Winnipeg Freeze

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Winnipeg Monarchs
City Winnipeg, Manitoba
League Manitoba Junior Hockey League
DivisionEast
Founded2020
Home arena Hockey for All Centre
ColoursPurple, gold
  
Owner(s)50 Below Sports + Entertainment
General managerZach Franko
Head coachZach Franko
Franchise history
2020–2025Winnipeg Freeze
2025–presentWinnipeg Monarchs

The Winnipeg Monarchs (formerly the Winnipeg Freeze) are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The team was founded in 2020 and is owned by 50 Below Sports + Entertainment Inc, owners of another MJHL club, the Winnipeg Blues. During their abbreviated inaugural season, the Freeze played their home games at The Rink Training Centre in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald. [1] [2] [3] The Freeze relocated to the Dakota Community Centre in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Vital for the 2021–22 season. [4] Since the 2022-23 season, the team has played its home games at Hockey for All Centre.

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The team initially played as the Winnipeg Freeze. On April 17, 2025, the team announced that it would rebrand as the Winnipeg Monarchs beginning in the 2025–26 season, reviving the name of the former Winnipeg Monarchs who now play as the Winnipeg Blues. [5]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
2020-21 504-1630112th MJHLcancelled
2021-22 541040-41462972412th MJHLDNQ
2022-23 58451-31132901113th MJHLDNQ
2023–24 58845-51253062113th MJHLDNQ

Playoffs

See also

References

  1. "The Winnipeg Freeze join the MJHL". Global News. 2020-09-10.
  2. "MJHL announces 2020-21 Regular Season schedule". Manitoba Junior Hockey League. 2020-09-10.
  3. "MJHL to have a new look this season". The Carillon News. September 10, 2020.
  4. "Winnipeg Freeze to Call Dakota CC Home". ChrisD.ca. 2021-08-09.
  5. ksaurette (2025-04-17). "Freeze change name to Monarchs, update logo ahead of 2025-26 season". www.mjhlhockey.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  6. "MJHL cancels remainder for the 2020-21 season". Discover Westman. February 12, 2021.