Winnipeg Monarchs
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The Winnipeg Monarchs were a junior ice hockey
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 that played in the Western Canada 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...

 from 1967 to 1977 under three names. The team played as the Winnipeg Jets from 1967 to 1973; the Winnipeg Clubs from 1973 to 1976, and the Winnipeg Monarchs from 1976 to 1977. The Monarchs franchise played at Winnipeg Arena
Winnipeg Arena
Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg, Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Stadium and just north of Polo Park.Built in 1955, it was owned by community-owned Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation...

 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team was the direct namesake for the Winnipeg Jets professional hockey club that began play in 1972; the junior Jets changed their name to disambiguate itself in 1973.

In 1977 the Monarchs moved to Calgary
Calgary
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 to become the Calgary Wranglers
Calgary Wranglers
The Calgary Wranglers were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1977 until 1987. The Wranglers played their home games in Calgary, Alberta, at the Stampede Corral.-Season-by-season Record:...

. They are today the Lethbridge Hurricanes
Lethbridge Hurricanes
The Lethbridge Hurricanes are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Conference of the Western Hockey League in Lethbridge, Alberta. They play their home games at the ENMAX Centre.-History:...

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Season-by-season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L T Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1967–68  60 27 26 7 61 276 362 6th Overall Lost quarter-final
1968–69  60 29 31 0 58 290 268 3rd East Lost quarter-final
1969–70  60 25 33 2 52 226 235 3rd East Lost semi-final
1970–71  66 31 32 3 65 278 269 3rd East Lost semi-final
1971–72  68 24 43 1 49 238 273 6th East Out of playoffs
1972–73  68 16 42 10 42 288 372 6th East Out of playoffs
1973–74  68 23 38 7 53 258 338 6th East Out of playoffs
1974–75  70 23 35 12 58 265 366 5th East Out of Playoffs
1975–76  72 27 39 6 60 302 378 4th East Lost quarter-final
1976–77 72 31 34 7 69 341 384 2nd Central Lost quarter-final
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