Moose Jaw Warriors

Moose Jaw Warriors
City:	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
League:	Western Hockey League
Conference:	Eastern
Division:	East
Founded:	1984–85
Home Arena:	Mosaic Place
Colours:	Red, silver, black ;
Head Coach:	Mike Stothers
General Manager:	Tim Hunter
Franchise history
1980–84:	Winnipeg Warriors
1984-present:	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 won its' first WHL championship in 2024. 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: 2024

Memorial Cup titles: None

Season-by-season record[]

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
Winnipeg Warriors
1980–81	72	28	43	1	-	57	298	345	7th East	Out of playoffs
1981–82	72	23	48	1	-	47	285	388	8th East	Out of playoffs
1982–83	72	42	30	0	-	84	347	321	4th East	Lost in preliminary round
1983–84	72	9	63	0	-	18	239	580	8th East	Out of playoffs
Moose Jaw Warriors
1984–85	72	21	50	1	-	320	438	43	7th East	Out of playoffs
1985–86	72	25	44	3	-	294	375	53	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1986–87	72	38	31	3	-	366	321	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1987–88	72	18	52	2	-	308	458	38	8th East	Out of playoffs
1988–89	72	27	42	3	-	318	372	57	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1989–90	72	28	41	3	-	287	330	59	8th East	Out of playoffs
1990–91	72	31	39	2	-	336	369	64	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1991–92	72	33	36	3	-	279	316	69	6th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1992–93	72	27	42	3	-	277	346	57	8th East	Out of playoffs
1993–94	72	21	48	3	-	269	361	45	9th East	Out of playoffs
1994–95	72	39	32	1	-	315	275	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1995–96	72	18	49	5	-	223	331	41	6th East	Out of playoffs
1996–97	72	36	29	7	-	278	240	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1997–98	72	23	39	10	-	235	281	56	5th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1998–-99	72	39	31	2	-	292	262	80	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
1999–00	72	25	34	9	4	221	259	63	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2000–01	72	34	29	4	5	287	291	77	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–02	72	30	34	6	2	226	239	68	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2002–03	72	36	22	11	3	266	208	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2003–04	72	41	22	8	1	209	172	91	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–05	72	14	47	10	1	182	282	39	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	72	44	20	5	3	278	205	96	1st East	Lost final
2006–07	72	28	41	3	0	217	271	59	5th East	Out of playoffs
2007–08	72	37	21	6	8	229	214	88	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09	72	19	50	1	2	198	352	41	6th East	Out of playoffs
2009–10	72	33	27	5	8	243	247	78	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2010–11	72	40	26	2	4	245	240	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–12	72	45	19	6	2	258	213	98	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference final
2012–13	72	25	36	4	7	182	249	61	4th East	Out of playoffs
2013–14	72	21	42	3	6	202	283	51	5th East	Out of playoffs
2014–15	72	32	35	4	1	221	266	69	4th East	Out of playoffs
2015–16	72	36	27	7	2	249	231	81	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2016-17	72	42	21	8	1	255	219	93	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2017-18	72	52	15	2	3	326	216	109	1st East 1st overall	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2018-19	72	40	20	6	2	234	192	88	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2019-20	62	14	44	4	0	146	291	32	6th East	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	24	8	13	3	0	71	95	19	6th Hub	Playoffs cancelled
2021–22	68	37	24	4	3	251	221	81	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2022–23	68	41	24	0	3	252	237	85	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2023–24	68	44	21	0	3	297	228	91	2nd East	Won Championship Lost 2024 Memorial Cup Semifinal

Team records[]

Statistic	Total	Season
Team records for a single season
Most points	98	2011–12
Most wins	45	2011–12
Most goals for	366	1986–87
Least points for	39	2004–05
Least wins for	14	2004–05
Least goals for	182	2004–05
Least goals against	172	2003-04
Most goals against	458	1987–88

Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Individual player records for a single season
Most goals	Blair Atcheynum	70	1988–89
Most assists	Theoren Fleury	92	1987–88
Most points	Theoren Fleury	160	1987–88
Most points, rookie	Mark MacKay	140	1984–85
Most points, defenceman	Scott Schoneck	76	1998–99
Best GAA, goalie	Mike Brodeur	2.11	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni[]

List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Hockey League.^[1]

Retired numbers[]

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".

References[]

↑ Legends of Hockey player search

External links[]

Moose Jaw Warriors website

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