1944-45 Moose Jaw Canucks
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History[]
The Moose Jaw Canucks were a junior team.
They first appeared in 1923-24, when they lost out in the Southern Saskatchewan League.
It was in 1933-34 that they really got started.
They appeared in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey for fifteen straight seasons, winning the provincial title in 1938-39, 1944-45. 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, and in 1948-49 as a member of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1949-56). During this string of five straight provincial championships, the Canucks also won the Western Canada playoffs in 1945 & 1947, losing the Memorial Cup playoffs both times.
The Canucks moved from the Saskatchewan League to the Western Canada League in 1948, hoping to find better competition, They stayed in that league for seven seasons to 1954-55.
They then took a two year hiatus while they waited for their arena to be completed. They played the 1958-59 season in Weyburn before coming home the next season.
During their seven years in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League the Canucks took one league title (1961-62).
The Canucks moved to the new Western Hockey League (junior) in 1966-67, taking that league's first championship. They stayed on for one more season before moving back to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Worries about the status of the Western League prompted this move.
However, the Canucks could not get back into the Tier I Western Hockey League (junior) and had to be satisfied with the Tier II Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
The Canucks folded in 1984 in anticipation of the move of the Winnipeg Warriors to Moose Jaw.
Season-by-Season Results[]
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1923-24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 2nd South | out of playoffs | |
| 1933-34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2nd south | out of playoffs | |
| 1934-35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Independent | Lost Final | |
| 1935-36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Indpendent | Lost Final | |
| 1936-37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 3rd South | Lost Final | |
| 1937-38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 1st South | Won Final, Lost Sask | |
| 1938-39 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 20 | 1st South | Won Final, Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final | |
| 1939-40 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 2nd South | Lost Final | |
| 1940-41 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 46 | 4th | out of playoffs | |
| 1941-42 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 3rd South | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1942-43 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 52 | 3rd South | Lost Final | |
| 1943-44 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 91 | 85 | 4th South | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1944-45 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 112 | 41 | 1st South | Won Final, Won West. Lost Memorial Cup | |
| 1945-46 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 157 | 55 | 1st South | Won Final, Lost West Semi Final | |
| 1946-47 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 190 | 111 | 2nd | Won Final, Won Sask, Won West. Lost Memorial Cup | |
| 1947-48 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 171 | 94 | 1st South | Won Final. Lost West Semi Final |
Western Canada Junior Hockey League[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1948-49 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 52 | - | - | 2nd | Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final | |
| 1949-50 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 44 | - | - | 3nd | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1950-51 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 34 | - | - | 5th | out of playoffs | |
| 1951-52 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 42 | - | - | 5th | out of playoffs | |
| 1952-53 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 164 | 209 | 5th | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1953-54 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 166 | 191 | 4th | Lost Quarter Final | |
| 1954-55 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 100 | 264 | 5th | out of playoffs |
Note: The Canucks did not play from 1955-56 through 1957-58.
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1958-66)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1958-59 | 48 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 23 | - | - | 7th | out of playoffs | |
| 1959-60 | 59 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 13 | - | - | 7th | out of playoffs | |
| 1960-61 | 60 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 58 | 131 | 212 | 4th | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1961-62 | 56 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 53 | 200 | 227 | 5th | Won Final, Lost West Semi Final | |
| 1962-63 | 54 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 57 | 212 | 188 | 4th | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1963-64 | 62 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 58 | 290 | 352 | 5th | Lost Semi Final | |
| 1964-65 | 56 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 41 | 211 | 286 | 7th | out of playoffs | |
| 1965-66 | 60 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 70 | 294 | 229 | 4th | Lost Semi Final |
Note:The Canucks played their 1958-59 home games in Weyburn because their arena was not ready.
Western Hockey League (junior)[]
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Playoffs | |
| 1966-67 | 56 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 62 | 215 | 190 | 4th | Won Final | |
| 1967-68 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 67 | 263 | 243 | 4th | Lost Semi-final |
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1968-84)[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1968-69 | 44 | 19 | 24 | 1 | - | 223 | 245 | 39 | 3rd | |
| 1969-70 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | - | 143 | 152 | 34 | 3rd | |
| 1970-71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | did not play | |
| 1971-72 | 50 | 7 | 43 | 0 | - | 174 | 345 | 13 | 9th | |
| 1972-73 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | - | 239 | 242 | 46 | 4th South | |
| 1973-74 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 0 | - | 253 | 251 | 46 | 4th South | |
| 1974-75 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 0 | - | 278 | 333 | 32 | 6th South | |
| 1975-76 | 58 | 22 | 33 | 3 | - | 264 | 299 | 47 | 6th North | |
| 1976-77 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 0 | - | 362 | 208 | 84 | 2nd South | |
| 1977-78 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 0 | - | 351 | 262 | 82 | 1st South | |
| 1978-79 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 2 | - | 322 | 263 | 70 | 2nd South | |
| 1979-80 | 60 | 44 | 15 | 1 | - | 343 | 245 | 89 | 1st South | Lost Final |
| 1980-81 | 60 | 40 | 14 | 0 | - | 406 | 268 | 92 | 1st South | |
| 1981-82 | 60 | 29 | 29 | 2 | - | 262 | 248 | 60 | 2nd South | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1982-83 | 64 | 27 | 34 | 3 | - | 299 | 345 | 57 | 6th | Lost Quarter-final |
| 1983-84 | 64 | 35 | 28 | 1 | - | 344 | 314 | 71 | 4th | Lost 1st Round |