Moose Jaw Warriors
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The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey
team of the Western Hockey League
which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place
. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw
from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they had previously been named the Winnipeg Warriors
.
The Warrior's first head coach was Graham James. James was convicted of sexual assault against Sheldon Kennedy
and one other WHL player and spent time in prison. In October 2009, former Moose Jaw Warrior great Theoren Fleury
revealed he had been molested by James while a member of the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The team has never won the WHL championship
. The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre
also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place in the city centre.
, Calgary Hitmen
and Medicine Hat Tigers
, before being swept in four games by the Vancouver Giants
in the WHL Finals.
.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
team of the Western Hockey League
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
which are based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns...
. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place
Mosaic Place
Mosaic Place is a multi-purpose arena in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. It will host curling and ice hockey and will be home to the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League. It is scheduled to open on August 19th, 2011 and seat 4,500 spectators...
. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River. It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. It is best known as a retirement and tourist city that serves as a hub to the hundreds of small towns...
from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they had previously been named the Winnipeg Warriors
Winnipeg Warriors
The Winnipeg Warriors were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League. They were founded as an expansion team in 1980, but suffered from attendance problems competing with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League and ultimately moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1984,...
.
The Warrior's first head coach was Graham James. James was convicted of sexual assault against Sheldon Kennedy
Sheldon Kennedy
Sheldon Kennedy is a former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League . Kennedy was drafted by the Red Wings in the fourth round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft while playing with the Swift Current Broncos of...
and one other WHL player and spent time in prison. In October 2009, former Moose Jaw Warrior great Theoren Fleury
Theoren Fleury
Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League , Tappara of Finland's SM-liiga, and the Belfast Giants of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League...
revealed he had been molested by James while a member of the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The team has never won the WHL championship
President's Cup (WHL)
The Ed Chynoweth Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy awarded to the playoff champion of the Western Hockey League . Originally called the President's Cup when the league was founded in 1966, the trophy was renamed in 2007 to honour Ed Chynoweth's long service to junior hockey in Canada...
. The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre
Moose Jaw Civic Centre
The Eric Levine Arena is a 3,146-seat multi-purpose arena located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is home to the Moose Jaw Warriors junior ice hockey team....
also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place in the city centre.
Championships
In 2006, the team went on a successful playoff run eliminating the Brandon Wheat KingsBrandon Wheat Kings
The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...
, Calgary Hitmen
Calgary Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League . They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a local-born professional wrestler, was a founding owner...
and Medicine Hat Tigers
Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1970, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles. The Tigers play at the Medicine Hat Arena....
, before being swept in four games by the Vancouver Giants
Vancouver Giants
The Vancouver Giants are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League . Inaugurated in 2001–02, the Giants have won one President's Cup in 2006 and one Memorial Cup in 2007 in their ten-season history...
in the WHL Finals.
- Division titles won: 2 -- 2003–04, 05–06
- Regular season titles won: None
- League championshipsPresident's Cup (WHL)The Ed Chynoweth Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy awarded to the playoff champion of the Western Hockey League . Originally called the President's Cup when the league was founded in 1966, the trophy was renamed in 2007 to honour Ed Chynoweth's long service to junior hockey in Canada...
