Winnipeg Saints
The Winnipeg Saints were a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team was known for most of its existence as the St. Boniface Saints and exists today as the Virden Oil Capitals.
History
The St. Boniface Saints were formed in 1967 when the Winnipeg Rangers were purchased by a local group and relocated to St. Boniface. The Saints won three Turnbull Cups as Manitoba Junior 'A' champions, and the Anavet Cup in 1971.The team became the Winnipeg Saints in 2000 after moving to the Dakota Community Centre in St. Vital, which would be their home until the end of the 2009–2010 season. They played one season out of St. Adolphe arena and then returned to Winnipeg, playing out of the St. James Civic Centre for the 2011–2012 season. In the spring of 2012, the Saints franchise was purchased by a group from Virden and subsequently relocated to the southwestern Manitoba town for the start of the 2012–13 season.
Notable Saints alumni include Mike Ridley, Colton Orr, Russ Romaniuk, and Travis Hamonic.
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 |
| 1956-57 | 29 | 7 | 21 | 1 | - | 95 | 203 | 15 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1957-58 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | - | 128 | 193 | 20 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1958-59 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | - | 110 | 166 | 23 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1959-60 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 1 | - | 100 | 144 | 21 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1960-61 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | - | 157 | 120 | 42 | 2nd MJHL | Won League |
| 1961-62 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 4 | - | 128 | 150 | 36 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1962-63 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 4 | - | 141 | 196 | 26 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1963-64 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | - | 120 | 91 | 33 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1964-65 | 45 | 21 | 18 | 6 | - | 202 | 170 | 48 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1965-66 | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | - | 219 | 186 | 59 | 1st MJHL | Won League |
| 1966-67 | 57 | 34 | 19 | 4 | - | 263 | 201 | 74 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1967-68 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | - | 157 | 152 | 37 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1968-69 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | - | 145 | 126 | 38 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1969-70 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | - | 152 | 176 | 26 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1970-71 | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | - | 208 | 195 | 45 | 6th MJHL | Won League, won AC |
| 1971-72 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 2 | - | 200 | 214 | 46 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1972-73 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0 | - | 221 | 225 | 48 | 4th MJHL | |
| 1973-74 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 1 | - | 228 | 188 | 57 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1974-75 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | - | 234 | 251 | 46 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1975-76 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 4 | - | 244 | 209 | 64 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1976-77 | 52 | 23 | 27 | 2 | - | 225 | 262 | 48 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1977-78 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 0 | - | 289 | 260 | 62 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1978-79 | 48 | 21 | 26 | 1 | - | 227 | 225 | 43 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1979-80 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 1 | - | 294 | 214 | 65 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1980-81 | 48 | 41 | 6 | 1 | - | 342 | 164 | 83 | 1st MJHL | Won League |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0 | - | 284 | 232 | 60 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1982-83 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 1 | - | 369 | 242 | 67 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1983-84 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 0 | - | 238 | 266 | 34 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1984-85 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 2 | - | 215 | 278 | 36 | 8th MJHL | |
| 1985-86 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 | - | 317 | 265 | 58 | 5th MJHL | |
| 1986-87 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | - | 306 | 273 | 62 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1987-88 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 0 | - | 275 | 215 | 64 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1988-89 | 48 | 29 | 10 | 9 | - | 290 | 209 | 67 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1989-90 | 52 | 3 | 48 | 1 | - | 175 | 427 | 7 | 10th MJHL | |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 15 | 32 | 1 | - | 212 | 267 | 31 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1991-92 | 48 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 228 | 43 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 189 | 55 | 3rd MJHL | |
| 1993-94 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 78 | 1st MJHL | Won League |
| 1994-95 | 56 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 283 | 160 | 90 | 1st MJHL | |
| 1995-96 | 56 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 244 | 215 | 71 | 2nd MJHL | |
| 1996-97 | 55 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 245 | 272 | 50 | 6th MJHL | |
| 1997-98 | 62 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 262 | 47 | 9th MJHL | |
| 1998-99 | 62 | 26 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 319 | 55 | 7th MJHL | |
| 1999-00 | 64 | 21 | 40 | - | 3 | 230 | 372 | 45 | 11th MJHL | |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 33 | 28 | - | 3 | 281 | 263 | 69 | 6th MJHL | |
| 2001-02 | 64 | 20 | 40 | - | 4 | 178 | 293 | 44 | 11th MJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 64 | 23 | 34 | - | 7 | 225 | 278 | 53 | 10th MJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 64 | 33 | 29 | - | 2 | 267 | 238 | 68 | 7th MJHL | |
| 2004-05 | 63 | 28 | 24 | - | 11 | 214 | 209 | 67 | 8th MJHL | |
| 2005-06 | 63 | 37 | 20 | - | 6 | 279 | 206 | 80 | 4th MJHL | |
| 2006-07 | 63 | 31 | 31 | - | 1 | 259 | 281 | 63 | 6th MJHL | |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 45 | 14 | - | 3 | 345 | 191 | 93 | 2nd MJHL | Lost final |
| 2008-09 | 62 | 48 | 11 | - | 3 | 381 | 192 | 99 | 1st MJHL | Lost Addison 1st Rd |
| 2009-10 | 62 | 36 | 19 | - | 7 | 228 | 199 | 79 | 3rd MJHL | Lost final |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 31 | 30 | - | 1 | 225 | 229 | 63 | 8th MJHL | Lost quarter-final |
| 2011-12 | 62 | 34 | 22 | - | 6 | 230 | 215 | 74 | 6th MJHL | Lost final |
Playoffs
- 1971 Won League, won Man/Sask Championship, lost Abbott Cup
- 1972 Lost quarter-final
- 1973 Lost semi-final
- 1974 Lost semi-final
- 1975 Lost quarter-final
- 1976 Lost quarter-final
- 1977 Lost quarter-final
- 1978 Lost quarter-final
- 1979 Lost semi-final
- 1980 Lost quarter-final
- 1981 Won League, won Turnbull Cup, lost Anavet Cup
- 1982 Lost semi-final
- 1983 Lost final
- 1984 Lost quarter-final
- 1985 Lost quarter-final
- 1986 Lost quarter-final
- 1987 Lost semi-final
- 1988 Lost quarter-final
- 1989 Lost quarter-final
- 1990 DNQ
- 1991 Lost quarter-final
- 1992 Lost quarter-final
- 1993 Lost final
- 1994 Won League, lost Anavet Cup
- 1995 Lost semi-final
- 1996 Lost quarter-final
- 1997 Lost quarter-final
- 1998 Lost quarter-final
- 1999 Lost semi-final
- 2000 DNQ
- 2001 Lost quarter-final
- 2002 DNQ
- 2003 DNQ
- 2004 Lost semi-final
- 2005 Lost quarter-final
- 2006 Lost quarter-final
- 2007 Lost semi-final
- 2008 Lost final
- 2009 Lost semi-final
- 2010 Lost final
- 2011 Lost quarter-final
- 2012 ''Lost final''