Kildonan North Stars

Kildonan North Stars
City	Winnipeg, Manitoba
League	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Operated	1936-1990
Home arena	West Kildonan Arena Keewatin Arena
Franchise history
1936-1945	St. James Canadians
1945-1946	St. James Orioles
1946-1952	Winnipeg Canadiens
1952-1964	St. Boniface Canadiens
1964-1967	Winnipeg Warriors
1967-1976	West Kildonan North Stars
1976-1990	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 League
• Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Hockey Hall of Fame
• Winnipeg Free Press Archives

This page was last edited on 1 February 2024, at 01:19