Kenora_Thistles_(1968–1982)

Kenora Muskies

Kenora Muskies

Former Canadian ice hockey team

The Kenora Muskies, known as the Kenora Thistles from 1975 to 1982, are a defunct Manitoba Junior Hockey League team that played in Kenora, Ontario between 1968 and 1982.

This article is about the Kenora Thistles Junior A team (1968–1982). For other uses, see Kenora Thistles (disambiguation).
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History

The Kenora Muskies were granted expansion into the Memorial Cup-eligible Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1968. Two season later, the league was relegated to Tier II Junior A and competed for the Manitoba Centennial Cup.

The Muskies best year in the league came in 1970-71 when they finished first place in the regular season but failed to win the Turnbull Cup as playoff champions.

In 1975, the Muskies were renamed to the traditional Kenora namesake, the Thistles. The original Kenora Thistles were 1906 Stanley Cup champions.

In 1982, the Thistles folded after three progressively worse losing seasons.

Season-by-season record

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

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1968-693413210-177190266th MJHL
1969-703420131-192148412nd MJHL
1970-714829163-228179611st MJHL
1971-724725220-230223504th MJHL
1972-734821261-288296436th MJHL
1973-744810380-199343209th MJHL
1974-754815330-243331308th MJHL
1975-765216324-253217369th MJHL
1976-775228240-258244564th MJHL
1977-785232182-312233664th MJHL
1978-794524201-299274495th MJHL
1979-804620251-252278416th MJHL
1980-814713313-238327297th MJHL
1981-824812351-193297258th MJHL

Playoffs

  • 1969 Lost semi-final
Kenora Muskies defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1
Dauphin Kings defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-2
  • 1970 Lost semi-final
Kenora Muskies defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-2
Dauphin Kings defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-1
  • 1971 Lost final
Kenora Muskies defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3
Kenora Muskies defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1
St. Boniface Saints defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-none
  • 1972 Lost quarter-final
Portage Terriers defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-1
  • 1973 Lost semi-final
Kenora Muskies defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-2
Portage Terriers defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-none
  • 1974 DNQ
  • 1975 DNQ
  • 1976 DNQ
  • 1977 Lost semi-final
Kenora Thistles defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2
Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3
  • 1978 Lost semi-final
Kenora Thistles defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1
Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-2
  • 1979 Lost quarter-final
Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3
  • 1980 Lost quarter-final
Selkirk Steelers defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-none
  • 1981 Lost quarter-final
St. Boniface Saints defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-none
  • 1982 Lost quarter-final
Fort Garry Blues defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-none

Notable alumni

Muskies

Thistles

See also

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