Winnipeg Freeze | |
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City | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
League | Manitoba Junior Hockey League |
Division | East |
Founded | 2020 |
Home arena | hockey for all centre |
Colours | Black, Blue, White |
Owner(s) | 50 Below Sports + Entertainment |
General manager | Jay Pylypuik |
Head coach | Jay Pylypuik |
Franchise history | |
2020–present | Winnipeg Freeze |
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 the Western Hockey League's Winnipeg Ice and 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.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
2020-21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | - | 1 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 12th MJHL | cancelled |
2021-22 | 54 | 10 | 40 | - | 4 | 146 | 297 | 24 | 12th MJHL | DNQ |
2022-23 | 58 | 4 | 51 | - | 3 | 113 | 290 | 11 | 13th MJHL | DNQ |
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