Dauphin Kings

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Dauphin Kings
City: Dauphin, Manitoba
League: Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Division: Sher-Wood
Founded: 1967
Home Arena: Credit Union Place
Colors: Blue, Red, and White
Head Coach: Marlin Murray
General Manager:
Darcy Dawson
Championships: 6 1969 1970 1972
1977 1983 1993

The Dauphin Kings are a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL) and Hockey Canada. The Kings were established in 1967 and now play at the Credit Union Place, which opened in the fall 2005, with a capacity of 2,500.

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[edit] History

The Dauphin Kings have won the Turnbull Cup as MJHL champions six times: 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, and 1993.

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[edit] 1969

Halfway through the 1968-69 WCHL scoring leader Butch Goring and his sidekick Merv Haney quit the Winnipeg Jets and joined the Kings. Goring and Haney joined a talented group; the goal was guarded by future NHL Ron Low, the 1st line of “Captain” Dennis Schick, Jim Cahoon, and Bob Leguilloux would combine to score 93 goals in a 34-game season. Goring and Haney, both centers, stepped into the 2nd and 3rd line respectfully, and were surrounded by Clayton Kemp (20 goals), John Morrison, Gary Westbury, and 15-year-old Blaine Stoughton. Dauphinite Bob Bushy become the tenth forward, and still scored 22 goals. Bob Neufeld anchored the defense with Johnny Roy, who gave the Kings an offensive flare from the blueline, Ron Boyes, Farley Hemmings, and Wayne Pockett rounded out the defense. Goring with Goaltender Ron Low helped lead the Kings to the western Canadian final for the Memorial Cup meeting the Regina Pats of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The Pats were led by Goaltender Gary Bromley, and 8 future NHL draft picks including Don Saleski, won the best of seven, in seven, 4-3, with Goring missing game seven with a separated shoulder. Goring was picked up by Regina for the Memorial Cup finals, and was voted the Pats best player in a losing effort, as the powerhouse Montreal Junior Canadiens, led by Marc Tardif and Gilbert Perreault swept the Pats four straight. For the 69-70 season the Kings had a major rebuild, only Low and Bushy remained. Bushy was named captain. Rookie scoring sensation Ron Chipperfield was added and Dennis Clarke returned after spending most of the previous year on the injury list, to the give Kings the best one two punch in the league. Chipperfield as a 16 year old rookie led the league in scoring, Clarke led the league in goals, and with Randy Sigurdson formed the Kings 2nd line. Bushy centered the 1st, with Dan Tremblay and Dave Marin. Barry Chernos was brought in, Herb Andres was elevated from the taxi squad, and Merv Kiryluik came from the Dauphin Minor Hockey Association to made up the third line. Peter Wood, became the tenth forward, after spending the previous year on the taxi squad. Bill Gidden anchored the defense with Ron Realini, Bernie Reid, Harvey Shaw, and Dauphinite Ron Lemieux, who added offensive from the blueline. The Kings breezed through the MJHL, in the final Low recorded 2 shutouts, allowed 3 goals, as the Kings swept in four straight. For the second straight year, the Kings faced the Westfort Hurricanes of Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League. And in a bitter fought series, the Kings fail in 6 games. 1970-71, the Kings once again needed to rebuild, with only 4 returnees, Andres, Marin, Realini, and Tremblay. Tremblay would be named captain, and led the league in scoring with 109 Points. The Kings added forwards Jeff Berke, Brad Carefoot, Don Larway, Jim Miller, Bill Murray, Darrell Novakowski, Tom Sinclair, Ed Tkachuk, and defenseman Mike Korney, Dan Lemieux, Perry Robinson, and Drew Trapp. The biggest hole the Kings needed fill was goal. With Ron Low gone to the Pros, the Kings brought in the tandem of Dauphinite Ty Langton and Larry Budzinski. Injuries were the biggest concern for the 70-71 Kings, and the Kings season ended early. The Kings entered 1971-72 with a swagger, with nearly a set team the Kings were thinking championship, Budzinski and Langton were back in goal. Dauphinites Korney and Lemieux, and Trapp would return to the blueline, joined by Jack Osachuk and Dauphinite Greg Kiryluik. Up front the Kings had 7 returnees, Dauphinite Jim Cruise was added to the 1st line with Miller and Murray, Cruise would score 36 goals as a rookie, the line combined for 97 goals in a 48 game schedule. The line of Tkachuk, Marin, and Carefoot would score 98 goals and be the Kings 2nd line. Scott Hetherington, another Elm Creek boy (Tkachuk, Carefoot, and Miller) would center the 3rd with wingers Larway and Novakowski. Dauphinite Ken Buchy was the tenth forward, a position his older Bob had only a few years earlier. Miller would be named captain. Half a year in, Bob Windatt quit the Winnipeg Jets of the WCHL and signed with the Kings. Windatt replaced Novakowski, who was traded. The Kings would win 40 games out 48, score 304 goals, and were easily the best of the MJHL. The Kings would meet their waterloo in the Saskatchewan Champions Humboldt Broncos.

