Moose Jaw Warriors

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Moose Jaw Warriors
Moose Jaw Warriors logo.svg
CityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionEast
Founded1984
Home arenaMosaic Place
ColoursRed, silver, black
     
General managerJason Ripplinger
Head coachMark O'Leary
Captain
Websitewww.mjwarriors.ca
Franchise history
1980–1984Winnipeg Warriors
1984–presentMoose Jaw Warriors

The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they were known as the Winnipeg Warriors. The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place in the city centre. The team has never won the WHL championship.

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.

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

WHL Championship history[]

Current roster[]

Updated January 17, 2022.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
8 Canada LW L 19 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
14 Canada C L 19 2017 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
7 Slovakia LW R 18 2021 Kosice, Slovakia Undrafted
3 Canada D L 18 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
23 Canada C R 18 2019 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Eligible 2022
13 Canada  (A) Injured Reserve C R 20 2020 North Vancouver, British Columbia Undrafted
27 Canada C R 17 2019 Irma, Alberta Eligible 2022
39 Canada D R 18 2021 Langley, British Columbia Undrafted
22 Canada LW L 18 2018 Edmonton, Alberta Undrafted
10 Canada  (C) D L 19 2017 Brandon, Manitoba 2020, 65th Overall, MIN
37 Canada D R 19 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba 2021, 141st Overall, CGY
12 Canada D L 20 2021 Chestermere, Alberta Undrafted
38 Canada  (A) C R 19 2019 Yorkton, Saskatchewan 2021, 75th Overall, NYR
34 Canada RW R 20 2022 Weyburn, Saskatchewan Undrafted
5 Canada  (A) D L 17 2019 Dominion City, Manitoba Eligible 2022
18 Canada LW L 18 2021 Wawota, Saskatchewan Undrafted
26 Canada C L 17 2021 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2022
19 Czech Republic LW R 18 2020 Prerov, Czech Republic 2021, 197th Overall, CBJ
21 Canada RW R 17 2021 Regina, Saskatchewan Eligible 2022
35 Canada G L 21 2020 Lethbridge, Alberta Undrafted
20 Canada C L 17 2019 Richmond, British Columbia Eligible 2022
30 Canada G R 17 2020 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2023
16 Canada D R 18 2019 Estevan, Saskatchewan 2021, 212th Overall, EDM
29 Canada C R 17 2020 Dundurn, Saskatchewan Eligible 2023

Team records[]

Team records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most points 98 2011–12
Most wins 45 2011–12
Most goals for 366 1986–87
Fewest points for 39 2004–05
Fewest wins for 14 2004–05
Fewest goals for 182 2004–05
Fewest goals against 172 2003–04
Most goals against 458 1987–88
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total 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 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.[2]

NLL alumni[]

Retired numbers[]

Mascot[]

Mortimer "Morty" J. Moose is the current Warriors Mascot. His Initials (MJ) pay homage to the home city. Mortimer is the 3rd installment of the Warriors Mascot, after "Tommy Hawk", and the inaugural "Puck Head".

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved 2022-01-17
  2. ^ Legends of Hockey player search

External links[]

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