Moose Jaw Warriors

The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League which are based out of 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 had previously been named the Winnipeg Warriors.

The Warrior's first head coach was Graham James. James was convicted of sexual assault against Sheldon Kennedy and one other WHL player and spent time in prison. In October 2009, former Moose Jaw Warrior great Theoren Fleury revealed he had been molested by James while a member of the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The team has never won the WHL championship. 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.

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: 2 -- 2003–04, 05–06
 * Regular season titles won: None
 * League championships: Finalists in 2006
 * Memorial Cup titles: None

NHL alumni
List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Hockey League.

Retired numbers

 * 9 Theoren Fleury
 * 24 Kelly Buchberger
 * 25 Mike Keane
 * 28 Ryan Smyth

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".