1967–68 WCHL season

The WCJHL added four new teams for its second season, including three based in Manitoba, increasing the league's presence across Western Canada. The Brandon Wheat Kings, Flin Flon Bombers, and Winnipeg Jets all joined in Manitoba, while the Swift Current Broncos became the league's sixth team based in Saskatchewan. The Calgary Buffaloes, meanwhile, adopted a new name, becoming the Calgary Centennials.

The league's name change reflected in part a temporary truce with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), which had not sanctioned the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League upon its inception.{{Cite book |last=Lapp |first=Richard M. |url=https://archive.org/details/localheroeshisto0000lapp/page/n3/mode/2up |title=Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League |last2=White |first2=Silas |publisher=Harbour Publishing |year=1993 |isbn=1-55017-080-5 |location=Madeira Park, British Columbia |pages=11–12 |language=en-CA |url-access=registration}} The WCJHL agreed to abide by CAHA regulations, which could allow the league to receive development subsidies and the ability to compete for the Memorial Cup—the inaugural CMJHL champion Moose Jaw Canucks had been ineligible for the 1967 Memorial Cup. The agreement allowed the Estevan Bruins to contest the 1968 Memorial Cup; they would lose the final to the Niagara Falls Flyers.{{Cite book |last=Lapp |first=Richard |url=https://archive.org/details/memorialcupcanad0000lapp/page/152/mode/2up |title=The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship |last2=Macaulay |first2=Alec |publisher=Harbour Publishing |year=1997 |isbn=1-55017-170-4 |location=Madeira Park, B.C. |pages=144–148 |language=en-CA |url-access=registration}}

This would be the only season for the league under the WCJHL name. After the season, the league dropped "Junior" from its name.

• The Calgary Buffaloes are renamed the Calgary Centennials.
• The Brandon Wheat Kings join the league as an expansion franchise.
• The Flin Flon Bombers join the league as an expansion franchise.
• The Swift Current Broncos join the league as an expansion franchise.
• The Winnipeg Jets join the league as an expansion franchise.

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

• 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

• Flin Flon defeated Edmonton 4 games to 1 with 1 tie
• Estevan defeated Moose Jaw 4 games to 0 with 1 tie

• Estevan defeated Flin Flon 4 games to 0 with 1 tie

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.

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• 2005–06 WHL Guide

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