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Swan Valley Stampeders
The Swan Valley Stampeders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. The team plays in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The team was founded in 1999 and plays its home games at the Swan River Centennial Arena. Season-by-season record ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' Playoffs *2000 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :OCN Blizzard defeated Swan Valley Stampeders *2001 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :OCN Blizzard defeated Swan Valley Stampeders ''4-games-to-1'' *2002 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :OCN Blizzard defeated Swan Valley Stampeders ''4-games-to-none'' *2003 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Portage Terriers defeated Swan Valley Stampeders ''4-games-to-3'' *2004 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Swan Valley Stampeders defeated Neepawa Natives ''4-games-to-2'' :Portage Terriers defeated Swan Valley Stampeders ''4-games-to-2'' *2005 ''DNQ'' *2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan River, Manitoba
Swan River is a town in Manitoba, Canada. It is surrounded by the Municipality of Swan Valley West in the Swan River Valley region. According to the 2021 Canadian Census, Swan River had a population of 4,049, making it Manitoba's 18th largest in population. History Located in a valley between the Duck Mountains and the Porcupine Hills, the town of Swan River is close to the Saskatchewan boundary in west-central Manitoba. The town is situated along the Swan River which flows into Swan Lake, to the north-east. Swan Lake is believed to be named for trumpeter swans that once bred near the lake, but are now locally extirpated. Henry Kelsey became the first European explorer to visit the area in 1690. The name of the lake is first noted on a map created by Peter Fidler in 1795 and again on a French map in 1802 (as ''L du Cigne''). The first permanent European settlement dates back to 1770, when fur traders from both the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 MJHL Season
The 2017–18 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 101st year of operation. The Steinbach Pistons finished with best regular season record for the second consecutive year and defeated the Virden Oil Capitals to win their second Turnbull Cup. Season notes *The annual Showcase takes place at the MTS Iceplex December 10–11, 2017. *The MJHL and SJHL hold a joint showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan January 15–16, 2018. *The league announces the annual Prospects Development Camp takes place in Winnipeg July 26–29, 2018. A U.S. Prospects Camp is held in Grand Forks, North Dakota in May 2018. *The MJHL announces that the Lyndon Lorne Memorial Trophy will be retired and replaced by the Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy. *The league reduces the number of 20-year old players each team can play in a game from nine to eight. *Steinbach Pistons head coach Paul Dyck registers his 250th MJHL win as a coach in his 376th game, the fastest to reach that milestone in league history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ice Hockey Teams In Manitoba
The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Manitoba, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won. Major Professional National Hockey League World Hockey Association Minor Professional Current teams American Hockey League Former teams International Hockey League Western Hockey League (minor pro) Junior Western Hockey League Manitoba Junior Hockey League (Junior 'A') Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (Junior 'A') Capital Region Junior Hockey League (Junior 'B') Keystone Junior Hockey League (Junior 'B') Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League (Junior 'C') Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (Junior 'OA') Semi-professional, senior and amateur Senior Amateur (Stanley Cup Challenge Era) University Western Women's Hockey League League, regional and national championships †Includes win by the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. See also *Hockey Manitoba Hockey Manitoba is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (). It is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). Most cases over the course of the pandemic have been in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. Confirmed cases have been reported in all of Canada's provinces and territories. The virus was confirmed to have reached Canada on January 25, 2020, after an individual who had returned to Toronto from Wuhan, Hubei, China, tested positive. The first case of community transmission in Canada was confirmed in British Columbia on March 5. In March 2020, as cases of community transmission were confirmed, all of Canada's provinces and territories declared states of emergency. Provinces and territories have, to varying degrees, implemented school and daycare closures, prohibitions on gatherings, closures of non-essential businesses and restrictions on entry. Canada severely restricted its border access, barring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinbach Pistons
The Steinbach Pistons are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, which is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. History Southeast Thunderbirds/T-Birds/Blades The MJHL granted an expansion team to the Southeast Tribal Council, a group of First Nation bands in southeastern Manitoba, to begin play in the 1988–89 season. The team was known as the Southeast Thunderbirds and played out of the Notre Dame Arena in Winnipeg. The team was renamed the Southeast Blades in 1992. After taking a leave of absence for the 1996–97 season, the Blades moved northeast of Winnipeg to Sagkeeng First Nation. The Blades played ten seasons in Sagkeeng, the most successful being the 2002–03 season when they advanced to the Turnbull Cup finals which they lost to the OCN Blizzard. Beausejour Blades The Beausejour Blades were formed in 2007 following the sale and relocation of the team to the Sun Gro Centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waywayseecappo Wolverines
