St. Boniface Seals

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The St. Boniface Seals were a Canadian Junior Hockey Team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from 1934 to 1939.

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In the 1937–38 season, the St. Boniface Seals beat the defending National Champion Winnipeg Monarchs for the Turnbull Cup before going on to defeat the Oshawa Generals to win the Memorial Cup championship. [1] The 1937–38 team was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame following this success. [1]

The team was renamed to the St. Boniface Athletics in 1939 and played until 1945.

Championships

NHL Alumni

1937-38 Team Roster

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References

  1. 1 2 "1937/38 St. BONIFACE SEALS | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame". mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-12.