St. Paul Canadiens | |
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City | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada |
League | North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League |
Founded | 1954 |
Home arena | Clancy Richard Arena[ citation needed ] |
Colours | Red, white, blue |
General manager | Dean Smyl, 2022–present |
Head coach | Corey DeMoissac, 2022–present [1] |
Website | www.neajbhlhockey.com/canadiens |
Franchise history | |
1954–present | St. Paul Canadiens |
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The St. Paul Canadiens are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada. They were founded in 1953 as the St. Paul Chevrolets. In 1954 Clarence (Clancy) Richard formed the St.Paul Junior B Canadiens. They are members of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League (NEAJBHL). [2] As a Western Canadian Junior B franchise, the Canadiens are eligible for the Keystone Cup.
The Canadiens' organization hosted the 2017 Russ Barnes Provincial Championships.
In 2022 the Canadiens qualified to the Russ Barnes Provincial Championships as the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League playoff runner up. [3] For the second time they finished in third place of pool play and did not advance in to the Russ Barnes playoff round.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
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2010–11 | 32 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 284 | 511 | 9th, NEAJBHL | Did not qualify |
2011–12 | 32 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 327 | — | 9th, NEAJBHL | Did not qualify |
2012–13 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 241 | — | 8th, NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4, (Ice) |
2013–14 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 120 | 167 | — | 7th, NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–4, (Bisons) |
2014–15 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 211 | 127 | 1221 | 4th, NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 3–4, (Bandits) |
2015–16 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 175 | 120 | 1483 | 3rd of 10, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4–1, (Rangers) Lost Semifinals, 0–4 (Wheat Kings) |
2016–17 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 184 | 86 | 1154 | 2nd of 10, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4–1, (Border Chiefs) Won Semifinals, 4–2 (T-Birds) Lost League Finals, 0–4 (Bisons) |
2017–18 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 143 | 109 | 1060 | 3rd of 10, NEAJBHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Ice) |
2018–19 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 138 | 110 | 897 | 4th of 9, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4–2, (Ice) Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Bisons) |
2019–20 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 143 | 120 | 735 | 3rd of 8, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Bandits) Won Semifinals 4-2 (Bisons) incomplete finals 0-0 (Clippers) remaining playoffs cancelled - covid-19 |
2020–21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 76 | Remaining Season Cancelled - covid-19 | |
2021–22 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 150 | 101 | 1018 | 2nd of 7, NEAJBHL | Won Semifinals 4-2 (Bandits) Won Semifinals 4-2 (Wheat Kings) Lost finals 0-4 (Bisons) As runner up advance to Provincials |
2022–23 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 160 | 75 | 964 | 4th of 8, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bandits) Won Semifinals 4-2 (Tigers) Lost finals 1-4 (Bisons) |
2023–24 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 210 | 60 | x | 1st of 8, NEAJBHL | Won Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Border Chiefs) won semifinals 4-0(Tigers) bison 4-1 neabjhl champs invited to central Canadian cup |
Alberta Jr. B Provincial Championships
Year | Round-robin | Record | Place | Semifinal | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game |
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2017 Host | L, Red Deer Vipers, 2–4 L, CBHA Rangers, 3–7 W, Wetaskiwin Icemen, 7–5 | 1–2–0 | 3rd of 4, Pool | Did not advance | — | — |
2022 | T, Beaumont Chiefs, 4–4 L, Cochrane Generals, 4-5 L, Fort St. John Huskies, 3–5 | 0–2–1 | 3rd of 4, Pool | Did not advance | — | — |
Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to Alberta)
Year | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Semifinal Game | Gold Medal Game |
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2024 | W, Peguis Juniors, 5-2 W, Current River Storm, 6-3 W, PBCN Selects, 7-0 W, Saskatoon Royals, 7-5 | 4–0–0 | 1st of 5 | Won - 4-1 PBCN Selects | tbd - 0-0 Won - 3-1 Saskatoon Royals CENTRAL CANADA CUP CHAMPS |
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