Moose Jaw Warriors

Moose Jaw Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors
City	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	East
Founded	1984
Home arena	Moose Jaw Events Centre
Colours	Red, white, black ;
General manager	Jason Ripplinger
Head coach	Mark O'Leary
Captain	Denton Mateychuk
Website	www.mjwarriors.ca
Franchise history
1980–1984	Winnipeg Warriors
1984–present	Moose Jaw Warriors
Championships
Regular season titles	1 (2017–18)
Playoff championships	Conference Championships; 1 (2005—06)

The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The Warriors play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Moose Jaw Events Centre.

History

The franchise was established as the Winnipeg Warriors, prior to the start of the 1980-81 season and played out of Winnipeg Arena, where they shared with the Winnipeg Jets.^{[citation needed]}

The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place, now renamed Moose Jaw Events Centre, in the city centre.^{[citation needed]}

The first few seasons in Moose Jaw saw the emergence of Theoren Fleury as the team's primary offensive threat. Despite having a mediocre on-ice product, Fleury finished among the top five scorers in the WHL during his tenure with the team. Led by Fleury, Kelly Buchberger, Mike Keane, and Lyle Odelein, the Warriors made the franchise's first playoff appearance after the relocation during the 1985-86 WHL season.^[1]^{[non-primary source needed]}

The team has never won the WHL championship. The franchise made their first appearance in the WHL Finals in the 2005–06 season, getting swept by the Vancouver Giants in four straight games.^[2]^{[citation needed]}

Championships

In 2006, the team went on a successful playoff run eliminating the Brandon Wheat Kings, Calgary Hitmen and Medicine Hat Tigers, before being swept in four games by the Vancouver Giants in the WHL Finals.^{[citation needed]}

Division titles won: 4 – 2003–04, 05–06, 11–12, 17–18

Regular season titles won: 1 – 17–18

League championships: Finalists in 2006

Memorial Cup titles: None

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1984–85	72	21	50	1	–	320	438	43	7th East	Out of playoffs
1985–86	72	25	44	3	–	294	375	53	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1986–87	72	38	31	3	–	366	321	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1987–88	72	18	52	2	–	308	458	38	8th East	Out of playoffs
1988–89	72	27	42	3	–	318	372	57	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1989–90	72	28	41	3	–	287	330	59	8th East	Out of playoffs
1990–91	72	31	39	2	–	336	369	64	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1991–92	72	33	36	3	–	279	316	69	6th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1992–93	72	27	42	3	–	277	346	57	8th East	Out of playoffs
1993–94	72	21	48	3	–	269	361	45	9th East	Out of playoffs
1994–95	72	39	32	1	–	315	275	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1995–96	72	18	49	5	–	223	331	41	6th East	Out of playoffs
1996–97	72	36	29	7	–	278	240	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1997–98	72	23	39	10	–	235	281	56	5th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1998–-99	72	39	31	2	–	292	262	80	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
1999–00	72	25	34	9	4	221	259	63	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2000–01	72	34	29	4	5	287	291	77	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–02	72	30	34	6	2	226	239	68	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2002–03	72	36	22	11	3	266	208	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2003–04	72	41	22	8	1	209	172	91	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–05	72	14	47	10	1	182	282	39	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	72	44	20	5	3	278	205	96	1st East	Lost final
2006–07	72	28	41	3	0	217	271	59	5th East	Out of playoffs
2007–08	72	37	21	6	8	229	214	88	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09	72	19	50	1	2	198	352	41	6th East	Out of playoffs
2009–10	72	33	27	5	8	243	247	78	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2010–11	72	40	26	2	4	245	240	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–12	72	45	19	6	2	258	213	98	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference final
2012–13	72	25	36	4	7	182	249	61	4th East	Out of playoffs
2013–14	72	21	42	3	6	202	283	51	5th East	Out of playoffs
2014–15	72	32	35	4	1	221	266	69	4th East	Out of playoffs
2015–16	72	36	27	7	2	249	231	81	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2016–17	72	42	21	8	1	255	219	93	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2017–18	72	52	15	2	3	326	216	109	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2018–19	68	40	20	6	2	234	192	88	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2019–20	62	14	44	4	0	146	291	32	6th East	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	24	8	13	3	0	71	95	19	6th East	No playoffs were held
2021–22	68	37	24	4	3	251	221	81	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2022–23	68	41	24	0	3	252	237	85	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2023–24	68	44	21	0	3	297	228	91	2nd East	TBD

