Moose Jaw Warriors | |
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City | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | East |
Founded | 1984 |
Home arena | Moose Jaw Events Centre |
Colours | Red, white, black |
General manager | Jason Ripplinger |
Head coach | Mark O'Leary |
Captain | Denton Mateychuk |
Website | www.mjwarriors.ca |
Franchise history | |
1980–1984 | Winnipeg Warriors |
1984–present | Moose Jaw Warriors |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2017–18) |
Playoff championships | Conference Championships 1 (2005—06) |
The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Warriors play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Moose Jaw Events Centre.
The franchise was established as the Winnipeg Warriors, prior to the start of the 1980-81 season and played out of Winnipeg Arena, where they shared with the Winnipeg Jets.[ citation needed ]
The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place, now renamed Moose Jaw Events Centre, in the city centre.[ citation needed ]
The first few seasons in Moose Jaw saw the emergence of Theoren Fleury as the team's primary offensive threat. Despite having a mediocre on-ice product, Fleury finished among the top five scorers in the WHL during his tenure with the team. Led by Fleury, Kelly Buchberger, Mike Keane, and Lyle Odelein, the Warriors made the franchise's first playoff appearance after the relocation during the 1985-86 WHL season. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
The team has never won the WHL championship. The franchise made their first appearance in the WHL Finals in the 2005–06 season, getting swept by the Vancouver Giants in four straight games. [2] [ citation needed ]
In 2006, the team went on a successful playoff run eliminating the Brandon Wheat Kings, Calgary Hitmen and Medicine Hat Tigers, before being swept in four games by the Vancouver Giants in the WHL Finals.[ citation needed ]
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 | 72 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 229 | 214 | 88 | 4th East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2008–09 | 72 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 352 | 41 | 6th East | Out of playoffs |
2009–10 | 72 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 243 | 247 | 78 | 4th East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2010–11 | 72 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 245 | 240 | 86 | 2nd East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2011–12 | 72 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 258 | 213 | 98 | 1st East | Lost Eastern Conference final |
2012–13 | 72 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 182 | 249 | 61 | 4th East | Out of playoffs |
2013–14 | 72 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 202 | 283 | 51 | 5th East | Out of playoffs |
2014–15 | 72 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 221 | 266 | 69 | 4th East | Out of playoffs |
2015–16 | 72 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 249 | 231 | 81 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2016–17 | 72 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 219 | 93 | 2nd East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2017–18 | 72 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 326 | 216 | 109 | 1st East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2018–19 | 68 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 234 | 192 | 88 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final |
2019–20 | 62 | 14 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 291 | 32 | 6th East | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2020–21 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 95 | 19 | 6th East | No playoffs were held |
2021–22 | 68 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 251 | 221 | 81 | 2nd East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2022–23 | 68 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 252 | 237 | 85 | 3rd East | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final |
2023–24 | 68 | 44 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 297 | 228 | 91 | 2nd East | TBD |
Updated March 30, 2024. [3]
Team records for a single season | ||
Statistic | Total | Season |
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Most points | 109 | 2017–2018 |
Most wins | 52 | 2017–2018 |
Most goals for | 366 | 1986–87 |
Fewest points for | 32 | 2019–2020 |
Fewest wins for | 14 | 2004–05 and 2019-2020 |
Fewest goals for | 146 | 2019–2020 |
Fewest goals against | 172 | 2003–04 |
Most goals against | 458 | 1987–88 |
Individual player records for a single season | |||
Statistic | Player | Total | Season |
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Most goals | Blair Atcheynum | 70 | 1988–89 |
Most assists | Theoren Fleury | 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 | 2.11 | 2003–04 |
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played |
List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Hockey League (NHL). [4]
List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL):[ citation needed ]
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