Colours Blue, White, Black Arena T.G. Smith Centre | Home arena T.G. Smith Centre Location Steinbach, Canada Date founded 1988 | |
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Owner(s) Steinbach Pistons, Inc. |
Steinbach pistons recruitment film
The Steinbach Pistons are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Steinbach, Manitoba. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, which is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
Contents
- Steinbach pistons recruitment film
- Steinbach pistons highlight finale
- Southeast ThunderbirdsT BirdsBlades
- Beausejour Blades
- Steinbach Pistons
- Mascot
- Season by season record
- Playoffs
- References
Steinbach pistons highlight finale
Southeast Thunderbirds/T-Birds/Blades
The MJHL granted an expansion team to the Southeast Tribal Council, a group of First Nation bands in southeastern Manitoba, to begin play in the 1988-89 season. The team was known as the Southeast Thunderbirds and played out of the Notre Dame Arena in Winnipeg. The team was renamed the Southeast Blades in 1992. After taking a leave of absence for the 1996-97 season, the Blades moved to Sagkeeng First Nation, northeast of Winnipeg. The Blades played ten seasons in Sagkeeng, with their best being in 2002-03 when they advanced to the Turnbull Cup finals, but lost to the OCN Blizzard.
Beausejour Blades
The Beausejour Blades were formed in 2007 following the sale and relocation of the team to Beausejour. The team played played two seasons at Beausejour's Sun Gro Centre, winning only 13 games during that span.
Steinbach Pistons
During the 2009 Allan Cup in Steinbach, Manitoba, the City of Steinbach announced that the Blades would be relocating to Steinbach for the 2009-10 season. Following a local contest, the team was renamed the Steinbach Pistons. Steinbach was previously home to the MJHL's Steinbach Hawks from 1985 to 1988. Despite the team's improved record after the move, the Pistons did not qualify for the playoffs during their first three seasons.
During the summer of 2012, the Pistons were purchased by a group from the local business community and turned into a community-owned organization. Attendance at home games has since risen significantly and is now among the best in the MJHL. The Pistons ended the franchise's ten year playoff drought in 2013, when they captured their first Turnbull Cup and a berth in the inaugural Western Canada Cup.
Mascot
The Steinbach Piston's mascot is a brown horse with a blue mane and tail sporting the team's dark blue uniforms with the circular Piston logo. His name is Clutch and his number is #00.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against