West Kildonan North Stars

The Kildonan North Stars were a Canadian Junior ice hockey Team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

History

During the summer of 1967, community-minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin, renaming them the West Kildonan North Stars. The team was located in Northwest Winnipeg.

In 1967-68 Centre Wayne Chernecki led the MJHL in both points and goals, and was also voted Rookie of the Year, and earned First Team All-Star honors.

For the 1976-77 season the Team’s name was shorted to the Kildonan North Stars.

In 1978, the Kildonan North Stars captured the Turnbull Cup as Manitoba Junior "A" Hockey Champions.

During the 1986-87 season, the North Stars became infamous for a completely winless 48-game season. During the stretch from the beginning of the 1985-86 season to the end of the 1986-87 season, the North Stars had 6 wins, 90 losses, and no ties. Over the two Seasons the Kildonan North Stars would set a record for the all time losing streak, 64 games without a point, passing the Regina Silver Foxes record of 58 losses from their 1975 season. Three years later the team was dissolved despite two consecutive winning seasons.

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 ''Lost Quarter-final''
: St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-3''
*1972 ''Lost Final''
:West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-1''
:West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-1''
:Dauphin Kings defeated West Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1973 ''Lost Quarter-final''
: St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars ''9-points-to-7''
*1974 ''Lost Final''
:West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-none''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-1''
*1975 ''Lost Final''
:West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-2''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-3''
*1976 ''Lost Final''
:West Kildonan North Stars defeated Assiniboine Park Monarchs ''4-games-to-1''
:West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-3''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1977 ''Lost Final''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-1''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles ''4-games-to-3''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Kildonan North Stars ''2-games-to-1'' (Series suspended, awarded to Dauphin)
*1978 ''Won League, Lost Anavet Cup''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-1''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles ''4-games-to-2''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated Dauphin Kings ''4-games-to-3'' MJHL CHAMPIONS
:Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1979 ''Lost Final''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles ''4-games-to-3''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-none''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-2''
*1980 ''Lost Final''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-2''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-2''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1981 ''Lost Quarter-final''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1982 ''DNQ''
*1983 ''Lost Quarter-final''
: St. Boniface Saints defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1984 ''Lost Final''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-none''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated Fort Garry Blues ''4-games-to-2''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-1''
*1985 ''Lost Quarter-final''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1986 ''DNQ''
*1987 ''DNQ''
*1988 ''Lost Quarter-final''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1989 ''Lost Semi-final''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints ''4-games-to-none''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''
*1990 ''Lost Final''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated Southeast Thunderbirds ''4-games-to-none''
:Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-3''
:Portage Terriers defeated Kildonan North Stars ''4-games-to-none''

References

Manitoba Junior Hockey LeagueHockey Hall of Fame
*Winnipeg Free Press Archives

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Defunct Manitoba Junior Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Winnipeg
1936 establishments in Manitoba
1990 disestablishments in Manitoba
Ice hockey clubs established in 1936
Sports clubs disestablished in 1990