The Waywayseecappo Wolverines are a Junior A ice hockey team playing in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in the Waywayseecappo Community Complex in Waywayseecappo, Manitoba, Canada. The team played its first game on September 25, 1999. Season-by-season record ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' Playoffs *2000 ''DNQ'' *2001 ''DNQ'' *2002 ''DNQ'' *2003 ''DNQ'' *2004 ''DNQ'' *2005 ''DNQ'' *2006 ''DNQ'' *2007 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Dauphin Kings defeated Waywayseecappo Wolverines ''4-games-to-3'' *2008 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Dauphin Kings defeated Waywayseecappo Wolverines ''4-games-to-3'' *2009 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Portage Terriers defeated Waywayseecappo Wolverines ''4-games-to-none'' *2010 ''DNQ'' *2011 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :Winkler Flyers defeated Waywayseecappo Wolverines ''4-games-to-2'' *2012 ''DNQ'' *2013 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Dauphin Kings defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Blues
The Winnipeg Blues are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Oak Bluff, a suburban area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The team was founded in 1930 as the Winnipeg Monarchs and also formerly known as the Fort Garry Blues (1978-1984) and Winnipeg South Blues (1984-2010). The Blues/Monarchs hockey club has won 17 Turnbull Cups as MJHL champions, two ANAVET Cups, and six Abbott Cups. The Monarchs were also three-time Memorial Cup champions before the reorganization of Canadian junior hockey in 1970. The 1995 Winnipeg South Blues have been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame under the team category. History Winnipeg Monarchs (1930–1978) The Winnipeg Monarchs won the Memorial Cup as Canadian junior hockey champions three times: in 1935, 1937 and 1946. In 1946, George Robertson scored the winning goal in the seventh game of the 1946 Memorial Cup Final before a sell out crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The Monarchs were also finalists in 1932, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virden Oil Capitals
The Virden Oil Capitals are a Canadian junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Virden, Manitoba. The Oil Capitals are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. History The franchise was founded as the Winnipeg Rangers in 1956. The Rangers became the St. Boniface Saints in 1967 and later the Winnipeg Saints in 2000. The Oil Capitals were created in the spring of 2012 when a group of local investors purchased the Saints franchise and relocated it to Virden to play at newly constructed Tundra Oil & Gas Place. The team has won five Turnbull Cups (Rangers in 1961 and 1966; Saints in 1971, 1981, and 1994) and finished runner-up on seven occasions (Rangers in 1960; Saints in 1969, 1993, 2008, 2010, and 2012; Oil Capitals in 2018). Season-by-season record ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' Playoffs *1971 ''Won League, Won Man/Sask Championship, Lost Abbott Cup'' :St. Boniface Saints defeated We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphin Kings
The Dauphin Kings are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and Hockey Canada. The Kings were established in 1967 and play at the Credit Union Place. History 1967–68 In the fall of 1967 Dauphin, along with the Selkirk Steelers, Portage Terriers and Fort Garry Frontiersmen, started the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League. 1968–69 After years of trying to secure an MJHL franchise Dauphin finally got its wish when the CMJHL and the MJHL merged for the 1968–69 season. The Kings opened the season with nine straight wins and remained undefeated for twelve games. All season long the Kings' battled with the Selkirk Steelers for first overall which came to a showdown on the very last night of the season at a head-to-head match in Dauphin. The Kings "blanked" them 4–0. The Kings were led by goaltender Ron Low loaned by the Winnipeg Jets of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neepawa Natives
The Neepawa Titans are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Neepawa, Manitoba. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, and play home games at the Yellowhead Centre. History Neepawa Natives (1989–2021) Neepawa's MJHL team was founded in 1989 as the Neepawa Natives. The creation of the original team name was rooted in the early 1960s, with the then-named Neepawa Intermediates hockey team. In 1963, Ron Guinn and Cecil Pittman suggested the Neepawa Intermediates should create an actual team name for the Neepawa-based hockey club. A name that would connect to Neepawa (a Cree name meaning ''abundance'' or ''plenty'') was explored. The name 'Natives' was selected because Neepawa and Natives both start with the letter 'N', and were seven letters long, which led Pittman and Guinn to believe it was a good fit for the team. They were also influenced by the many sports teams, throughout all of North America, that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage Terriers
The Portage Terriers are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. History The Portage Terriers were founded in 1932. Ten years later the Terriers won the Turnbull Cup as Manitoba junior champions and went on to defeat the Oshawa Generals to win the Memorial Cup. Their roster included Joe Bell, Gordon Bell, Billy Gooden, Lin Bend, Jack MacDonald, Wally Stefaniw, Bobby Love, Oliver "Bud" Ritchie, Bill Heindl Sr., Jack O'Reilly, Joe Ledoux, Lloyd Smith and Don Campbell. A shortage of players following World War II forced the Terriers to cease operations in 1947. The Portage Terriers would be reborn twenty years later as members of the new Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The CMJHL lasted only one season before it merged with the MJHL. The Terriers became a Junior 'A' club following the reorganization of Canadian junior hockey in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OCN Blizzard
The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Blizzard are a junior "A" ice hockey team from The Pas, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. The team is owned by two local businessmen and brothers Salman Safdar Dhillon and Usman Tahir Dhillon. Blizzard games are broadcast on local radio station CJAR 102.9 FM and can also be heard online at www.thepasonline.com. History The Blizzard were founded in 1996 by the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. The team was a year in the making with the Cree Nation's goal to enter the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). Their hockey development and recreation department spent many months prior getting the community members on board through community meetings and house to house visits. Boh Kubrakovich, Jim Smith and Nathan McGillivary spent time working with the SJHL prior to entering their current league, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). The Blizzard name and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
