The St. Boniface Canadiens was a

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team that operated from 1952-1964. The St. Boniface Canadiens won 4

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Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1953, 1954, 1956, & 1958. The franchise was founded in 1935 and moved from

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to St. Boniface, Manitoba in 1952. It had previously played as the Woodhaven Maple Leafs, St. James Canadians, St. James Orioles, and Winnipeg Canadiens. The 1953 St. Boniface Canadiens won the

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as western Canadian champions by defeating the

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. They played the

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final against the

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, losing the best-of-seven series in six games. The 1953 Canadiens were inducted into the

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in the team category. The Canadiens became the Winnipeg Warriors from 1964 to 1967. During the summer of 1967, community-minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin, after which the team became known as the Kildonan North Stars.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

NHL Alumni

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