: Finalists in 2006 - Memorial CupMemorial CupThe Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
titles: None
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1984–85 | 72 | 21 | 50 | 1 | - | 320 | 438 | 43 | 7th East | Out of playoffs |
| 1985–86 | 72 | 25 | 44 | 3 | - | 294 | 375 | 53 | 6th East | Lost East Division semi-final |
| 1986–87 | 72 | 38 | 31 | 3 | - | 366 | 321 | 79 | 4th East | Lost East Division semi-final |
| 1987–88 | 72 | 18 | 52 | 2 | - | 308 | 458 | 38 | 8th East | Out of playoffs |
| 1988–89 | 72 | 27 | 42 | 3 | - | 318 | 372 | 57 | 6th East | Lost East Division semi-final |
| 1989–90 | 72 | 28 | 41 | 3 | - | 287 | 330 | 59 | 8th East | Out of playoffs |
| 1990–91 | 72 | 31 | 39 | 2 | - | 336 | 369 | 64 | 6th East | Lost East Division semi-final |
| 1991–92 | 72 | 33 | 36 | 3 | - | 279 | 316 | 69 | 6th East | Lost East Division quarter-final |
| 1992–93 | 72 | 27 | 42 | 3 | - | 277 | 346 | 57 | 8th East | Out of playoffs |
| 1993–94 | 72 | 21 | 48 | 3 | - | 269 | 361 | 45 | 9th East | Out of playoffs |
| 1994–95 | 72 | 39 | 32 | 1 | - | 315 | 275 | 79 | 4th East | Lost East Division semi-final |
| 1995–96 | 72 | 18 | 49 | 5 | - | 223 | 331 | 41 | 6th East | Out of playoffs |
| 1996–97 | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | - | 278 | 240 | 79 | 4th East | Lost East Division semi-final |
| 1997–98 | 72 | 23 | 39 | 10 | - | 235 | 281 | 56 | 5th East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
| 1998–-99 | 72 | 39 | 31 | 2 | - | 292 | 262 | 80 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
| 1999–00 | 72 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 221 | 259 | 63 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
| 2000–01 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 287 | 291 | 77 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
| 2001–02 | 72 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 226 | 239 | 68 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
| 2002–03 | 72 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 266 | 208 | 86 | 2nd East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
| 2003–04 | 72 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 209 | 172 | 91 | 1st East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
| 2004–05 | 72 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 182 | 282 | 39 | 4th East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005–06 | 72 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 278 | 205 | 96 | 1st East | Lost final |
| 2006–07 | 72 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 271 | 59 | 5th East | Out of playoffs |
| 2007–08 2007–08 WHL season The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 20, 2007, and ended on March 16, 2008. The WHL Playoffs began on March 21, 2008, and ended on May 7, 2008.... |
72 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 229 | 214 | 88 | 4th East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
| 2008–09 2008–09 WHL season The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 18, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The WHL Playoffs commenced on March 20, 2009, and the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took... |
72 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 352 | 41 | 6th East | Out of playoffs |
| 2009–10 2009–10 WHL season The 2009–10 WHL season is the 44th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010... |
72 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 243 | 247 | 78 | 4th East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
| 2010–11 2010–11 WHL season The 2010–11 WHL season is the 45th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 24, 2010 and ended on March 20, 2011. The 2010 Subway Super Series, featuring Team WHL versus Team Russia, took place from November 17–18, 2010.... |
72 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 245 | 240 | 86 | 2nd East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
Team records
| Team records for a single season | ||
| Statistic | Total | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Most points | 96 | 2005–06 |
| Most wins | 44 | 2005–06 |
| Most goals for | 366 | 1986–87 |
| Least goals for | 182 | 2004–05 |
| Least goals against | 172 | 2006–07 |
| Most goals against | 458 | 1987–88 |
| Individual player records for a single season | |||
| Statistic | Player | Total | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most goals | Blair Atcheynum Blair Atcheynum Blair Atcheynum is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. Atcheynum is of Cree First Nation descent.-Playing career:... |
70 | 1988–89 |
| Most assists | Theoren Fleury Theoren Fleury Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League , Tappara of Finland's SM-liiga, and the Belfast Giants of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League... |
92 | 1987–88 |
| Most points | Theoren Fleury | 160 | 1987–88 |
| Most points, rookie | Mark MacKay | 140 | 1984–85 |
| Most points, defenceman | Scott Schoneck | 76 | 1998–99 |
| Best GAA, goalie | Mike Brodeur Mike Brodeur Mike Brodeur is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Brodeur is currently a free agent. Brodeur played most recently with the Binghamton Senators organization... |
2.11 | 2003–04 |
| Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played | |||
NHL alumni
List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
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Mascot
Mortimer "Morty" J. Moose is the current Warriors Mascot. His Initials (MJ) pay homage to the home city. Mortimer is the 3rd installment of the Warriors Mascot, after "Tommy Hawk", and the inaugural "Puck Head".See also
- List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
- CILG - airs the Moose Jaw Warriors hockey games on 100.7 FMFM broadcastingFM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
in Moose Jaw.