 3/1: Dry Dock - Sleighs 4:0
• 3/1: Jims - A and W 3:0
• 3/10: Jims - A and W 3:0

Final

• 3/13: Jims - Dry Dock 3:2
• 3/17: Jims - Dry Dock 3:2
• 3/20: Dry Dock - Jims 2:1
• 3/24: Dry Dock - Jims 2:1
• 3/28: Dry Dock - Jims 3:0
• 3/31: Dry Dock - Jims 4:2

Simonds Express League

Standings

1. Battery and Electric 19-5-3-41
2. Beavers 11-11-4-26
3. Rebels 10-12-4-24
4. Jets 10-12-4-24
5. Rangers 10-15-2-22
6. Marco Polo 9-14-3-21

Semifinals

• 3/5: Battery and Electric - Rebels 2:1
• 3/5: Jets - Beavers 3:1
• 3/10: Rebels - Battery and Electric 3:2
• 3/10: Jets - Beavers 7:2
• 3/12: Battery and Electric - Rebels 2:1
• 3/12: Beavers - Jets 4:0

Final

• 3/24: Battery and Electric - Jets 5:4 OT
• 3/26: Jets - Battery and Electric 3:1
• 3/31: Jets - Battery and Electric 4:3
• 4/1: Jets - Battery and Electric 4:2 - Jets won series 3-2

Moncton Industrial League

Standings as of 2/3

1. Memramcook Rovers 9-2-0-18
2. Dieppe Seals 6-1-1-13
3. Coverdale Navy 5-6-0-10
4. CNR Apprentices 1-10-1-3
5. Humphrey 0-3-0-0

Dieppe Seals withdrew.

• 2/5: Memramcook - Humphrey 4:1
• 2/5: CNR - Coverdale 3:3
• 2/12: CNR - Humphrey 5:3
• 2/12: Coverdale - Memramcook 5:3
• 2/19: Coverdale - Humphrey 8:2
• 2/19: CNR - Memramcook Forfeit
• 2/26: CNR - Coverdale 5:2
• 2/26: Memramcook - Humphrey 5:0

Semifinals

• Memramcook - CNR 7:2, 3:3, 3:1, 1:0
• Coverdale - Humphrey 7:4, 6:0, 2:1

Final

• Memramcook - Coverdale 7:7, 6:0, 9:3, 7:1

Moncton Commercial League

Standings as of 2/7

1. Vikings 10-2-2-22 73:42
2. NB Tel 10-5-0-20 58:35
3. St. George Foods 6-5-1-13 52:50
4. Co-Op 4-9-2-10 79:72
5. City Banks 1-12-3-5 32:112

• 2/8: Vikings - NB Tel 3:2
• 2/12: NB Tel - City Banks 8:4
• 2/13: St. George Foods - Co-Op 5:3
• 2/19: Co-Op - NB Tel 7:1
• 2/21: St. George Foods - Vikings 2:2
• 2/22: St. George Foods - Co-op 11:3

Semifinals

• NB Tel - Co-Op 3:3, 5:4, 5:1 - NB Tel won series 7 points to 1
• St. George Foods - Vikings 4:3, 6:5, 3:2

Final

• NB Tel - St. George Foods 10 points to 8 (4:1, 2:2, 5:6, 1:5, 2:3, 10:1, 5:1, 1:1, 2:1)

Metro Junior Hockey League

• 12/29: Memramcook Braves - Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals 6:0
• 12/29: Shediac Gulls - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 9:3
• 12/31: Memramcook Braves - Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals 9:3
• 1/4: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 8:5
• 1/12: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 5:3
• 1/13: Shediac Gulls - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 5:3
• 1/14: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 8:2
• 1/14: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Shediac Gulls 8:5
• 1/18: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Shediac Gulls 8:5
• 1/21: Memramcook Braves - Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals 10:7
• 1/22: Amherst Jr. Ramblers - Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals 4:3
• 1/23: Memramcook Braves - Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals 4:1
• 1/26: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 7:4
• 1/28: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 2:0
• 1/28: Memramcook Braves - Shediac Gulls 4:3
• 2/1: Memramcook Braves - Shediac Gulls 10:7
• 2/4: Shediac Gulls - Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals 8:5
• 2/4: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 11:2
• 2/8: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Shediac Gulls 12:3
• 2/11: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 13:0

