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City Winnipeg, Manitoba Colours Blue, Gold, White Arena/Stadium MTS Iceplex Head coach Billy Keane		Home arena MTS Iceplex 1930-1976 Winnipeg Monarchs Location Winnipeg, Canada Date founded 1930

Media Winnipeg Sun Winnipeg Free Press 1976-1977 Assiniboine Park Monarchs League Manitoba Junior Hockey League

The Winnipeg Blues are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The team was founded in 1930 and formerly known as the Winnipeg Monarchs, Fort Garry Blues, and Winnipeg South Blues.

The Blues/Monarchs franchise has won 17 Turnbull Cups as MJHL champions, two Anavet Cups, and six Abbott Cups. As the Monarchs were also three-time Memorial Cup champions. The 1995 Winnipeg South Blues have been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame under the team category.

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The Monarchs (1930-1978)

The Winnipeg Monarchs won the Memorial Cup as Canadian junior hockey champions three times: in 1935, 1937 and 1946. In 1946, George Robertson scored the winning goal in the seventh game of the 1946 Memorial Cup Final before a sell out crowd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. The Monarchs were also finalists in 1932, losing to Sudbury Wolves in the final, and 1951, losing to the Barrie Flyers.

In addition to the three Memorial Cup titles, the Monarchs won ten Turnbull Cups as MJHL champions and five Abbott Cups as Western Canadian junior hockey champions.

The Blues (1978-present)

In 1978, the Monarchs relocated to Fort Garry in south Winnipeg and adopted a new name, the Fort Garry Blues. Six years later, the team rebranded itself as the Winnipeg South Blues, although the team continued to play out of the Century Arena in Fort Garry. During their tenure in Fort Garry, the Blues won six league championships.

In 2010, the Blues moved into the new MTS Iceplex, located on the western edge of the city, and shortened their name to the Winnipeg Blues. The Blues have won the Turnbull Cup once since moving to the Iceplex (2014).

The Blues have been the only MJHL club based in Winnipeg since the Winnipeg Saints relocated to Virden in 2012.

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. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg Monarchs 4-games-to-2

1972 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg Monarchs 4-games-to-2

1973 DNQ

1974 DNQ

1975 DNQ

1976 Lost Quarter-final

West Kildonan North Stars defeated Assiniboine Park Monarchs 4-games-to-1

1977 DNQ

1978 DNQ

1979 DNQ

1980 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2

1981 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-1

1982 Won League, Won Turnbull Cup, Lost Anavet Cup

Fort Garry Blues defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-none Fort Garry Blues defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none Fort Garry Blues defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-none MJHL CHAMPIONS Fort Garry Blues defeated Flin Flon Bombers (NJHL) 3-games-to-none TURNBULL CUP CHAMPIONS Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2

1983 Lost Semi-final

Fort Garry Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-none St. Boniface Saints defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2

1984 Lost Semi-final

Fort Garry Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 Kildonan North Stars defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2

1985 Lost Final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 Selkirk Steelers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

1986 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost Abbott Cup

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Thunder Bay Hornets 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-none MJHL CHAMPIONS Winnipeg South Blues defeated Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) 4-games-to-3 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS Penticton Knights (BCJHL) defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

1987 Lost Final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none Selkirk Steelers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3

1988 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2 Winnipeg South Blues defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-none MJHL CHAMPIONS Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

1989 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup

1990 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

1991 Lost Final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

1992 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

1993 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2 St. Boniface Saints defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

1994 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3

1995 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Lost 1995 Centennial Cup semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-none MJHL CHAMPIONS Winnipeg South Blues defeated Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) 4-games-to-2 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS Third in 1995 Centennial Cup round robin (2-2) ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONS Gloucester Rangers (CJHL) defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-1 in semi-final

1996 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-3 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

1997 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

1998 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-3 St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues

1999 Lost Final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg South Blues defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-3 OCN Blizzard defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

2000 Lost Final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-2 Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1 OCN Blizzard defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

2001 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winnipeg Saints 4-games-to-3 Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

2002 Lost Quarter-final

St. James Canadians defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3

2003 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-2 Southeast Blades defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

2004 Lost Quarter-final

Selkirk Steelers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3

2005 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1 Selkirk Steelers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3

2006 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup

Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg South Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-none Winnipeg South Blues defeated OCN Blizzard 4-games-to-1 MJHL CHAMPIONS Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

2007 Lost Quarter-final

Winnipeg Saints defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-3

2008 Lost Quarter-final

Winnipeg Saints defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1

2009 DNQ

2010 Lost Quarter-final

Winnipeg Saints defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none

2011 DNQ

2012 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-none Portage Terriers defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-2

2013 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2 Steinbach Pistons defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-2

2014 Won League, Lost in 2014 Western Canada Cup round robin

Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 2-games-to-0 Winnipeg Blues defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg Blues defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-1 Winnipeg Blues defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-1 MJHL Champions Fifth and eliminated from Western Canada Cup round robin (1-3)

2015 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg Blues defeated Swan Valley Stampeders 4-games-to-0 Steinbach Pistons defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-1

2016 Lost Semi-final

Winnipeg Blues defeated Oil Capitals 4-games-to-3 Portage Terriers defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-0

2017 Lost Quarter-final

OCN Blizzard defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-1

References

Winnipeg Blues Wikipedia

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