Selkirk Steelers
The Selkirk Steelers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada.
History
Junior "A" hockey in Selkirk dates back to at least 1918, the founding of the MJHL. As one of the original members of the MJHL, the Selkirk Fishermen became the second ever Turnbull Cup, MJHL Champions by winning the 1920 playoffs. The Fishermen were crowned Western Junior "A" Champions and given the Abbott Cup. They moved on to the Memorial Cup for the national championship, but were defeated by the Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers. The 1920 Selkirk Fishermen were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.In 1967, the Steelers joined the new Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Steelers won the CMJHL title in its first year, but lost to the MJHL champion St. James Canadians in the Turnbull Cup finals. The CMJHL merged with the MJHL after only one year.
To date, the Steelers have won a total of ten MJHL Turnbull Cup Championships. Three of these championship teams went on to win the Anavet Cup. The 1973-74 season was the Steelers' most successful season. which saw them win the MJHL title and then defeat the Prince Albert Raiders 4-games-to-2 to win the Anavet Cup. They went on to compete for the Abbott Cup against the Kelowna Buckaroos of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League and defeated them 4-games-to-3. This advanced the Steelers to the national championship against the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Junior A Hockey League for the Manitoba Centennial Cup, the National Junior "A" Championship. The series went seven games, with the Steelers stealing Game 7 1-0 in overtime to clinch their first and, so far, only national title. The 1974 Selkirk Steelers were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.
The Steelers last captured the MJHL championship in 2006-07. The Steelers defeated the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League four games to three for the Anavet Cup and advanced to the 2007 Royal Bank Cup, but were unable to advance past the round robin.
List of championships
Season-by-season record
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 |
| 1966-67 | 57 | 14 | 42 | 1 | - | 216 | 382 | 29 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1967-68 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | 159 | 77 | 39 | 1st CMJHL | Won League |
| 1968-69 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | - | 195 | 116 | 48 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1969-70 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | - | 155 | 215 | 25 | 8th MJHL | |
| 1970-71 | 48 | 8 | 34 | 6 | - | 142 | 241 | 22 | 8th MJHL | |
| 1971-72 | 48 | 13 | 34 | 1 | - | 211 | 278 | 27 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1972-73 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | - | 202 | 253 | 42 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1973-74 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 1 | - | 245 | 182 | 65 | 2nd MJHL | Won League, Won AC, Won AbC, Won MCC |
| 1974-75 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 1 | - | 283 | 175 | 71 | 1st MJHL | Won League, Won AC |
| 1975-76 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 0 | - | 318 | 277 | 58 | 4th MJHL | Won League |
| 1976-77 | 51 | 22 | 27 | 2 | - | 249 | 263 | 48 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1977-78 | 52 | 36 | 15 | 1 | - | 317 | 234 | 73 | 1st MJHL | |
| 1978-79 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 1 | - | 254 | 194 | 59 | 2nd MJHL | Won League |
| 1979-80 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 1 | - | 344 | 200 | 71 | 1st MJHL | Won League |
| 1980-81 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 1 | - | 262 | 207 | 61 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 31 | 15 | 2 | - | 279 | 249 | 64 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1982-83 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | - | 284 | 255 | 52 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1983-84 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 1 | - | 340 | 230 | 71 | 2nd MJHL | Won League |
| 1984-85 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0 | - | 286 | 243 | 56 | 3rd MJHL | Won League |
| 1985-86 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 1 | - | 308 | 217 | 67 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1986-87 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0 | - | 300 | 176 | 70 | 1st MJHL | Won League |
