Winnipeg Saints


The Winnipeg Saints were a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team was known for most of its existence as the St. Boniface Saints and exists today as the Virden Oil Capitals.

History

The St. Boniface Saints were formed in 1967 when the Winnipeg Rangers were purchased by a local group and relocated to St. Boniface. The Saints won three Turnbull Cups as Manitoba Junior 'A' champions, and the Anavet Cup in 1971.
The team became the Winnipeg Saints in 2000 after moving to the Dakota Community Centre in St. Vital, which would be their home until the end of the 2009-2010 season. They played one season out of St. Adolphe arena and then returned to Winnipeg, playing out of the St. James Civic Centre for the 2011-2012 season. In the spring of 2012, the Saints franchise was purchased by a group from Virden and subsequently relocated to the southwestern Manitoba town for the start of the 2012-13 season.
Notable Saints alumni include Mike Ridley, Colton Orr, Russ Romaniuk, and Travis Hamonic.

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
SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1956-57297211-95203153rd MJHL
1957-583010200-128193204th MJHL
1958-593210193-110166234th MJHL
1959-603210211-100144214th MJHL
1960-613221110-157120422nd MJHLWon League
1961-624016204-128150364th MJHL
1962-634011254-141196265th MJHL
1963-643015123-12091333rd MJHL
1964-654521186-202170482nd MJHL
1965-664827165-219186591st MJHLWon League
1966-675734194-263201743rd MJHL
1967-683618171-157152372nd MJHL
1968-693418142-145126384th MJHL
1969-703411194-152176267th MJHL
1970-714819227-208195456th MJHLWon League, Won AC
1971-724822242-200214465th MJHL
1972-734824240-221225484th MJHL
1973-744728181-228188575th MJHL
1974-754823250-234251466th MJHL
1975-765230184-244209642nd MJHL
1976-775223272-225262485th MJHL
1977-785231210-289260625th MJHL
1978-794821261-227225437th MJHL
1979-804832151-294214652nd MJHL
1980-81484161-342164831st MJHLWon League
1981-824830180-284232603rd MJHL
1982-834833141-369242672nd MJHL
1983-844817310-238266346th MJHL
1984-854817292-215278368th MJHL
1985-864829190-317265585th MJHL
1986-874831170-306273622nd MJHL
1987-884832160-275215643rd MJHL
1988-894829109-290209672nd MJHL
1989-90523481-175427710th MJHL
1990-914815321-212267317th MJHL
1991-9248212601202228436th MJHL
1992-9348261921197189553rd MJHL
1993-9456381611----781st MJHLWon League
1994-9556431021283160901st MJHL
1995-9656331823244215712nd MJHL
1996-9755242911245272506th MJHL
1997-9862223721214262479th MJHL
1998-9962263321239319557th MJHL
1999-00642140-32303724511th MJHL
2000-01643328-3281263696th MJHL
2001-02642040-41782934411th MJHL
2002-03642334-72252785310th MJHL
2003-04643329-2267238687th MJHL
2004-05632824-11214209678th MJHL
2005-06633720-6279206804th MJHL
2006-07633131-1259281636th MJHL
2007-08624514-3345191932nd MJHLLost Final
2008-09624811-3381192991st MJHLLost Addison 1st Rd
2009-10623619-7228199793rd MJHLLost Final
2010-11623130-1225229638th MJHLLost Quarter-final
2011-12623422-6230215746th MJHLLost Final

Playoffs