The Winnipeg Warriors were a

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team that played in the

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. They were founded as an expansion team in 1980, but suffered from attendance problems competing with the

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of the

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and ultimately moved to

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in 1984, becoming the

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. During their time in Winnipeg, the team played at

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. Winnipeg's struggles at the gate were matched by the Warriors' futility on the ice, as the franchise qualified for the playoffs only once in their four years in Winnipeg: a three-game sweep at the hands of the

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in 1983. The Warriors 1983–84 record of 9–63–0 is the second-worst 72 game mark in league history. Only the

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' record of 5–65–2 in 1989–90 was worse.

Season-by-season record

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

NHL alumni

Darren Boyko Darren Boyko (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Boyko is best known for a List of players who played only one game in the NHL, one-game stint in the NHL and the Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien. He played ...

Ed Chadwick Edwin Walter Chadwick (born May 8, 1933) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins between 1955 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 t ...

Randy Gilhen Randy Gilhen (born June 13, 1963) is a German-born Canadian former ice hockey forward. Gilhen played 457 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). As a member of the 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins, Gilhen was the first German-born player to win the ...

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 ...

Mick Vukota Marinko "Mick" Vukota (born September 14, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He is perhaps best known for playing 10 seasons with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, where he played the role of an en ...

Richard Zemlak Richard Andrew Zemlak (born March 3, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Calgary Flames. He curre ...

Season-by-season record

NHL alumni

See also