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1945moosejawcanucks

1944-45 Moose Jaw Canucks

Moose jaw canucks 1950-51

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History[]

The Moose Jaw Canucks were a junior team.

They first appeared in 1923-24, when they lost out in the Southern Saskatchewan League.

It was in 1933-34 that they really got started.

They appeared in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey for fifteen straight seasons, winning the provincial title in 1938-39, 1944-45. 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, and in 1948-49 as a member of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League (1949-56). During this string of five straight provincial championships, the Canucks also won the Western Canada playoffs in 1945 & 1947, losing the Memorial Cup playoffs both times.

The Canucks moved from the Saskatchewan League to the Western Canada League in 1948, hoping to find better competition, They stayed in that league for seven seasons to 1954-55.

They then took a two year hiatus while they waited for their arena to be completed. They played the 1958-59 season in Weyburn before coming home the next season.

During their seven years in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League the Canucks took one league title (1961-62).

The Canucks moved to the new Western Hockey League (junior) in 1966-67, taking that league's first championship. They stayed on for one more season before moving back to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Worries about the status of the Western League prompted this move.

However, the Canucks could not get back into the Tier I Western Hockey League (junior) and had to be satisfied with the Tier II Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

The Canucks folded in 1984 in anticipation of the move of the Winnipeg Warriors to Moose Jaw.

Season-by-Season Results[]

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1923-24 6 2 4 0 4 21 28 2nd South out of playoffs
1933-34 3 0 3 0 0 0 12 2nd south out of playoffs
1934-35 - - - - - - - Independent Lost Final
1935-36 - - - - - - - Indpendent Lost Final
1936-37 6 3 3 0 6 25 58 3rd South Lost Final
1937-38 6 6 0 0 12 46 11 1st South Won Final, Lost Sask
1938-39 10 7 2 1 15 35 20 1st South Won Final, Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final
1939-40 12 6 5 1 13 57 50 2nd South Lost Final
1940-41 18 4 13 1 10 70 46 4th out of playoffs
1941-42 11 1 10 0 2 24 42 3rd South Lost Semi Final
1942-43 15 6 7 2 16 54 52 3rd South Lost Final
1943-44 22 10 9 3 26 91 85 4th South Lost Semi Final
1944-45 16 14 2 0 28 112 41 1st South Won Final, Won West. Lost Memorial Cup
1945-46 18 18 0 0 36 157 55 1st South Won Final, Lost West Semi Final
1946-47 30 21 9 0 41 190 111 2nd Won Final, Won Sask, Won West. Lost Memorial Cup
1947-48 28 21 6 1 43 171 94 1st South Won Final. Lost West Semi Final

Western Canada Junior Hockey League[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1948-49 26 17 8 1 52 - - 2nd Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final
1949-50 40 22 18 0 44 - - 3nd Lost Semi Final
1950-51 40 16 22 2 34 - - 5th out of playoffs
1951-52 44 21 23 0 42 - - 5th out of playoffs
1952-53 36 13 23 0 26 164 209 5th Lost Semi Final
1953-54 36 17 19 0 29 166 191 4th Lost Quarter Final
1954-55 40 5 35 0 10 100 264 5th out of playoffs


Note: The Canucks did not play from 1955-56 through 1957-58.

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1958-66)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1958-59 48 11 36 1 23 - - 7th out of playoffs
1959-60 59 6 52 1 13 - - 7th out of playoffs
1960-61 60 24 26 10 58 131 212 4th Lost Semi Final
1961-62 56 22 25 9 53 200 227 5th Won Final, Lost West Semi Final
1962-63 54 25 22 7 57 212 188 4th Lost Semi Final
1963-64 62 26 30 6 58 290 352 5th Lost Semi Final
1964-65 56 19 34 3 41 211 286 7th out of playoffs
1965-66 60 33 23 4 70 294 229 4th Lost Semi Final

Note:The Canucks played their 1958-59 home games in Weyburn because their arena was not ready.

Western Hockey League (junior)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1966-67 56 25 19 12 62 215 190 4th Won Final
1967-68 60 31 24 5 67 263 243 4th Lost Semi-final



Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1968-84)[]

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1968-69 44 19 24 1 - 223 245 39 3rd
1969-70 36 16 18 2 - 143 152 34 3rd
1970-71 - - - - - - - - did not play
1971-72 50 7 43 0 - 174 345 13 9th
1972-73 48 23 25 0 - 239 242 46 4th South
1973-74 50 23 27 0 - 253 251 46 4th South
1974-75 58 16 42 0 - 278 333 32 6th South
1975-76 58 22 33 3 - 264 299 47 6th North
1976-77 60 42 18 0 - 362 208 84 2nd South
1977-78 60 41 19 0 - 351 262 82 1st South
1978-79 60 34 24 2 - 322 263 70 2nd South
1979-80 60 44 15 1 - 343 245 89 1st South Lost Final
1980-81 60 40 14 0 - 406 268 92 1st South
1981-82 60 29 29 2 - 262 248 60 2nd South Lost Quarter-final
1982-83 64 27 34 3 - 299 345 57 6th Lost Quarter-final
1983-84 64 35 28 1 - 344 314 71 4th Lost 1st Round
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