Kildonan North Stars

History

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

In 1967-68 Centre Wayne Chernecki led the MJHL in both points and goals, and was also voted Rookie of the Year, and earned First Team All-Star honors.

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

In 1978, the Kildonan North Stars captured the Turnbull Cup as Manitoba Junior "A" Hockey Champions.

During the 1986-87 season, the North Stars became infamous for a completely winless 48-game season. 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: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Playoffs

1971 Lost Quarter-final

St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3

1972 Lost Final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1Dauphin Kings defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1973 Lost Quarter-final

St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 9-points-to-7

1974 Lost Final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-noneSelkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1

1975 Lost Final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3

1976 Lost Final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated Assiniboine Park Monarchs 4-games-to-1West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1977 Lost Final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3Dauphin Kings defeated Kildonan North Stars 2-games-to-1 (Series suspended, awarded to Dauphin)

1978 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-2Kildonan North Stars defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3 MJHL CHAMPIONSPrince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1979 Lost Final

Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-noneSelkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-2

1980 Lost Final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1981 Lost Quarter-final

Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1982 DNQ

1983 Lost Quarter-final

St. Boniface Saints defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1984 Lost Final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-noneKildonan North Stars defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1

1985 Lost Quarter-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1986 DNQ

1987 DNQ

1988 Lost Quarter-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1989 Lost Semi-final

Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-noneWinnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none

1990 Lost Final

Kildonan North Stars defeated Southeast Thunderbirds 4-games-to-noneKildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3Portage Terriers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none