St. Malo Warriors
The St. Malo Warriors are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in St. Malo, Manitoba. They are members of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League (CRJHL). The franchise was founded in 1963.
| St. Malo Junior Warriors | |
|---|---|
| City | St. Malo, Manitoba |
| League | Capital Region Junior Hockey League |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Home arena | St. Malo Arena |
| Colours | Black, dark green, white, yellow |
| General manager | Ralph Collette |
| Head coach | Ralph Collette |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–present | St. Malo Junior Warriors |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | KJHL (1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2009) CRJHL (2024) |
The team was a member of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until 2018. For the 2018–19 season the Warriors were one of five teams that departed the Keystone Junior Hockey League and established the Capital Region Junior Hockey League.[1][2]
The Warriors have six league championships to their credit, first winning the KJHL title in 1995. The team first medaled at the Keystone Cup in 1997 when they claimed silver after losing to host Grenfell Storm in the championship game.
As KJHL champion, the Warriors traveled to Thunder Bay in 2009 for the Keystone Cup. They finished the round robin with one win in five games, failing to qualify for the medal round.
St. Malo hosted the Keystone Cup in 2013, losing all five round robin games.
The Warriors returned to the Keystone in 2018 as playoff runner-up along with the champion Peguis Juniors in a border battle with the Lakehead Junior Hockey League champion and runner up.[3] They would win one of three games and did not qualify for the playoff round.
St. Malo Warriors claimed their first CRJHL title in 2024 defeating the Beausejour Comets in six games. After dropping the first two games of the series, the Warriors won four straight games to win their first league championship in 15 years.
Season-by-season records
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PCT = Winning Percentage
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PCT | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2004–05 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 213 | 110 | .681 | 2nd | |
| 2005–06 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 | — | — | .347 | 7th | |
| 2006–07 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 211 | 207 | .512 | 4th | |
| 2007–08 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 260 | 162 | .713 | 1st | KJHL finalists |
| 2008–09 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 217 | 149 | .667 | 4th | KJHL Champions Keystone Cup: 5th (1–4–0) |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 186 | 112 | .656 | 4th | |
| 2010–11 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 176 | 115 | .578 | 6th | |
| 2011–12 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 112 | 192 | .278 | 7th | |
| 2012–13 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 207 | 153 | .639 | 4th | Lost semi-finals |
| 2013–14 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 133 | 154 | .456 | 3rd of 4, South 5th of 8, KJHL | Lost div. semi-finals |
| 2014–15 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 158 | 155 | .484 | 6th | Won quarter-finals, 3–2 (Ice Dawgs) Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Fishermen) |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 162 | 128 | .662 | 2nd of 5, South 4th of 10, KJHL | Won div. semi-finals, 3–2(Falcons) Lost div. finals, 2–4 (Fishermen) |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 233 | 137 | .721 | 1st of 4, South 1st of 10, KJHL | Won quarter-finals, 3–0 (Falcons) Lost semi-finals, 3–4 (Juniors) |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 149 | 125 | .544 | 3rd of 4, South 6th of 10, KJHL | Won quarter-finals, 3–1 (Storm) Won semi-finals, 4–3 (Fishermen) Lost league finals, 1–4 (Juniors) |
| CAPITAL REGION JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE | ||||||||||||
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0.448 | 120 | 142 | 4th of 5 | Lost Survivor Series, 1-2 (Falcons) |
| 2019–20 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 0.760 | 143 | 73 | 2nd of 5 | Won semi-finals, 4–0 (Falcons) DNF finals 0-0, (Fishermen) Playoff suspended due to COVID-19 |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.400 | 19 | 17 | 4th of 5 | League play suspended in November due to COVID-19 |
| 2021-22 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0.396 | 98 | 130 | 3rd of 5 | Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Ice Dawgs) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0.765 | 141 | 73 | 2nd of 6 | Won semi-finals, 4-3 (Ice Dawgs)[4] Lost league finals 1-4 (Fishermen) |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0.633 | 120 | 87 | 2nd of 6 | Won semi-finals, 4-0 (Falcons) Won league finals, 4-2 (Comets) |
Keystone Cup history
Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver; 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.
| Year | Round-robin | Record | Standing | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | L, Saskatoon Royals, 1–7 L, Thunder Bay Wolverines, 4–5 W, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 6–2 L, Richmond Sockeyes, 0–5 L, Lloydminster Bandits, 3–4 | 1–4–0 | 5th of 6 | Did not advance | |
| 2013 Host | L, Peguis Juniors, 4–10 L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–7 L, Richmond Sockeyes, 1–9 L, Okotoks Bisons, 2–3 L, Saskatoon Royals, 2–7 | 0–5–0 | 6th of 6 | Did not advance | |
| 2018 | L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–7 W, Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye, 3–1 L, Peguis Juniors, 1–8 | 1–2–0 | 4th of 4 | Did not advance | |
References
- "A New League Begins". Steinbach Online. October 14, 2018.
- May, Katie (November 8, 2018). "First Nations cite 'racial tensions', file lawsuit against upstart junior hockey league". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- "Keystone Cup 2018 Preview: St. Malo Warriors". Keystone Cup. April 18, 2018.
- "Warriors explode into CRJHL finals". The Carillon. March 24, 2023.