City Kenora, Ontario 1968-1975 Kenora Muskies Location Kenora, Canada | Colours Maroon, White 1975-1982 Kenora Thistles Color Maroon, White | |
League Manitoba Junior Hockey League Home arena Kenora Recreation Centre |
The Kenora Muskies, known as the Kenora Thistles from 1975 to 1982, are a defunct Manitoba Junior Hockey League team that played in Kenora, Ontario between 1968 and 1982.
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History
The Kenora Muskies were granted expansion into the Memorial Cup-eligible Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1968. Two season later, the league was relegated to Tier II Junior A and competed for the Manitoba Centennial Cup.
The Muskies best year in the league came in 1970-71 when they finished first place in the regular season but failed to win the Turnbull Cup as playoff champions.
In 1975, the Muskies were renamed to the traditional Kenora namesake, the Thistles. The original Kenora Thistles were 1906 Stanley Cup champions.
In 1982, the Thistles folded after three progressively worse losing seasons.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Playoffs
Notable alumni
Muskies
Thistles