The St. Boniface Mohawks were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team was founded in 1967 when the Winnipeg Maroons, former Allan Cup champions, relocated to

St. Boniface Boniface, OSB ( la, Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of ...

. The Mohawks played in various leagues, including the Manitoba Senior Hockey League and the Central Amateur Senior Hockey League, until the early 1990s. During their existence, the Mohawks won a total of 14

Pattison Cup Hockey Manitoba is the governing body of amateur ice hockey in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Hockey Manitoba was founded in 1914 as the ''Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association'' and is a branch affiliate of Hockey Canada. As part of its mandat ...

s as provincial champions. Between 1968 and 1983, they won four Patton Cups as Western Canadian champions, but were never able to defeat their Eastern counterpart in the best-of-seven series for the Allan Cup. They were also runner-up at the

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

and 1994 Allan Cups, after the national championship was changed to a round robin format. During the

1975 Allan Cup The 1975 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1974–75 season. The event was hosted by both Barrie and Thunder Bay, Ontario. The 1975 playoff marked the 67th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The Thunder Bay ...

playoffs, the Mohawks were awarded the first round series by default of the Thunder Bay Twins who had scheduling conflicts with their United States Hockey League playoffs. When the Mohawks appealed for reconsideration, the Twins entered the Allan Cup playoffs upon the conclusion of the USHL playoffs and won the series versus the Mohawks. Pattison Cups (Provincial senior championships) * 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 Patton Cups (Western Canada senior championships) *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

References

External links

St. Boniface Mohawks (CCHL) season statistics and records
at The Internet Hockey Database
St. Boniface Mohawks (CSHL) season statistics and records
at The Internet Hockey Database
St. Boniface Mohawks (MSHL) season statistics and records
at The Internet Hockey Database Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Ice hockey teams in Winnipeg Senior ice hockey teams Winnipeg Maroons Defunct ice hockey teams in Manitoba {{Canada-icehockey-team-stub Saint Boniface, Winnipeg