Kildonan North Stars

The Kildonan North Stars were a Canadian Junior ice hockey Team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Kildonan North Stars
City	Winnipeg, Manitoba
League	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Operated	1936-1990
Home arena	West Kildonan Arena Keewatin Arena
Franchise history
1936-1945	St. James Canadians
1945-1946	St. James Orioles
1946-1952	Winnipeg Canadiens
1952-1964	St. Boniface Canadiens
1964-1967	Winnipeg Warriors
1967-1976	West Kildonan North Stars
1976-1990	Kildonan North Stars

History

Further information: St. Boniface Canadiens

During the summer of 1967, community-minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin, renaming them the West Kildonan North Stars. The team was located in Northwest Winnipeg.

In 1967-68 Centre Wayne Chernecki led the MJHL in both points and goals, and was also voted Rookie of the Year, and earned First Team All-Star honors.

For the 1976-77 season the Team’s name was shorted to the Kildonan North Stars.

In 1978, the Kildonan North Stars captured the Turnbull Cup as Manitoba Junior "A" Hockey Champions.

During the 1986-87 season, the North Stars became infamous for a completely winless 48-game season. During the stretch from the beginning of the 1985-86 season to the end of the 1986-87 season, the North Stars had 6 wins, 90 losses, and no ties. Over the two Seasons the Kildonan North Stars would set a record for the all time losing streak, 64 games without a point, passing the Regina Silver Foxes record of 58 losses from their 1975 season. Three years later the team was dissolved despite two consecutive winning seasons.

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
1936-37	16	6	9	1	-	72	97	13	6th MJHL
1937-38	16	4	9	3	-	70	119	11	7th MJHL
1938-39	18	8	9	1	-	77	73	17	4th MJHL
1939-40	18	8	10	0	-	--	--	16	6th MJHL
1940-41	11	2	9	0	-	47	92	4	8th MJHL
1941-42	18	9	9	0	-	106	107	18	4th MJHL
1942-43	16	6	10	0	-	82	89	12	6th MJHL
1943-44	10	4	6	0	-	36	48	10	4th MJHL	Won League
1944-45	9	3	6	0	-	56	69	6	4th MJHL
1945-46	10	7	3	0	-	59	57	14	3rd MJHL
1946-47	16	6	10	0	-	59	93	12	4th MJHL
1947-48	24	15	7	2	-	137	99	32	1st MJHL
1948-49	30	12	17	1	-	136	160	25	2nd MJHL
1949-50	36	13	22	1	-	141	175	27	4th MJHL
1950-51	36	8	28	0	-	129	206	16	4th MJHL
1951-52	36	18	17	1	-	131	112	37	3rd MJHL
1952-53	36	22	13	1	-	179	120	45	2nd MJHL	Won League, won AbC
1953-54	36	31	3	2	-	225	128	64	1st MJHL	Won League
1954-55	32	13	18	1	-	187	154	27	3rd MJHL
1955-56	23	15	7	1	-	175	114	31	2nd MJHL	Won League
1956-57	30	26	4	0	-	260	100	52	1st MJHL
1957-58	30	17	11	2	-	146	132	36	2nd MJHL	Won League
1958-59	31	21	8	2	-	143	96	44	2nd MJHL
1959-60	31	21	9	1	-	140	93	43	2nd MJHL
1960-61	32	10	21	1	-	141	191	21	4th MJHL
1961-62	40	17	17	6	-	135	152	40	3rd MJHL
1962-63	39	19	16	4	-	186	148	42	2nd MJHL
1963-64	30	1	28	1	-	97	210	3	6th MJHL
1964-65	44	13	27	4	-	152	222	30	4th MJHL
1965-66	48	19	22	7	-	207	229	45	2nd MJHL
1966-67	58	10	45	3	-	162	390	23	7th MJHL
1967-68	35	17	18	0	-	151	189	34	3rd MJHL
1968-69	34	12	21	1	-	130	171	25	7th MJHL
1969-70	34	12	18	4	-	143	165	28	5th MJHL
1970-71	48	21	19	8	-	210	211	50	4th MJHL
1971-72	47	15	32	0	-	208	284	30	6th MJHL
1972-73	48	25	23	0	-	213	228	50	3rd MJHL
1973-74	48	33	14	1	-	274	168	67	1st MJHL
1974-75	48	30	16	2	-	289	213	62	2nd MJHL
1975-76	52	34	18	0	-	287	243	68	1st MJHL
1976-77	52	36	16	0	-	277	204	72	2nd MJHL
1977-78	52	27	25	0	-	246	273	54	6th MJHL	Won League
1978-79	47	27	18	2	-	255	214	56	3rd MJHL
1979-80	49	24	22	3	-	242	239	51	5th MJHL
1980-81	47	14	33	0	-	224	318	28	8th MJHL
1981-82	48	9	36	3	-	208	209	21	9th MJHL
1982-83	48	4	44	0	-	152	452	8	8th MJHL
1983-84	48	18	30	0	-	244	306	36	5th MJHL
1984-85	48	21	25	2	-	273	263	44	7th MJHL
1985-86	48	6	42	0	-	194	455	12	10th MJHL
1986-87	48	0	48	0	-	188	507	0	9th MJHL
1987-88	48	11	36	1	-	204	317	23	8th MJHL
1988-89	48	26	22	0	-	278	231	52	5th MJHL
1989-90	52	36	16	0	-	332	246	72	3rd MJHL

Playoffs

• 1971 Lost quarter-final

St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3

• 1972 Lost final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1

Dauphin Kings defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1973 Lost quarter-final

St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 9-points-to-7

• 1974 Lost final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none

Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1

• 1975 Lost final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2

Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3

• 1976 Lost final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated Assiniboine Park Monarchs 4-games-to-1

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3

Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1977 Lost final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1

Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3

Dauphin Kings defeated Kildonan North Stars 2-games-to-1 (Series suspended, awarded to Dauphin)

• 1978 Won League, lost Anavet Cup

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1

Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-2

Kildonan North Stars defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3 MJHL CHAMPIONS

Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1979 Lost final

Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none

Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-2

• 1980 Lost final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2

Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1981 Lost quarter-final

Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1982 DNQ
• 1983 Lost quarter-final

St. Boniface Saints defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1984 Lost final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none

Kildonan North Stars defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2

Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1

• 1985 Lost quarter-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1986 DNQ
• 1987 DNQ
• 1988 Lost quarter-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1989 Lost semi-final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

• 1990 Lost final

Kildonan North Stars defeated Southeast Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3

Portage Terriers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

References

• Manitoba Junior Hockey League
• Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Hockey Hall of Fame
• Winnipeg Free Press Archives