Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)

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Winnipeg Monarchs
City Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
League Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Operated1930–1978
Franchise history
1930–1976Winnipeg Monarchs
1976–1977Assiniboine Park Monarchs
1977–1978Winnipeg Monarchs
1978–1984Fort Garry Blues
1984–2010Winnipeg South Blues
2010-PresentWinnipeg Blues
Championships
Playoff championships1935, 1937, & 1946 Memorial Cup Champions

The Winnipeg Monarchs were a Canadian junior ice hockey team that competed in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from 1930 to 1978.

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History

The Winnipeg Monarchs junior team was founded in 1930. From 1930 to 1936, they co-existed with the Winnipeg Monarchs senior hockey team. The junior Monarchs won the Memorial Cup as Canadian Junior Hockey Champions three times, in 1935, 1937 and 1946. In 1946, George Robertson scored the winning goal in the seventh game of the 1946 Memorial Cup Final before a sell out crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The Monarchs were also finalists in 1932, losing to Sudbury Wolves in the final, and 1951, losing to the Barrie Flyers.

In addition the three Memorial Cup titles, the team won ten Turnbull Cups as Manitoba Junior Hockey League champions and five Abbott Cups as Western Canadian junior hockey champions. The Monarchs are inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category four times (1932, 1937, 1946, 1951).

The club changed its name to the Assiniboine Park Monarchs in 1975, but reverted to the original name two years later. A group of Winnipeg businessmen purchased the Monarchs following the 1978 season and relocated it to Fort Garry in south Winnipeg. As part of the move, the team was renamed the Fort Garry Blues. The club has since relocated to Oak Bluff, Manitoba, just outside of Winnipeg, and is currently known as the Winnipeg Blues.

Championships

The 1932 Winnipeg Monarchs won the 1932 Abbott Cup, defeating the Saskatoon Wesleys. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Sudbury Cub Wolves at Shea's Amphitheater in Winnipeg. The roster was: Tony Lemay, Victor Lindquist, Romeo Rivers, Cam Shewan, Art Rice-Jones, Roy Hinkle, Norm Yellowlees, Archie Creighton, Albert Lemay, and Joe Rivers.

The 1935 Winnipeg Monarchs won their first Memorial Cup, in a best-of-three series held at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, defeating Sudbury 2 games to 1.

The 1937 Winnipeg Monarchs were a small speedy team that surprised many on their way to the Abbott and Memorial Cup championships. Team Roster: Harry Neil (Coach), Bill Webber (Manager), Bert Pelletier (Trainer), Jack Atchison, Harvey Field, Dick Kowcinak, Lucien Martel, John McCreedy, Alf Pike, Paul Rheault, Denny Robinson, Ted Dent, Jack Fox, Pete Langelle, Remi Van Dale, Ami Clement, Zeke Farley, Bobby Summers (Stick Boy).[ citation needed ] After the 1937 Memorial Cup, the Monarchs played in an international series arranged by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to determine a world's amateur champion. [1] The tournament was shortened due to poor attendance, and the game between Winnipeg and the Hershey Bears was cancelled as both teams went home early. [2]

The 1946 Winnipeg Monarchs defeated the Edmonton Canadians to capture the Abbott Cup. They went on to beat the Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4-2 in the seventh and deciding game of the Memorial Cup. Roster: Jack Gibson, Tom Rockey, Laurie May, Al Buchanan (Captain), George Robertson, Harry Taylor, Don "Red" McRae, Clint Albright, Gord Fashoway, Eddie Marchant, Tom "Tank" Kummerfield, Hy Beatty, Cam Millar, Bill Tindall, Dunc Daniels, Gord Scott, Ted Chitty, Walter Monson (Coach), Pat Lyon (GM), Floyd Howe (President), Ed Haverstock (Trainer), Bill Windatt (Equipment Manager).

The 1951 Winnipeg Monarchs won the Abbott Cup by defeating the Regina Pats. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Barrie Flyers.

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
1930-319720-2915141st MJHL
1931-32121101-3114231st WinJHLWon League, Won AbC
1932-3310280-183443rd MJHL-S
1933-34141121-----39th MJHL
1934-3513931-6533293rd MJHLWon League, Won AbC, Won MC
1935-3615681-5647136th MJHL
1936-37161222-7432262nd MJHLWon League, Won AbC, Won MC
1937-38231364-7055303rd MJHL
1938-39221363-10581293rd MJHL
1939-40241662-10868341st MJHL
1940-4112390-528966th MJHL
1941-42188100-92127166th MJHL
1942-4313751-6572154th MJHL
1943-44101000-5826181st MJHL
1944-458800-7213161st MJHLWon League
1945-4610811-5928171st MJHLWon League, AbC, Won MC
1946-47151230-9454242nd MJHL
1947-482311102-123103243rd MJHLWon League
1948-493011190-132150223rd MJHL
1949-503616200-142148322nd MJHL
1950-51362691-208128532nd MJHLWon League, Won AbC
1951-523626100-155111521st MJHLWon League
1952-533616191-132152333rd MJHL
1953-543613230-147172264th MJHL
1954-553220102-173141421st MJHLWon League
1955-56241662-153108341st MJHL
1956-57291784-175146382nd MJHLWon League
1957-583018111-167127371st MJHL
1958-59305250-89176105th MJHL
1959-60325270-90221105th MJHL
1960-61326251-107205135th MJHL
1961-624020164-143138442nd MJHL
1962-633915213-141177333rd MJHL
1963-643013152-112124284th MJHL
1964-654519215-159165433rd MJHL
1965-664820244-198197444th MJHL
1966-675721342-235316464th MJHL
1967-683620133-200157431st MJHL
1968-693417125-145157393rd MJHL
1969-703417125-136120393rd MJHL
1970-714816248-210221407th MJHL
1971-72489381-163284198th MJHL
1972-734823250-261254465th MJHL
1973-744714330-180251288th MJHL
1974-754819290-244286387th MJHL
1975-765227241-253255556th MJHL
1976-775121300-204242448th MJHL
1977-785212382-194323269th MJHL

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