Kildonan North Stars

Kildonan North Stars
City:	Winnipeg, Manitoba
League:	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Operated:	1967-1990
Franchise history
1936-1945:	St. James Canadians
1945-1946:	St. James Orioles
1946:	St. James Canadiens
1947-1951:	Winnipeg Canadiens
1951-1964:	St. Boniface Canadiens
1964-1967:	Winnipeg Warriors
1967-1976:	West Kildonan North Stars
1976-1990:	Kildonan North Stars
Championships
Playoff Championships:	1978

The Kildonan North Stars were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from West Kildonan, a district in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. They were members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) from 1976-77 to 1989-90.

During the summer of 1967, community-minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin, renaming them the West Kildonan North Stars.

For the 1976-77 season the Team’s name was shorted to the Kildonan North Stars.

During the 1986-87 season, the North Stars became so infamous for their winless streak that the MJHL took over the franchise. During the stretch from the beginning of the 1985-86 season to the end of the 1986-87 season, the North Stars had 6 wins, 90 losses, and no ties. Three years later the team was dissolved despite two consecutive winning seasons.

Season-by-Season Record

Note: click on season for team rosters or on league for direct link to that season.

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1967-68	MJHL	35	17	18	0	151	189	34	3rd	Lost Final
1968-69	MJHL	34	12	21	1	130	171	25	4th South	DNQ
1968-70	MJHL	34	12	18	4	143	165	28	3rd South	Lost Div Semi
1970-71	MJHL	48	21	19	8	210	201	50	1st South	Lost Div Semi
1971-72	MJHL	47	15	31	0	208	284	30	3rd South	Lost Final
1972-73	MJHL	48	25	23	0	213	228	50	2nd South	Lost Div Semi
1973-74	MJHL	48	33	14	1	274	188	67	1st South	Lost Final
1974-75	MJHL	48	30	16	2	289	213	62	1st South	Lost Final
1975-76	MJHL	52	34	18	0	287	243	68	1st South	Lost Final
1976-77	MJHL	52	36	16	0	277	204	72	1st South	Lost Final
1977-78	MJHL	52	27	25	0	246	273	54	3rd South	Won League
1977-78	Anavet Cup	4	0	4	-	12	23	-	-	Lost Series
1978-79	MJHL	48	27	19	2	260	221	56	2nd South	Lost Final
1979-80	MJHL	48	24	21	3	289	234	51	4th South	Lost Final
1980-81	MJHL	47	14	33	0	-	-	28	5th South	Lost Div Semi
1981-82	MJHL	48	9	36	3	210	316	21	5th South	DNQ
1982-83	MJHL	48	4	44	0	152	452	8	4th South	Lost Div Semi
1983-84	MJHL	48	18	30	0	244	306	36	2nd South	Lost Final
1984-85	MJHL	48	21	25	2	273	263	44	4th South	Lost Div Semi
1985-86	MJHL	48	6	42	0	194	455	12	5th South	DNQ
1986-87	MJHL	48	0	48	0	-	-	0	4th South	DNQ
1987-88	MJHL	48	11	36	1	204	317	23	4th South	Lost Div Semi
1988-89	MJHL	48	26	22	0	278	231	52	3rd South	Lost Div Final
1989-90	MJHL	52	36	16	0	-	-	72	2nd South	Lost Final

Team / Franchise Records

Achievement	Player	Season	Amount
Most Goals	Kevin Green	1989-90	72

CAHA Award

Season	Player	Category
1978-79	Karl Friesen	Western Canada Nominee for Canada's Junior A Player of the Year

MJHL Award Winners, League Leaders, & All-Stars

Season	Player	Achievement
1967-68	Wayne Chernecki	Scoring Champion
		Rookie of the Year
		Most Goals
		First All-Star Team
	Brian Howie	First All-Star Team (tied)
	Jim Gair	Second All-Star Team
1970-71	Gordon Tumilson	South Division First All-Star Team
	John Bednarski	South Division Second All-Star Team
	Don Deprez	South Division Second All-Star Team
1972-73	Norm Tesluk	South Division First All-Star Team
	Garry Bryck	South Division Second All-Star Team (tied)
1973-74	Mark Izzard	MVP
	Gord Lidstone	Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Award
1975-76	Anthony Gurniak	Rookie of the Year
1978-79	Karl Friesen	MVP
		Top Goaltender Award
		Top Goals Against Average
		All-Star Team
	Mike Mahood	Rookie of the Year
	Kevin Lunney	Most Goals (tied)
		All-Star Team
1983-84	Mike Vinsky	MVP
	Glen Revak	Rookie of the Year (tied)
1988-89	Carey Chartier	All-Star Team Coach

NHL Alumni

John Bednarski	Frank Bialowas	Gerry Brisson	Kimbi Daniels
Karl Friesen	Dave Hrechkosy	Lex Hudson	Perry Miller
Al Simmons		Warren Skorodenski

NHL Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Drafted by	Round	Overall
1969	Wayne Chernecki	Detroit Red Wings	4	45
1970	Mike Stevens	St. Louis Blues	5	65
1971	Al Simmons	California Golden Seals	7	85
1973	Brian Dick	Philadelphia Flyers	10	153
1974	Gordie Cole	Washington Capitals	21	240
1975	Lex Hudson	Pittsburgh Penguins	12	196
1978	Carl Van Harrewyn	Detroit Red Wings	11	178
1980	John Multan	Calgary Flames	6	118
1990	Kimbi Daniels	Philadelphia Flyers	3	44

North Stars Lists

• All-Time Coaching Stats