| 1987-88 | 48 | 26 | 20 | 2 | - | 260 | 234 | 54 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1988-89 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | - | 286 | 274 | 52 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1989-90 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 | - | 295 | 271 | 56 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 19 | 26 | 3 | - | 220 | 232 | 41 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 228 | 46 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 247 | 43 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1993-94 | 56 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 1 | -- | -- | 38 | 8th MJHL | |
| 1994-95 | 54 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 218 | 41 | 9th MJHL | |
| 1995-96 | 56 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 280 | 279 | 53 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1996-97 | 54 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 273 | 53 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1997-98 | 62 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 271 | 53 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1998-99 | 62 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 261 | 63 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1999-00 | 64 | 32 | 25 | - | 7 | 314 | 305 | 71 | 6th MJHL | |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 30 | 30 | - | 4 | 295 | 278 | 64 | 8th MJHL | |
| 2001-02 | 64 | 23 | 36 | - | 5 | 216 | 269 | 51 | 9th MJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 63 | 46 | 14 | - | 3 | 390 | 184 | 95 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 64 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 335 | 236 | 90 | 2nd MJHL | Won League, Lost AC |
| 2004-05 | 63 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 254 | 224 | 74 | 3rd MJHL | Lost final |
| 2005-06 | 63 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 262 | 205 | 80 | 5th MJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 63 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 370 | 188 | 103 | 1st MJHL | Won League, Won AC |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 44 | 12 | - | 6 | 260 | 168 | 94 | 1st MJHL | |
| 2008-09 | 62 | 45 | 17 | - | 0 | 315 | 186 | 90 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 2009-10 | 62 | 36 | 25 | - | 1 | 253 | 221 | 73 | 5th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 36 | 17 | - | 9 | 254 | 222 | 81 | 4th MJHL | Lost Final |
| 2011-12 | 62 | 37 | 23 | - | 2 | 246 | 214 | 76 | 5th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2012-13 | 60 | 25 | 30 | - | 5 | 208 | 212 | 55 | 9th MJHL | DNQ |
| 2013-14 | 60 | 49 | 7 | - | 4 | 243 | 122 | 102 | 1st MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2014-15 | 60 | 29 | 29 | - | 2 | 181 | 201 | 60 | 7th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 23 | 31 | - | 6 | 196 | 255 | 52 | 8th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2016-17 | 60 | 39 | 18 | - | 3 | 220 | 177 | 81 | 4th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 31 | 25 | - | 4 | 192 | 206 | 66 | 7th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2018-19 | 60 | 34 | 20 | - | 6 | 202 | 183 | 74 | 4th MJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2019-20 | 60 | 23 | 30 | - | 7 | 178 | 219 | 53 | 9th MJHL | DNQ |
Playoffs
- 1971 Lost Semi-final
- 1972 Lost Quarter-final
- 1973 Lost Quarter-final
- 1974 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Won 1974 Centennial Cup
- 1975 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost Abbott Cup
- 1976 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup
- 1977 Lost Quarter-final
- 1978 Lost Semi-final
- 1979 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup
- 1980 Won League, Won Turnbull Cup, Lost Anavet Cup
- 1981 Lost Final
- 1982 Lost Semi-final
- 1983 Lost Quarter-final
- 1984 Won League, Won Turnbull Cup, Lost Anavet Cup
- 1985 Won League, Won Turnbull Cup, Lost Anavet Cup
- 1986 Lost Final
- 1987 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup
- 1988 Lost Quarter-final
- 1989 Lost Final
- 1990 Lost Quarter-final
- 1991 Lost Quarter-final
- 1992 Lost Quarter-final
- 1993 Lost Quarter-final
- 1994 DNQ
- 1995 DNQ
- 1996 Lost Quarter-final
- 1997 Lost Semi-final
- 1998 Lost Quarter-final
- 1999 Lost Quarter-final
- 2000 Lost Quarter-final
- 2001 Lost Quarter-final
- 2002 Lost Quarter-final
- 2003 Lost Quarter-final
- 2004 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup
- 2005 Lost Final
- 2006 Lost Semi-final
- 2007 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost in 2007 Royal Bank Cup round robin
- 2008 Lost Quarter-final
- 2009 Lost Final
- 2010 Lost Quarter-final
- 2011 Lost Final
- 2012 Lost Quarter-final
- 2013 DNQ
- 2014 Lost Quarter-final
- 2015 Lost Quarter-final
- 2016 Lost Quarter-final
- 2017 Lost Quarter-final
- 2018 Lost Quarter-final
- 2019 Lost Quarter-final
- 2020 DNQ''
NHL alumni
- Murray Anderson
- Joe Cooper
- Gerry Hogue
- Dale Krentz
- Keith McCambridge
- Lyle Phair
- Johnny Sheppard
- Alex Shibicky
- Joe Thorsteinson
- Nick Wasnie
- Neil Wilkinson
- Darren Helm
- Andrew Murray
- Chuck Arnason