Semifinal

• 3/10: Moncton K of P Dokkey Seals - Memramcook Braves 8:6

Final

• 3/23: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 2:1
• 3/29: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 5:2
• 4/7: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 4:4
• 4/9: Amherst Jr. Ramblers - Memramcook Braves 8:6
• 4/14: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers 5:4
• 4/17: Memramcook Braves - Amherst Jr. Ramblers - Amherst did not appear, Memramcook won series 4-3-1

Acadien Hockey League

1. St. Anselme Eagles 9-2-0-18
2. Pre d'En Haut Royals 5-4-2-12
3. Dieppe Rangers 4-5-1-9
4. Parkton Club Notre Dame de Grace 2-8-1-5

Semifinals

• St. Anselme - Dieppe 9:4, 2:4, 5:1, 3:1
• Pre d'En Haut - Parkton 8:0, 8:4, 4:1

Final

• St. Anselme - Pre d'En Haut 5:2, 1:2, 0:2, 0:3, 2:1, 6:1, 7th game result not reported

East Coast League

Standings as of 1/17

1. Sackville 2-1-0-4 17:14
2. Grand Digue 2-1-0-4 17:16
3. Murray Corner 1-2-0-2 16:14
4. Little Cape 1-2-0-2 12:18

• 12/13: Murray Corner Honkers - Little Cape Frontenacs 8:1
• 12/18: Grand Digue - Murray Corner Honkers 8:6
• 1/15: Little Cape Frontenacs - Grand Digue 5:3
• 1/15: Sackville Maroons - Murrray Corner Honkers 5:2
• 1/22: Sackville Maroons - Grand Digue 8:4
• 1/23: Little Cape Frontenacs - Murray Corner Honkers 7:5
• 1/30: Murray Corner Honkers - Grand Digue 5:4
• 2/5: Murray Corner Honkers - Sackville Maroons 3:2
• 2/7: Little Cape Frontenacs - Grand Digue 6:1 - Cape clinched first place

Semifinals

• 2/13: Sackville Maroons - Grand Digue 6:5 OT
• 3/5: Little Cape Frontenacs - Murray Corner Honkers 7:5 - Cape won series 3-0
• 3/7: Sackville Maroons - Grand Digue 6:1 - Sackville won series 3-1

Final

• Little Cape Frontenacs - Sackville Maroons 3:4, 8:4, 6:3, 7:5, 2:4, 9:7

Kent League

1. St. Inance 18 pts
2. St. Louis 14 pts
3. Richibucto 9 pts
4. Rexton 7 pts

Final

• 3/5: Rexton - Richibucto 6:5
• 3/7: Rexton - Richibucto 5:2

Lower Gloucester League

Standings as of 1/4

1. St. Isidore 5-1-0-10 43:23
2. Le Goulet 3-2-0-6 35:34
3. Caraquet 3-2-0-6 33:21
4. Tracadie 2-4-0-4 28:40
5. Sheila 1-5-0-2 18:43

• 1/16: Caraquet Acadiens - Sheila Valiants 12:1

Semifinals

• 3/12: Le Goulet Tigers - Caraquet Acadiens 5:3
• 3/21: Caraquet Acadiens - Le Goulet Tigers 8:1
• 3/22: St. Isidore Braves - Tracadie Eagles 11:6
• 3/24: Caraquet Acadiens - Le Goulet Tigers 5:2
• 3/24: St. Isidore Braves - Tracadie Eagles 5:4
• 3/26: St. Isidore Braves - Tracadie Eagles 20:6 - Isidore won series 4-0
• 4/1: Caraquet Acadiens - Le Goulet Tigers 16:2
• 4/3: Caraquet Acadiens - Le Goulet Rigers 8:4

Final

• 4/5: St. Isidore Braves - Caraquet Acadiens 8:3
• 4/7: St. Isidore Braves - Caraquet Acadiens 6:3
• 4/8: Caraquet Acadiens - St. Isidore Braves 7:5

St. Isidore failed to appear for the 4th game of the series, scheduled for 4/10, and were suspended from playing in the league for one year.

