The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major

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team in the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...

based in

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...

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. The Warriors play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Moose Jaw Events Centre.

History

The franchise was established as the Winnipeg Warriors, prior to the start of the 1980-81 season and played out of

Winnipeg Arena Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located in the Polo Park district of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The arena was the city's premier ice hockey venue from 1955 to 2004 and is best remembered as the home of the first Winnipeg Jets franchise, whi ...

, where they shared with the

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. The Warriors played in the

Moose Jaw Civic Centre The Moose Jaw Civic Centre was a 3,146-seat multi-purpose arena located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and was home to the Moose Jaw Warriors junior ice hockey team. The building shared the same parking lot with the Town 'N' Country Mall, M ...

also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place, now renamed Moose Jaw Events Centre, in the city centre. The first few seasons in Moose Jaw saw the emergence of

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as the team's primary offensive threat. Despite having a mediocre on-ice product, Fleury finished among the top five scorers in the WHL during his tenure with the team. Led by Fleury,

Kelly Buchberger Kelly Michael Buchberger (born December 2, 1966) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played for several National Hockey League teams from 1986 to 2004. As a coach, he has been an assistant for the New York Islanders ...

Mike Keane Michael John Keane (born May 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Undrafted, Keane played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League from 1988 until 2004. He then played five seasons for his hometown Manitoba Moose ...

and

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, the Warriors made the franchise's first playoff appearance after the relocation during the 1985-86 WHL season. The team has never won the WHL championship. The franchise made their first appearance in the WHL Finals in the 2005–06 season, getting swept by the

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in four straight games.

Championships

In 2006, the team went on a successful playoff run eliminating the

Brandon Wheat Kings The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They are members of the Western Hockey League (WHL) since joining the league in the 1967–68 season. Previously, they played in the Manitoba Junior Hoc ...

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and

Medicine Hat Tigers The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) who play in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Divis ...

, before being swept in four games by the

in the WHL Finals. :Division titles won: 4 – 2003–04, 05–06, 11–12, 17–18 :Regular season titles won: 1 – 17–18 : League championships: Finalists in 2006 :

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

titles: None

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Current roster

Updated December 7, 2022.

Team records

NHL alumni

List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the

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Dustin Boyd Dustin James Boyd (born July 16, 1986) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was most recently under contract with Barys Nur-Sultan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playi ...

* Mike Brodeur *

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Troy Brouwer Troy Brouwer (born August 17, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). T ...

* Curtis Brown *

* Frederic Chabot *

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* Tomas Fleischmann *

* Owen Fussey *

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* Matt Higgins *

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* Blair Jones *

* Sheldon Kennedy *

Paul Kruse Paul Johannes Kruse (born March 15, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, and San Jose Sharks between 1991 and 2001. He was drafted ...

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* Dale Kushner * Brooks Laich *

Darryl Laplante Darryl Laplante (born March 28, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in 35 career National Hockey League games for the Detroit Red Wings. He is currently a non-competitive pond hockey player for the Steelhawks Pl ...

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Jamie Lundmark Jamie Lundmark (born January 16, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. A first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, Lundmark played 295 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, Lundmark pla ...

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* Jim McKenzie * Tomas Mojzis *

Nathan Paetsch Nathan Paetsch (born March 30, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets. Playing career Paetsch was originally drafted in the 2 ...

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* Dale Purinton *

Morgan Rielly Morgan Frederick Rielly (born March 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Maple Leafs in the first round, fifth o ...

Aaron Rome Aaron Rome (born September 27, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently serving as a skills coach with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Rome was selected in the fourth round (104th ...

Kevin Smyth Kevin Smyth (born November 22, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 58 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Hartford Whalers. He spent parts of three seasons with the Hartford Whalers between 1 ...

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* Rastislav Stana * Ryan Stanton * Brian Sutherby *

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NLL alumni

List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the

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(NLL): *

Kaleb Toth Kaleb Toth (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player. He played for the Toronto Rock and Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He is now an assistant coach for the Vancouver Warriors of the NLL. ...

Retired numbers

* 9

* 24

* 25

* 28

Mascot

Mortimer "Morty" J. Moose is the current Warriors Mascot. His Initials (MJ) pay homage to the home city. Mortimer is the 3rd installment of the Warriors Mascot, after "Tommy Hawk", and the inaugural "Puck Head".

References

External links

Moose Jaw Warriors website
{{Saskatchewan Sports Ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan Ice hockey clubs established in 1980 Western Hockey League teams Sport in Moose Jaw