Current roster

Updated March 30, 2024.^[3]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Drafted
37	Owen Berge	C	R	17	2021	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2024
3	Lucas Brenton	D	L	20	2018	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Undrafted
23	Atley Calvert (A)	C	R	20	2019	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
16	Noah Degenstein	C	L	17	2022	Airdrie, Alberta	Eligible 2025
47	Max Finley	C	R	17	2022	Kelowna, British Columbia	Eligible 2025
27	Jagger Firkus	C	R	19	2019	Irma, Alberta	2022, 35th Overall, SEA
33	Dimitri Fortin	G	R	17	2021	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Eligible 2024
22	Ethan Hughes	C	L	17	2021	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2025
39	Rilen Kovacevic	RW	R	19	2023	Kelowna, British Columbia	Undrafted
17	Lynden Lakovic	C	L	17	2021	Kelowna, British Columbia	Eligible 2025
5	Denton Mateychuk (C)	D	L	19	2019	Dominion City, Manitoba	2022, 12th Overall, CBJ
1	Evan May	G	R	19	2024	Nanaimo, British Columbia	Undrafted
7	Landen McFadden	C	L	16	2022	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2025
20	Pavel McKenzie	LW	L	18	2023	Cumberland House, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2024
2	Brady Ness	D	L	17	2021	Edmonton, Alberta	Undrafted
8	Kalem Parker	D	R	19	2023	Clavet, Saskatchewan	2023, 181st Overall, MIN
44	Vojtech Port	D	R	18	2023	Jihlava, Czech Republic	2023, 161st Overall, ANA
19	Martin Ryšavý	LW	R	21	2020	Přerov, Czech Republic	2021, 197th Overall, CBJ
93	Matthew Savoie	RW	R	20	2024	St. Albert, Alberta	2022, 9th Overall, BUF
10	Connor Schmidt	D	R	17	2022	Sturgeon County, Alberta	Eligible 2025
18	Brayden Schuurman	C	R	20	2023	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Undrafted
14	Ethan Semeniuk	C	R	18	2023	Fort St. John, British Columbia	Undrafted
30	Jackson Unger	G	R	19	2020	Calgary, Alberta	Undrafted
12	Cosmo Wilson	D	R	19	2020	Vernon, British Columbia	Undrafted
29	Brayden Yager (A)	C	R	19	2020	Dundurn, Saskatchewan	2023, 14th Overall, PIT
21	Aiden Ziprick	D	L	18	2020	Russell, Manitoba	Eligible 2024

Team records

Statistic	Total	Season
Team records for a single season
Most points	109	2017–2018
Most wins	52	2017–2018
Most goals for	366	1986–87
Fewest points for	32	2019–2020
Fewest wins for	14	2004–05 and 2019-2020
Fewest goals for	146	2019–2020
Fewest goals against	172	2003–04
Most goals against	458	1987–88

Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Individual player records for a single season
Most goals	Blair Atcheynum	70	1988–89
Most assists	Theoren Fleury	92	1987–88
Most points	Theoren Fleury	160	1987–88
Most points, rookie	Mark MacKay	140	1984–85
Most points, defenceman	Scott Schoneck	76	1998–99
Best GAA, goalie	Mike Brodeur	2.11	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[4]

NLL alumni

List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL):^{[citation needed]}

Kaleb Toth

Retired numbers

References

^ Moose Jaw Warriors history
^ "Victoria Royals enter break as most improved team in WHL". Times Colonist. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved March 30, 2024
^ Legends of Hockey player search

External links

Moose Jaw Warriors website

[1] Moose Jaw Warriors history

[2] "Victoria Royals enter break as most improved team in WHL". Times Colonist. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

[3] WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved March 30, 2024

[4] Legends of Hockey player search

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Based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Founded in 1980 Member of the Western Hockey League
The Franchise	Winnipeg Warriors History Records Players Staff
Arenas	Winnipeg Arena Moose Jaw Civic Centre Mosaic Place
Conference Championships	2005–06
Division Championships	East: 2003–04 2005–06 2011–12 2017–18
Retired numbers	9 24 25

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