Bathurst and District Industrial League

1. Beresford Heatmasters 8-5-1-17 52:37
2. Belledune Braves 7-5-2-16 46:43
3. Ron's Automats 7-7-0-14 69:49
4. Clifton Clippers 4-9-1-9 42:80

Semifinals

• 3/8: Belledune Braves - Clifton Clippers 7:2
• 3/8: Ron's Automats - Beresford Heatmasters 4:1
• 3/10: Belledune Braves - Clifton Clippers 5:3
• 3/13: Beresford Heatmasters - Ron's Automats 5:3
• 3/14: Ron's Automats - Beresford Heatmasters 4:2

Final

• 3/25: Ron's Automats - Belledune Braves 3:1 - Automats won series 3-1

York-Sunbury Rural League

• 11/5: New Maryland Aces - Geary Comets 4:3
• 11/5: Keswick Valley - Minto Ten Pennies 4:4
• 11/19: Minto Ten Pennies - New Maryland Aces 5:1
• 11/19: Keswick Valley - Geary Comets 3:3
• 11/26: Minto Ten Pennies - Keswick Valley 7:3
• 11/26: New Maryland Aces - Geary Comets 4:2
• 12/3: Minto Ten Pennies - Geary Comets 4:4
• 12/3: Keswick Valley - New Maryland Aces 6:3
• 12/10: New Maryland Aces - Minto Ten Pennies 3:2
• 12/10: Keswick Valley - Geary Comets 8:2
• 12/17: Keswick Valley - New Maryland Aces 6:5
• 12/17: Minto Ten Pennies - Geary Comets 14:0
• 1/14: Geary Comets - New Maryland Aces 10:2
• 1/14: Minto Ten Pennies - Keswick Valley 7:4
• 1/21: Keswick Valley - Geary Comets 5:0
• 1/21: Minto Ten Pennies - New Maryland Aces 9:1
• 1/28: Minto Ten Pennies - Geary Comets 7:4
• Minto Ten Pennies - New Maryland Aces 5:4, 3:2, 6:3 - final

Western Charlotte County League

Standings as of 1/31

1. St. Andrews Jets 9-1-1-19 61:43
2. St. Andrews Lady Dunn Trade School 6-2-2-14 48:36
3. St. Stephen Aces 2-8-0-4 34:51
4. Deer Island Highlanders 1-7-1-3 39:52

• 2/15: St. Stephen Aces - St. Andrews Jets 2:1 OT - semifinal
• 3/26: St. Andrews Jets - LDTS 7:3 - final

Lancaster Centennial League

as of 12/4

1. Alpines 10-3-1-21 70:35
2. Milford 8-6-0-16 52:54
3. Fairville 7-5-2-16 56:49
4. Randolph 6-5-3-15 66:53
5. Merchants 5-7-2-12 52:67
6. Firemen 2-12-0-4 37:76

• 1/18: Alpines - Randolph 9:3
• 4/21: Alpines - Fairville 5:1 - final, Alpines won series 2-0

Other games

• 11/26: Simonds Stars - St. Andrews Senators 7:6
• 11/29: Simonds Stars - St. Andrews Senators 8:7
• 12/3: Moncton Jr. Seals - Simonds Stars 7:0
• 12/6: Sackville Maroons - Mt. Allison West Section 5:4
• 12/12: St. Isidore Braves - Shippegan Merchants 12:4
• 12/13: St. Andrews Senators - Simonds Stars 8:5
• 12/27: Fredericton Jr. Red Wings - St. Andrews Senators 6:4
• 1/4: Hillsboro Legion Beavers - Sackville Pirates 8:3
• 1/5: Hillsboro Legion Beavers - Harrison Trimble Trojans 6:6
• 1/11: Leger Brook - Lower Cape Bald 5:2 - "East Coast League"
• 1/15: Central Jets - Saint John Alpine All-Stars 3:1
• 1/23: Minto Ten Pennies - Fredericton Outposters 3:3
• 1/24: UNBSJ Red Barons - Central Jets 9:7
• 1/25: Black's Harbor Silver Kings - Central Jets 8:6
• 1/27: Black's Harbor Silver Kings - Woodstock Karnes 17:3
• 2/3: Saint John Alpine All-Stars - Black's Harbor Silver Kings 7:6
• 2/6: Saint John Alpine All-Stars - Central Jets 5:4
• 2/12: Fredericton Outposters - Minto Ten Pennies 8:5
• 2/14: Minto Ten Pennies - Sussex 8:2
• 3/2: Black's Harbor Silver Kings - Woodstock Karnes 6:5
• Blackville Aces - Nelson 4:0 on series - Miramichi Industrial League final
• Elgin Aces - Norton All-Stars 3:1 on series (6:5 g4) - Kings County Industrial League final, second straight title for Elgin
• Nashwaak Bridge - Marysville Aces 3:2 on series (6:5 g5) - Nashwaak Valley League final

Sources

• Fredericton Daily Gleaner
• Moncton Transcript
• Saint John Telegraph-Journal