Manitoba former ice hockey team
The St. James Canadians were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League until 2003, folding officially in 2004. The Canadians played out of the St. James Civic Centre , in Winnipeg , Manitoba . As the Winnipeg Braves , they won the 1959 Memorial Cup as National Junior Hockey champions.
History
Winnipeg Braves
The Winnipeg Braves were founded in 1956 and affiliated with the Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) of the Western Hockey League . The Braves played regular season games at Winnipeg's Olympic Rink and won 2 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions (1959 and 1965).
The 1958-59, Braves won the Abbott Cup as Western Canadian Junior ‘A’ Champions, and were the last team from Winnipeg to win the Memorial Cup as National Champions. Under the leadership of manager Bill Addison and coach Bill Allum , the Braves defeated the Peterborough Petes coached by 25-year-old Scotty Bowman . In the championship series, the Petes won the first game 5-4, and the Braves came back to win four straight games 5-2, 5-2, 5-3 and 6-2. The final game of the series was played in Brandon, Manitoba due to the Shrine Circus appearing at Winnipeg Arena . The team included future NHL'ers Ted Green and Ernie Wakely .
Roster: Pat Angers, Don Atamanchuk, Al Baty, Gary Bergman , Ernie Bradawaski, Rene Brunel, Ted Green , Howie Hughes , Allan Ingimundson, Ken King, Ted Knight, Jerry Kruk, Laurie Langrell, Wayne Larkin , Al LeBlanc, Bob Leiter , Doug Monro, Zenon Moroz, Lew Mueller, John Rodger, Paul Sexsmith, John Sutherland, Bob Wales, Wayne Winstone, Ernie Wakely , J. D. (Jack) Perrin Jr. (President), Bill Addison (Manager), Bill Allum (Coach), Jim Drury (Trainer).
The Memorial Cup Championship team was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003, and inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.
Prior to the 1966-67 season, the team moved to St. James and changed its name to the St. James Braves.
St. James Canadians
During the summer of 1967, a community-minded sports group purchased the St. James Braves from Ben Hatskin . The team relocated to the brand new St. James Civic Centre , where they played as the St. James Canadians.
The Canadians won the Turnbull Cup three times (1968, 1996, 1997) throughout their 35 years in the MJHL. They played until the end of the 2002-03 season. The team took a one-year leave of absence from the MJHL in 2003-04 before ceasing operations .
St. James Canucks
The St. James Junior Canucks joined the league in 1978-1979 to help complement the St. James Junior Canadians of the MJHL. The team moved to the Civic Centre and had a dressing room built on the home side of the rink and occupied that until the St. James Canadians folded and the Canucks, with the blessing of Diane Woods, president of the Canadians, took over the dressing room the Canucks call home today.
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
1957-58
30
13
16
1
-
146
135
27
3rd MJHL
1958-59
31
22
7
2
-
177
111
46
1st MJHL
Won League, won AbC , won MC
1959-60
31
16
14
1
-
141
126
33
3rd MJHL
1960-61
32
18
14
0
-
145
117
36
3rd MJHL
1961-62
40
9
23
8
-
110
177
26
5th MJHL
1962-63
39
14
22
3
-
127
156
31
4th MJHL
1963-64
30
11
16
3
-
92
120
25
5th MJHL
1964-65
44
26
13
5
-
184
140
57
1st MJHL
Won League
1965-66
48
20
24
4
-
207
219
44
3rd MJHL
1966-67
56
21
34
1
-
254
361
43
5th MJHL
1967-68
39
16
21
2
-
155
165
34
4th MJHL
Won League
1968-69
34
16
14
4
-
142
146
36
5th MJHL
1969-70
34
16
12
6
-
146
136
38
4th MJHL
1970-71
48
21
22
5
-
170
184
47
5th MJHL
1971-72
48
31
16
1
-
256
191
63
3rd MJHL
1972-73
48
27
20
1
-
225
187
55
2nd MJHL
1973-74
48
19
27
2
-
216
223
38
6th MJHL
1974-75
48
29
19
0
-
281
238
58
3rd MJHL
1975-76
52
29
22
1
-
259
227
59
3rd MJHL
1976-77
51
21
30
0
-
239
249
44
7th MJHL
1977-78
52
25
27
0
-
265
258
50
7th MJHL
1978-79
48
30
18
0
-
273
219
60
1st MJHL
1979-80
47
28
18
1
-
236
191
57
4th MJHL
1980-81
47
38
8
1
-
353
210
77
2nd MJHL
1981-82
48
26
20
2
-
305
261
54
5th MJHL
1982-83
48
12
34
2
-
221
301
26
7th MJHL
1983-84
48
11
37
0
-
201
312
22
7th MJHL
1984-85
48
29
18
1
-
266
224
59
2nd MJHL
1985-86
48
29
18
1
-
276
221
59
4th MJHL
1986-87
47
23
22
2
-
226
230
48
7th MJHL
1987-88
48
21
25
2
-
223
215
44
6th MJHL
1988-89
48
10
35
3
-
186
305
23
8th MJHL
1989-90
52
24
28
0
-
253
275
48
7th MJHL
1990-91
48
25
20
3
-
267
249
53
4th MJHL
1991-92
48
30
16
1
1
242
207
62
3rd MJHL
1992-93
48
25
20
2
1
241
233
53
4th MJHL
1993-94
55
32
19
3
1
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--
68
2nd MJHL
1994-95
54
21
27
2
4
199
221
48
7th MJHL
1995-96
56
34
21
1
0
266
194
69
4th MJHL
Won League
1996-97
55
31
22
0
2
226
183
64
4th MJHL
Won League
1997-98
62
29
30
2
1
254
247
61
5th MJHL
1998-99
62
35
25
1
1
262
229
72
4th MJHL
1999-00
64
38
23
-
3
285
243
79
3rd MJHL
2000-01
64
26
31
-
7
224
240
59
10th MJHL
2001-02
64
33
25
-
6
228
200
72
6th MJHL
2002-03
63
6
56
-
1
166
405
13
11th MJHL
2003-04
Did Not Participate
St James Canucks
2004 - 2022 seasons not entered
2022-23
45
40
4
-
1
270
175
81
1st of 10 Won quarterfinal, 4-1 (Riels Railer Express )Won League Finals , 4-0 (Victorias )MMJHL CHAMPIONS
2023-24
45
37
7
-
1
220
110
75
1st of 10 Won quarterfinal, 4-0 (Railer Express )Hawks )Won League Finals 4-1 (Twisters )MMJHL CHAMPIONS
Playoffs
St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg Monarchs 4-games-to-2 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg Monarchs 4-games-to-2 West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated West Kildonan North Stars 9-points-to-7 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1 West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3 Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1 Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-1 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2 Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-1 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2 Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-none Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Hornets 4-games-to-2 Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-3 Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none St. James Canadians defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-2 Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3 St. James Canadians defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-3 Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1 Fifth and eliminated in 1992 Centennial Cup round robin (1-3)Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated Southeast Blades 4-games-to-1 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-3 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none St. James Canadians defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-3 MJHL CHAMPIONS Melfort Mustangs SJHL ) defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-none St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-none St. James Canadians defeated OCN Blizzard 4-games-to-1 MJHL CHAMPIONS Weyburn Red Wings SJHL ) defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 St. James Canadians defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1 St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2 Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3 2001 DNQ
2002 Lost semi-final St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3 Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-none
Notable alumni
External links
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