St. Malo Warriors

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St. Malo Junior Warriors
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City St. Malo, Manitoba
League Capital Region Junior Hockey League
Founded1994
Home arenaSt. Malo Arena
ColoursBlack, dark green, white, yellow
    
General managerRalph Collette
Head coachRalph Collette
Franchise history
1994–presentSt. Malo Junior Warriors
Championships
Playoff championshipsKJHL (1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2009)
CRJHL (2024)

The St. Malo Warriors are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in St. Malo, Manitoba. They are members of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League (CRJHL). The franchise was founded in 1963.

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The team was a member of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until 2018. For the 2018–19 season the Warriors were one of five teams that departed the Keystone Junior Hockey League and established the Capital Region Junior Hockey League. [1] [2]

The Warriors have six league championships to their credit, first winning the KJHL title in 1995. The team first medaled at the Keystone Cup in 1997 when they claimed silver after losing to host Grenfell Storm in the championship game.

As KJHL champion, the Warriors traveled to Thunder Bay in 2009 for the Keystone Cup. They finished the round robin with one win in five games, failing to qualify for the medal round.

St. Malo hosted the Keystone Cup in 2013, losing all five round robin games.

The Warriors returned to the Keystone in 2018 as playoff runner-up along with the champion Peguis Juniors in a border battle with the Lakehead Junior Hockey League champion and runner up. [3] They would win one of three games and did not qualify for the playoff round.

St. Malo Warriors claimed their first CRJHL title in 2024 defeating the Beausejour Comets in six games. After dropping the first two games of the series, the Warriors won four straight games to win their first league championship in 15 years.

Season-by-season records

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against,   PCT = Winning Percentage

Season GPWLTOTLPtsGFGAPCTFinishPlayoffs
2004–05 3624111049213110.6812nd 
2005–06 3612230125——.3477th 
2006–07 4020190141211207.5124th 
2007–08 4028110157260162.7131stKJHL finalists
2008–09 3622100448217149.6674thKJHL Champions
Keystone Cup: 5th (1–4–0)
2009–10 321990442186112.6564th 
2010–11 3218130137176115.5786th 
2011–12 368240420112192.2787th 
2012–13 3622120246207153.6394thLost semi-finals
2013–14 3414171231133154.4563rd of 4, South
5th of 8, KJHL		Lost div. semi-finals
2014–15 3215160131158155.4846thWon quarter-finals, 3–2 (Ice Dawgs)
Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Fishermen)
2015–16 3421100345162128.6622nd of 5, South
4th of 10, KJHL		Won div. semi-finals, 3–2(Falcons)
Lost div. finals, 2–4 (Fishermen)
2016–17 342490149233137.7211st of 4, South
1st of 10, KJHL		Won quarter-finals, 3–0 (Falcons)
Lost semi-finals, 3–4 (Juniors)
2017–18 3416130537149125.5443rd of 4, South
6th of 10, KJHL		Won quarter-finals, 3–1 (Storm)
Won semi-finals, 4–3 (Fishermen)
Lost league finals, 1–4 (Juniors)
CAPITAL REGION JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SeasonGPWLTOTWOTLPtsPctGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2018–19 321417001430.4481201424th of 5Lost Survivor Series, 1-2 (Falcons)
2019–20 32226031730.760143732nd of 5Won semi-finals, 4–0 (Falcons)
DNF finals 0-0, (Fishermen)
Playoff suspended due to COVID-19
2020–21 52300060.40019174th of 5League play suspended in November due to COVID-19
2021-22 321117112380.396981303rd of 5Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Ice Dawgs)
2022-23 30216201680.765141732nd of 6Won semi-finals, 4-3 (Ice Dawgs) [4]
Lost league finals 1-4 (Fishermen)
2023-24 301810110570.633120872nd of 6Won semi-finals, 4-0 (Falcons)
Won league finals, 4-2 (Comets)

Keystone Cup history

Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver; 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.

YearRound-robinRecordStandingBronze medal gameGold medal game
2009L, Saskatoon Royals, 1–7
L, Thunder Bay Wolverines, 4–5
W, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 6–2
L, Richmond Sockeyes, 0–5
L, Lloydminster Bandits, 3–4		1–4–05th of 6Did not advance
2013
Host		L, Peguis Juniors, 4–10
L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–7
L, Richmond Sockeyes, 1–9
L, Okotoks Bisons, 2–3
L, Saskatoon Royals, 2–7		0–5–06th of 6Did not advance
2018L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–7
W, Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye, 3–1
L, Peguis Juniors, 1–8		1–2–04th of 4Did not advance

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References

  1. ↑ "A New League Begins". Steinbach Online. October 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ May, Katie (November 8, 2018). "First Nations cite 'racial tensions', file lawsuit against upstart junior hockey league". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Keystone Cup 2018 Preview: St. Malo Warriors". Keystone Cup. April 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Warriors explode into CRJHL finals". The Carillon. March 24, 2023.

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