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Neepawa Titans
The Neepawa Titans (formerly the Neepawa Natives) are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Neepawa, Manitoba. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, and play home games at the Yellowhead Centre. History Neepawa Natives (1989–2021) Neepawa's MJHL team was founded in 1989 as the Neepawa Natives. The creation of the original team name was rooted in the early 1960s, with the then-named Neepawa Intermediates hockey team. In 1963, Ron Guinn and Cecil Pittman suggested the Neepawa Intermediates should create an actual team name for the Neepawa-based hockey club. A name that would connect to Neepawa (a Cree name meaning ''abundance'' or ''plenty'') was explored. The name 'Natives' was selected because Neepawa and Natives both start with the letter 'N', and were seven letters long, which led Pittman and Guinn to believe it was a good fit for the team. They were also influenced by the many sports teams, through ...
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Neepawa, Manitoba
Neepawa () is a town in Manitoba, Canada, on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 5,685. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. Located in western Manitoba, it is bordered by the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford and Rural Municipality of Rosedale. Neepawa is the self-proclaimed lily capital of the world in part because of its Lily Festival. The Lily Festival ran for 18 years beginning in 1996 and ending in 2014. Etymology The town name of Neepawa comes from the Cree word for "Land of Plenty". The name was first used around 1873. History In the many years before European settlement, the lands around Neepawa were primarily used by the Cree and the Assiniboine. Native peoples in the area followed a regular cycle by following the Plains Bison to take shelter in the areas north of Neepawa in the winter, and then heading south again across the plains and beyond Neepawa in the summer. Prior to settlement, the only Europeans i ...
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2011–12 MJHL Season
The 2011–12 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 95th season of operation. Season highlights *The Winnipeg Saints relocate to the St. James Civic Centre in Winnipeg. This is the final season for the Saints, who permanently relocate to Virden after season's end. *The Portage Terriers switch to the Addison division. *The Terriers defeat the Saints in the final to win their second consecutive Turnbull Cup. The Saints are the first (and only) team in MJHL history to win a playoff round as a crossover team. *The Neepawa Natives are involved in a hazing scandal after a 15-year-old player comes forward with allegations of sexual-based rookie hazing in the team's locker room. A $5,000 fine and 18 player suspensions are handed down by the league following an investigation. Neepawa's head coach/general manager and assistant coach are later handed indefinite suspensions. The club gains further negative publicity when they refuse to release or trade the player who ...
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Virden Oil Capitals
The Virden Oil Capitals are a Canadian junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Virden, Manitoba. The Oil Capitals are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. History The franchise was founded as the Winnipeg Rangers in 1956. The Rangers became the St. Boniface Saints in 1967 and later the Winnipeg Saints in 2000. The Oil Capitals were created in the spring of 2012 when a group of local investors purchased the Saints franchise and relocated it to Virden to play at newly constructed Tundra Oil & Gas Place. The team has won five Turnbull Cups (Rangers in 1961 and 1966; Saints in 1971, 1981, and 1994) and finished runner-up on seven occasions (Rangers in 1960; Saints in 1969, 1993, 2008, 2010, and 2012; Oil Capitals in 2018). Season-by-season record ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' Playoffs *1971 ''Won League, won Man/Sask Championship, lost Abbott Cup'' :St. Boniface Saints defeated ...
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2023–24 MJHL Season
The 2023–24 season was the 107th season of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL). Season Highlights The Winkler Flyers won their first league championship since 1998 after sweeping the Steinbach Pistons in the finals. Portage Terriers Head Coach, Blake Spiller, became the all-time winningest coach in MJHL regular season history. Awards The annual award recipients for the 2023–24 MJHL season are listed below: * Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh MVP Award: Trent Penner * Ed Belfour Top Goaltender Trophy: Tomas Anderson * Brian Kozak Top Defenceman Award: Noah Szabo * Kim Davis Rookie of the Year Award: Grady Hoffman * Frank McKinnon Memorial Award for Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship: Josh Lehto * Muzz McPherson Coach of the Year Award: Eric Labrosse * Mike Ridley Trophy for the league scoring champion: Dalton Andrew * MJHL Playoff MVP: Malachi Klassen Standings ''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Loss ...
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2022–23 MJHL Season
The 2022–23 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 106th season of operation. Season Highlights *The Niverville Nighthawks join the MJHL, playing in the East Division. *The Winnipeg Blues and Winnipeg Freeze relocate to the hockey for all centre (formerly the Bell MTS Iceplex) in west Winnipeg. *The Steinbach Pistons win their third Turnbull Cup. *The Portage Terriers and the city of Portage la Prairie host the 2023 Centennial Cup. Standings Playoffs Brackets League awards * Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MVP): Lucas Brennan, Selkirk Steelers * Ed Belfour Top Goaltender Trophy: Kobe Grant, Swan Valley Stampeders * Brian Kozak Award (Top Defenceman): Trent Sambrook, Winkler Flyers * Kim Davis Trophy (Rookie of the Year): Carter Cormier, Selkirk Steelers * Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy (Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship): Ryan Botterill, Portage Terriers * Muzz McPherson Award (Coach of the Year): Tyson Ramsey, Virden Oil Capitals * Mike Ridley Trophy ...
