Portfolio: Roll of Honour
WINNIPEG OLYMPICS
The story of the Winnipeg Olympics cannot be told without first tracing the early roots of women’s hockey in Manitoba—a history that began decades earlier on frozen rivers and outdoor rinks. By the 1910s, women across the province were skating and playing informal games, often using borrowed gear or improvised sticks. These contests were community-driven...
1986-1992 CARTWRIGHT CLIPPERS
If NHL GMs think that they have it tough putting together their teams, they need to take a look at what rural hockey clubs have to do to ice a team. Work and family commitments, illness, injuries, car troubles, weather, anything and everything can decimate a roster. So, when the tiny town of Cartwright, MB,...
1953-1961 PIERSON BRUINS
The Pierson Bruins dominated the South West Hockey League during the Fifties. Built around a strong core of local talent, the Lee family (Alan, Ken, Bert, Bill), Barry Edgar, Scotty McCrae and goalie Glen Murray, the club was built on well organized offensive and defensive systems. Import players were allowed and Jim Mann and Howie...
1974/75 THOMPSON HAWKS
The Thompson Hawks Intermediate team were close to disbanding in 1974. The team had found itself $40,000.00 in debt and no league to play in. At the time, they were competing in the Canadian Central Hockey League (CCHL), a Senior league that was struggling to find teams and had not confirmed whether the league would...
1953-1961 PIERSON BRUINS
The Pierson Bruins dominated the South West Hockey League during the Fifties. Built around a strong core of local talent, the club was built on well organized offensive and defensive systems. Import players were allowed and complemented the team's talent. In the 1952/53 season, the Bruins won the MAHA "C" title. In the 1953/54 season,...
1919/20 SELKIRK FISHERMEN
ABBOTT CUP TROPHYMANITOBA/SASKATCHEWAN CHAMPIONSTURNBULL MEMORIAL TROPHY The Selkirk Fishermen are the longest running junior hockey team in Canada. The franchise was founded in 1917, and joined the Winnipeg and District Junior League inaugural season in 1918. The league changed its name to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1931. In its first year, the WDJL...
1928/29 ELMWOOD MILLIONAIRES
The 1929 Elmwood Millionaires won the Manitoba Junior hockey championship Turnbull Trophy and advanced to take on the Kenora Thistles in a two game total point Inter-Provincial play-off. After winning game one 4-3 in Kenora, the teams moved to Winnipeg for Game two. The largest crowd to ever witness a junior game in Winnipeg saw...
1965/66 FLIN FLON WARRIORS
The Flin Flon Warriors won the Manitoba Intermediate Championship in 1963/64, 1964/65, and 1965/66. In 1965 Manitoba's Intermediate teams were graduated to Senior classification. The Warriors had proven one of the best amateur teams in the country having beaten Canada's National team on one occasion. For the 1965/66 season the Warriors were the only team...
1972/73 ST. BONIFACE MOHAWKS
When the Winnipeg Maroons shut their doors in 1967, many of their players moved across the river to St. Boniface to join the new senior club Mohawks. Under the guidance of General Manager Aime Allaire, there was only one goal in mind, win the Allan Cup. By 1972, Gary Kwaznitza was the lone original player...
1957/58 ST. BONIFACE CANADIENS
1957/58 ST. BONIFACE CANADIENS The St. Boniface Canadiens finished the 1957/58 MJHL regular season in second place one point behind the Winnipeg Monarchs. The Monarchs had earned a bye to the final, while the Canadiens found themselves in an opening round matchup against the 3rd place Winnipeg Braves. The Braves, behind red-hot goalie Ernie Wakely...
1950-54 DAUPHIN KINGS INTERMEDIATES
The Dauphin Kings dominated the Big Six league which ran from 1949-1957. Over the league's eight year existence the Dauphin Kings would claim 5 straight league titles, four Provincial titles and two Western Canada Intermediate championships. The Big Six League operated from 1949 to 1955, and the Dauphin Kings dominated. Considered by some to be...
1960-64 ASSINIBOIA RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL
The Assiniboia Residential School opened its doors on Academy Road in Winnipeg in 1958 with a small population of approximately 120 Indigenous students from Manitoba and Northern Ontario. Starting in 1959, the school entered teams in Greater Winnipeg Minor Hockey Association leagues. The rosters were made up of young Indigenous men from Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree,...
1975/76 DELORAINE ROYALS
The Deloraine Royals of the 1970's were a small town team that had a big impact on hockey in Southwest Manitoba. The Royals won six straight championships in the Southwest Hockey League on an amazing run from 1972-1979. In the 1975-76 season, the Royals entered the Manitoba Intermediate "A" playoffs and quickly dispatched the St....
1979/80 TRANSCONA RAILERS
In their Inaugural Manitoba Junior B Hockey League season in 1976-77, the Transcona Railers quickly established a competitive program losing to Gimli in the league finals. By 1978 the team had claimed their first league championship, losing the Provincial final to Flin Flon. In the 1979/80 season the Railers were determined to repeat and then...
1953/54 DAUPHIN KINGS
WESTERN CANADA INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSMANITOBA/SASKATCHEWAN INTER-PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSMcDIARMID SHIELD - MANITOBA CHAMPIONS The 1953/54 Dauphin Kings competed in the Big Six Intermediate Hockey League, considered to be the top Intermediate league in Manitoba during the Fifties. With Playing-Coach Paul Platz leading the way, this edition of the Kings finished in first place, then captured the...