During the 74-75 season Dauphinite Jim Misener established a new MJHL record of 73 goals, breaking Bobby Clarke's total of 71.

[edit] 1977

Rebuilding since the run of 71-72, the Kings iced a veteran lineup for 76-77. The Kings had 3 100-point men, all top 5 in league scoring, Jim Misener (59 goals), Bob Genoway (47 goals), and Lyle Stokotelny (33 goals). Owen Connelly chipped in with 35 goals, add fellow veterans Cam Carefoot, Martin Dupont, Dan Greening, Rich Hopfner, Vernon Jebb, Dean Murray, Duke Rodnisky, and starting goalie Jim Tkachyk, who was entering his third season, and second as #1. Adding 3 veterans from other clubs, Calven Bernard, Brad Harding, and Harvey Takvam. And rookies Brock Bulbuck, Rich Little, Rick Peacosh, Ron Shewchuk, and Greg Vertz. The Kings prevailed winning the Turnbull Cup for the 4th time in 10 years. The Kings achilles heel has been getting by the Saskatchewan champs, and the Prince Albert Raiders weren’t going to change that.

[edit] 1983

In 82-83 Mike Ridley of the St. Boniface Saints shattered Jim Misener goal scoring record by 18, netting 91 goals. Kings Brent Sapergia also surpassed Misener, to establish a new team record of 77.

The Kings went on to win the Anavet Cup in 1983 by defeating the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Yorkton Terriers, but lost the Abbott Cup to the British Columbia Junior Hockey League's Abbotsford Flyers.

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1967-68 Lost Semi Final
1968-69 34 25 8 1 226 122 51 1st MJHL Won League
1969-70 34 22 7 5 193 130 49 1st MJHL Won League
1970-71 48 28 17 3 224 176 59 3rd North Lost Div Semi-Finals
1971-72 48 40 8 0 304 171 80 1st MJHL Won League
1972-73 48 18 30 0 201 266 36 4th North DNQ
1973-74 48 15 32 1 206 278 31 4th North DNQ
1974-75 48 25 23 0 289 277 50 3rd North
1975-76 52 23 29 0 256 267 46 4th North
1976-77 52 35 14 3 305 196 73 1st MJHL Won League
1977-78 52 33 16 3 262 194 69 2nd North
1978-03 Standings Not Available
2003-04 64 19 36 4 5 208 284 47 9th MJHL
2004-05 63 32 25 5 1 228 199 70 6th MJHL
2005-06 63 41 17 5 0 283 185 87 1st MJHL Lost Semi Final
2006-07 63 41 16 2 4 263 189 88 2nd MJHL Lost Final
2007-08 62 32 28 - 2 241 239 66 7th MJHL

[edit] Playoffs

  • 1969 Lost western Memorial Cup Final
  • 1970 Lost western Memorial Cup Semi Final
  • 1972 Lost Anavet Cup
  • 1977 Lost Anavet Cup

[edit] Notable alumni

NHL Draft Picks:

Others:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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