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2021–22 MJHL Season
The 2021–22 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 105th season of operation. Season Highlights *The MJHL returned to a two-division format. *The Neepawa Natives changed their team name to the Titans. *This was the first full season of play for the Winnipeg Freeze after the abbreviated 2020–21 season. The Freeze relocated to the Jonathon Toews Sportsplex in St. Vital, Winnipeg prior to the season. *The MJHL Showcase was played from November 22 to 24, 2021 at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie. *The Dauphin Kings defeated the Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-3 to win the Turnbull Cup. Standings Playoffs Brackets Quarter-final round results ;Series A - (E1) Steinbach Pistons vs (E4) Selkirk Steelers ;Series B - (E2) Winkler Flyers vs (E3) Winnipeg Blues ;Series C - (W1) Dauphin Kings vs (W4) Swan Valley Stampeders ;Series D - (W2) Waywayseecappo Wolverines vs (W3) Virden Oil Capitals Semi-final round results ;Series E - (E1) Steinbach Pistons vs (W3) V ...
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2020–21 MJHL Season
The 2020–21 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 104th year of operation. The league was unable to complete the season for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season notes *The Winnipeg Freeze join the MJHL, bringing the league back to twelve teams for the first time since the St. James Canadians folded after the 2002–03 season. * Kevin Saurette succeeds Kim Davis as commissioner. *COVID-19 pandemic measures: **The league adopts a three division format with each team scheduled to play forty games instead of the customary sixty. Standings are based on winning percentage instead of points earned. **All showcase events are cancelled. **The league suspends play on November 12, 2020 due to provincial health orders requiring the shutdown of all public sporting events. The remainder of the season and playoffs are officially cancelled on February 12, 2021. **Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League cancel the 2021 ANAVET and Cent ...
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2019–20 MJHL Season
The 2019–20 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 103rd year of operation. The league did not have a champion as the season was cancelled midway through the first round of the league playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Season notes *The MJHL reduces the number of 20-year-old players permitted on each team's roster from eight to seven. *The Portage Terriers are selected to host the 2020 Centennial Cup, the 50th season the National Junior 'A' Championship is to be played. This championship is later cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. *The Winnipeg Blues are sold to 50 Below Sports & Entertainment, Inc., which also owns the Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League. The team relocates to The Rink Training Centre near Oak Bluff, just outside of Winnipeg. *The annual Showcase takes place at Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg September 20–22, 2019. *The MJHL and SJHL hold a joint showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan January 19–23, 2020. *League Commissioner ...
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2018–19 MJHL Season
The 2018–19 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 102nd year of operation. The Portage Terriers defeated the Swan Valley Stampeders to win the Turnbull Cup for the ninth time in fifteen years. Season notes *The MJHL reduces the number of 20-year-old players permitted on each team's roster from nine to eight, with the ultimate target of six by 2021. *The MJHL renames the MJHL Top Goaltender Award as the Ed Belfour Top Goaltender Trophy. *The annual Showcase takes place at Seven Oaks Arena in Winnipeg from December 9-12, 2018. *The MJHL and SJHL hold a joint showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan January 14-15, 2019. *Former OCN Blizzard player Brady Keeper signs a National Hockey League entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers. *The Portage Terriers win their fourth Turnbull Cup in five seasons after defeating the Swan Valley Stampeders 4-games-to-3 in the finals. Standings Playoffs Post MJHL playoffs ANAVET Cup * Portage Terriers defeated Battlefor ...
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2017–18 MJHL Season
The 2017–18 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 101st year of operation. The Steinbach Pistons finished with best regular season record for the second consecutive year and defeated the Virden Oil Capitals to win their second Turnbull Cup. Season notes *The annual Showcase takes place at the MTS Iceplex December 10–11, 2017. *The MJHL and SJHL hold a joint showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan January 15–16, 2018. *The league announces the annual Prospects Development Camp takes place in Winnipeg July 26–29, 2018. A U.S. Prospects Camp is held in Grand Forks, North Dakota in May 2018. *The MJHL announces that the Lyndon Lorne Memorial Trophy will be retired and replaced by the Frank McKinnon Memorial Trophy. *The league reduces the number of 20-year old players each team can play in a game from nine to eight. *Steinbach Pistons head coach Paul Dyck registers his 250th MJHL win as a coach in his 376th game, the fastest to reach that milestone in league hist ...
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2016–17 MJHL Season
The 2016–17 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 100th season of operation. Players and officials wore patches to commemorate Hockey Manitoba and the MJHL's centennial anniversary. The Steinbach Pistons finished with league's best regular season record for the first time in their franchise's history, however were defeated by the two-time defending champion Portage Terriers in the semi-finals. The Terriers, despite finishing fifth overall in the regular season, won the Turnbull Cup for a third consecutive season by defeating the OCN Blizzard in the final. Season highlights *The league announces the discontinuation of the Survivor Series playoff round. Only the top eight teams now advance to the playoffs. *Three-on-three play is adopted for overtime during the regular season. *The annual Showcase moves from October to December, with this year's event held December 12–14 at the MTS Iceplex. *In December 2016, the Opaskwayak Cree Nation band council announce ...
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2015–16 MJHL Season
The 2015–16 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 99th season of operation. This season was a near carbon copy of the previous season as the Portage Terriers dominated the league for the second year in a row. The Terriers posted the best regular season record with 106 points and defeated the second-place team, the Steinbach Pistons, in the finals for their tenth Turnbull Cup. Unlike the previous season, the Terriers were not able to advance past the 2016 Western Canada Cup. Highlights *Terriers' head coach Blake Spiller wins the Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year award for the second consecutive season. * 2016 NHL Entry Draft: Portage Terriers defenceman Dean Stewart is selected 188th overall by the Arizona Coyotes. Standings Playoffs Post MJHL playoffs Western Canada Cup * Portage Terriers finish third in round robin; defeated by Melfort Mustangs 3–2 in semi-final; defeated by Brooks Bandits 2–1 in runner-up game.. League awards * ...
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