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 Finish1966–67 Edmonton Oil Kings 78 points1967–68 Flin Flon Bombers 99 points1968–69 Flin Flon Bombers 94 points1969–70 Flin Flon Bombers 84 points1970–71 Edmonton Oil Kings 91 points1971–72 Calgary Centennials 101 points1972–73 Saskatoon Blades 103 points1973–74 Regina Pats 97 points1974–75 Victoria Cougars 99 points1975–76 New Westminster Bruins 112 points1976–77 Brandon Wheat Kings 116 points1977–78 Brandon Wheat Kings 106 points1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings 125 points1979–80 Portland Winter Hawks 107 points1980–81 Victoria Cougars 121 points1981–82 Lethbridge Broncos 100 points1982–83 Saskatoon Blades 105 points1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers 100 points1984–85 Prince Albert Raiders 119 points1985–86 Medicine Hat Tigers 109 points1986–87 Kamloops Blazers 113 points1987–88 Saskatoon Blades 97 points1988–89 Swift Current Broncos 111 points1989–90 Kamloops Blazers 112 points1990–91 Kamloops Blazers 102 points1991–92 Kamloops Blazers 106 points1992–93 Swift Current Broncos 100 points1993–94 Kamloops Blazers 106 points1994–95 Kamloops Blazers 110 points1995–96 Brandon Wheat Kings 105 points1996–97 Lethbridge Hurricanes 97 points1997–98 Portland Winter Hawks 111 points1998–99 Calgary Hitmen 110 points1999–2000 Calgary Hitmen 120 points2000–01 Red Deer Rebels 114 points2001–02 Red Deer Rebels 100 points2002–03 Kelowna Rockets 109 points2003–04 Kelowna Rockets 98 points2004–05 Kootenay Ice 104 points2005–06 Medicine Hat Tigers 103 points2006–07 Everett Silvertips 111 points2007–08 Tri-City Americans 108 points2008–09 Calgary Hitmen 122 points2009–10 Calgary Hitmen 107 points2010–11 Saskatoon Blades 115 points2011–12 Edmonton Oil Kings 107 points2012–13 Portland Winterhawks 117 points2013–14 Kelowna Rockets 118 points2014–15 Brandon Wheat Kings 114 points2015–16 Victoria Royals 106 points2016–17 Regina Pats 112 points2017–18 Moose Jaw Warriors 109 points2018–19 Prince Albert Raiders 112 points2019–20 Portland Winterhawks 97 points2020–21 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021–22 Winnipeg Ice 111 points2022–23 Winnipeg Ice 115 points2023–24 Saskatoon Blades 105 points2024–25 Everett Silvertips 104 points2025–26 Everett Silvertips 117 points
By team TeamTitles wonYears wonKamloops Blazers71983–84, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95Saskatoon Blades51972–73, 1982–83, 1987–88, 2010–11, 2023–24Brandon Wheat Kings51976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1995–96, 2014–15Portland Winterhawks41979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20Calgary Hitmen41998–99, 1999–00, 2008–09, 2009–10Edmonton Oil Kings31966–67, 1970–71, 2011–12Flin Flon Bombers31967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70Kelowna Rockets32002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14Everett Silvertips32006–07, 2024–25, 2025-26Regina Pats21973–74, 2016–17Victoria Cougars21974–75, 1980–81Prince Albert Raiders21984–85, 2018–19Medicine Hat Tigers21985–86, 2005–06Swift Current Broncos21988–89, 1992–93Red Deer Rebels22000–01, 2001–02Winnipeg Ice22021–22, 2022–23Calgary Centennials11971–72New Westminster Bruins11975–76Lethbridge Broncos11981–82Lethbridge Hurricanes11996–97Kootenay Ice12004–05Tri-City Americans12007–08Victoria Royals12015–16Moose Jaw Warriors12017–18
Notes The original Oil Kings moved to Portland in 1976; the team was revived via expansion in 2007.
See also Hamilton Spectator Trophy (Ontario Hockey League) Jean Rougeau Trophy (Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League) List of Canadian Hockey League awards
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