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| Kenora Thistles | |
|---|---|
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| City | Kenora, Ontario |
| League | Manitoba Junior Hockey League |
| Home arena | Kenora Recreation Centre |
| Colors | Maroon, White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1968-1975 | Kenora Muskies |
| 1975-1982 | Kenora Thistles |
The Kenora Muskies, known as the Kenora Thistles from 1975 to 1982, are a defunct Manitoba Junior Hockey League team that played in Kenora, Ontario between 1968 and 1982.
The Kenora Muskies were granted expansion into the Memorial Cup-eligible Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1968. Two season later, the league was relegated to Tier II Junior A and competed for the Manitoba Centennial Cup.
The Muskies best year in the league came in 1970-71 when they finished first place in the regular season but failed to win the Turnbull Cup as playoff champions.
In 1975, the Muskies were renamed to the traditional Kenora namesake, the Thistles. The original Kenora Thistles were 1906 Stanley Cup champions.
In 1982, the Thistles folded after three progressively worse losing seasons.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1968-69 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 0 | - | 177 | 190 | 26 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1969-70 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 1 | - | 192 | 148 | 41 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1970-71 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 3 | - | 228 | 179 | 61 | 1st MJHL | |
| 1971-72 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 0 | - | 230 | 223 | 50 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1972-73 | 48 | 21 | 26 | 1 | - | 288 | 296 | 43 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1973-74 | 48 | 10 | 38 | 0 | - | 199 | 343 | 20 | 9th MJHL | |
| 1974-75 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 0 | - | 243 | 331 | 30 | 8th MJHL | |
| 1975-76 | 52 | 16 | 32 | 4 | - | 253 | 217 | 36 | 9th MJHL | |
| 1976-77 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 | - | 258 | 244 | 56 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1977-78 | 52 | 32 | 18 | 2 | - | 312 | 233 | 66 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1978-79 | 45 | 24 | 20 | 1 | - | 299 | 274 | 49 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1979-80 | 46 | 20 | 25 | 1 | - | 252 | 278 | 41 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1980-81 | 47 | 13 | 31 | 3 | - | 238 | 327 | 29 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 12 | 35 | 1 | - | 193 | 297 | 25 | 8th MJHL |
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