Selkirk Steelers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Steelers.
Selkirk Steelers
City: Selkirk, Manitoba
League: Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Division: Addison
Home Arena: Selkirk Recreation Complex
Colors: Red, Black, and White
Head Coach: Keith Cassidy
General Manager: Ken Petrash
Farm club(s): Selkirk Fishermen (KJHL)

The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada.

Contents

[edit] History

Junior "A" hockey in Selkirk dates back to at least 1918, the founding of the MJHL. As one of the original members of the MJHL, the Selkirk Fishermen became the second ever Turnbull Cup, MJHL Champions by winning the 1920 playoffs. The Fishermen were crowned Western Junior "A" Champions and given the Abbott Cup. They moved on to the Memorial Cup for the National Championship, but were defeated by the Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers.

The 1920 Selkirk Fishermen were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.

The 1973-74 season was the Steelers most successful season. The Steelers won the MJHL title, then defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 4-games-to-2 to win the Anavet Cup. They went on to compete for the Abbott Cup against the Kelowna Buckaroos of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League and defeated them 4-games-to-3. This moved the Steelers along to the National Championship against the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Junior A Hockey League for the Manitoba Centennial Cup, the National Junior "A" Championship. The series went seven games, with the Steelers stealing Game 7 1-0 in overtime to clinch their first and, so far, only National Title. [1]

The 1974 Selkirk Steelers were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.

The Steelers have 10 MJHL Turnbull Cup Championships: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2004, and 2007. Three of these championships have resulted in Anavet Cup Manitoba/Saskatchewan Junior "A" Championships: 1974, 1975 and 2007. In 1974 the Steelers won the Abbott Cup Western Canadian Junior ‘A’ Championship and a National Championship winning the Manitoba Centennial Cup.

The Steelers are the 2006-07 MJHL Champions. They went on to face the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Anavet Cup. The best-of-seven series went the distance and resulted in a Game 7 4-3 quadruple overtime victory for the Steelers. The Steelers represented their region at the Royal Bank Cup 2007 tournament. The Steelers battled hard and the scores were very close, but they failed to get beyond the round robin. Their first game of the tournament was against the Nation's top ranked teams - the Aurora Tigers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League. The Steeler did well, but lost 4-2. Their second game was against the Nation's #2 ranked team, the Camrose Kodiaks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Steelers lost 3-1. The Steelers then took on the host Prince George Spruce Kings and held them scoreless through two period, but in the third the Spruce Kings squeezed out a 2-1 win. They last game was a "do or die" game against the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the Central Junior A Hockey League. Despite outshooting the Lumber Kings, Selkirk never led and never caught up to the Fred Page Cup Champions -- final score: 4-2. With an 0-4 record, the Selkirk Steelers finished their season with the Turnbull Cup, the Anavet Cup, and the pride of having represented Western Canada at the Royal Bank Cup National Championship.

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Selkirk @ Royal Bank Cup 2007
Selkirk @ Royal Bank Cup 2007

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
1968-69 34 23 9 2 - 205 116 48 MJHL
1969-70 34 9 18 7 - 155 215 25 7th MJHL
1970-71 48 8 34 6 - 142 241 22 8th MJHL
1971-72 48 13 34 1 - 211 278 27 7th MJHL
1972-73 48 20 26 2 - 202 253 42 MJHL
1973-74 48 32 15 1 - 245 182 65 2nd MJHL Won League, Won AC, Won AbC, Won MCC
1974-75 48 35 12 1 - 283 175 71 1st MJHL Won League, Won AC, Won AbC
1975-76 52 29 23 0 - 318 277 58 3rd MJHL Won League, Lost AC
1976-03 Manitoba Jr. A Standings Not Available
2003-04 64 44 18 1 1 335 236 90 2nd MJHL Won League, Lost AC
2004-05 63 34 23 4 2 254 224 74 3rd MJHL
2005-06 63 36 19 5 3 262 205 80 5th MJHL Lost Semi-final
2006-07 63 49 9 4 1 370 188 103 1st MJHL Won League, Won AC
2007-08 62 44 12 - 6 260 168 94 1st MJHL

[edit] NHL Alumni

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Preceded by
Portage Terriers		 Centennial Cup Champions
1974		 Succeeded by
Spruce Grove Mets


v • d • e
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
CJAHL: Anavet Cup  · Royal Bank Cup
v • d • e
Sports teams based in Manitoba
Baseball
Football
CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CJFL: Winnipeg Rifles
Hockey
Soccer
Rugby union
RCSL: Manitoba Buffalo, NWL: Manitoba Rugby Union
Ringette
NRL: Manitoba Jets · Prairie Fire
Canadian Interuniversity Sport