1950/51 WINNIPEG MONARCHS
Turnbull Memorial Cup Champions (Manitoba)Abbot Cup Champions (Western Canada)Memorial Cup Finalist The 1950/51 Winnipeg Monarchs had a very difficult road in order to win the Abbott Cup emblematic of the Western Canada junior hockey championship. First of all, Monarchs had to beat the two-time defending champion Brandon Wheat Kings in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League...
1972/73 ST. MALO WARRIORS
The intermediate Hanover - Tache Hockey League was established in January 1958 to provide an outlet for local players from smaller communities in Southeastern Manitoba. Six teams played in the initial season and St. Malo entered a team for the first time in 1963/64. In 1970/71, the Warriors finished first in the league's south division,...
1956/57 POPLAR POINT MEMORIALS
J. P. BEND TROPHYThe Poplar Point Memorials are the second intermediate team from the 1956/57 season to be honoured by the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. With a new rink in Poplar Point, the Memorials decided to compete for the provincial intermediate B championship for the first time in several seasons. In the final against...
1952/53 ST. BONIFACE CANADIENS
TURNBULL MEMORIAL TROPHY - MJHL CHAMPIONSINTER-PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS ABBOTT CUP - WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR CHAMPIONS For the 1952/53 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season, St. Boniface Canadiens Coach Bryan Hextall assembled a powerful squad with Ab McDonald, Cec Hoekstra, Len Thornson, Al Johnson, goaltender Hal Dalkie and captain Syd White leading the way. The Canadiens would finish...
1956/57 PINE FALLS PAPER KINGS
EDMONTON JOURNAL TROPHY - WESTERN CANADIAN INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS Pine Falls Paper Kings won the Big Six League in 1956-57 defeating Dauphin Kings in the final to become Provincial Intermediate AA champions. After beating the intermediate AB champion Poplar Point Memorials in a sudden-death playoff, Paper Kings faced the Kenora Thistles in a series they won...
1965-70 CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM
Winnipeg was home to Canada's National hockey team from 1965 to 1970. During this period, the Nats were Manitoba's top hockey team with some great games being played in the Winnipeg Arena against top European teams. A second national team was formed in Ottawa during the 1967-68 season. Canada finished third in the world championship...
1948/49 BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONSTURNBULL MEMORIAL TROPHY The Brandon Wheat Kings won the Abbott Cup for the 1949 season defeating the Calgary Buffalos. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Montreal Royals which was held in Winnipeg and Brandon. The series was very closely contested and saw many firsts. The first tie game, as...
1994/95 WINNIPEG SOUTH BLUES
ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONSANAVET CUP CHAMPIONSTURNBULL MEMORIAL TROPHY CHAMPIONS The 1994/95 Winnipeg South Blues finished the season in 5th place with a below .500 record. Post-season play was another matter as Coach Doug Stokes turned the team's fortunes around at the right time. The South Blues would go on to defeat the St. Boniface Saints and...
1952/53 ST. BONIFACE CANADIENS
Abbott Cup Champions The St. Boniface Canadiens won the Abbott Cup by defeating the Lethbridge Native Sons. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Barrie Flyers. The Flyers' roster included Don Cherry who scored two goals in the final series against the Canadiens.
1939/40 KENORA THISTLES
ABBOTT CUPTURNBULL MEMORIAL TROPHY Finishing the 1939/40 season in 2nd place, the Kenora Thistles won the Manitoba Junior Hockey League title defeating the Elmwood Maple Leafs 3 - 0 in the league's best-of-five final. The Thistles would advance to defeat the Edmonton Athletic Club and claim the Abbott Cup earning the right to represent the...
1950/51 WINNIPEG MONARCHS - ABBOTT CUP
ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONS The 1950/51 Winnipeg Monarchs had a very difficult road in order to win the Abbott Cup emblematic of the Western Canada junior hockey championship. First of all, Monarchs had to beat the two-time defending champion Brandon Wheat Kings in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League final that went six games. The Winnipeg Monarchs...
1928/29 ELMWOOD MILLIONAIRES - ABBOTT CUP
ABBOTT CUP The Elmwood Millionaires won the Abbott Cup for the 1928/29 season as western Canadian junior hockey champions. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Toronto Marlboros. The 1928/29 Elmwood Millionaires won the Manitoba Junior hockey championship Turnbull Trophy and advanced to take on the Kenora Thistles in a two game...
1931/32 WINNIPEG MONARCHS
ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONS The 1932 Winnipeg Monarchs were coached by Harry Neil and Fred (Steamer) Maxwell. Neil had experienced the Memorial Cup playing for the Winnipeg Falcons Jrs, a team that defeated the Stratford Midgets to win the 1921 Memorial Cup. Four of Neil's Monarchs, Norm Yellowlees, George Brown, Archie Creighton, and Art Rice-Jones had...
1955/56 WINNIPEG WARRIORS
Edinburgh Cup Champions The 1955 - 56 Warriors won the Lester Patrick Trophy and the Edinburgh Trophy, emblematic of the World's Minor Professional Hockey Championship. The City of Winnipeg had just completed the construction of Winnipeg Arena in the fall of 1955 and the facility's first major tenant were the Winnipeg Warriors of the Western...
1958/59 WINNIPEG BRAVES
1959 Memorial Cup Champions 1959 Abbott Cup Champions 1959 Turnbull Cup Champions After a tight race for first place in the 1958/59 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season, the Winnipeg Braves eliminated the Brandon Wheat Kings (8-1, 4-2, 11-4) and then take the Turnbull Memorial Trophy final in five games (5-2, 4-2, 3-0, 2-7, 6-4) over...
