Moose Jaw Warriors

Moose Jaw Warriors
City	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	East
Founded	1984
Home arena	Mosaic Place
Colours	Red, silver, black
General manager	Alan Millar
Head coach	Tim Hunter
Franchise history
1980–1984	Winnipeg Warriors
1984–present	Moose Jaw Warriors

The Moose Jaw Warriors are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The team plays its home games at Mosaic Place. The franchise moved to Moose Jaw from Winnipeg after the 1983–84 season, where they were known as the Winnipeg Warriors. The Warriors played in the Moose Jaw Civic Centre also known as "The Crushed Can" for 26 seasons, before moving to Mosaic Place in the city centre. The team has never won the WHL championship.

Championships

In 2006, the team went on a successful playoff run eliminating the Brandon Wheat Kings, Calgary Hitmen and Medicine Hat Tigers, before being swept in four games by the Vancouver Giants in the WHL Finals.

Division titles won: 3 -- 2003–04, 05–06, 11-12

Regular season titles won: None

League championships: Finalists in 2006

Memorial Cup titles: None

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1984–85	72	21	50	1	-	320	438	43	7th East	Out of playoffs
1985–86	72	25	44	3	-	294	375	53	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1986–87	72	38	31	3	-	366	321	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1987–88	72	18	52	2	-	308	458	38	8th East	Out of playoffs
1988–89	72	27	42	3	-	318	372	57	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1989–90	72	28	41	3	-	287	330	59	8th East	Out of playoffs
1990–91	72	31	39	2	-	336	369	64	6th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1991–92	72	33	36	3	-	279	316	69	6th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1992–93	72	27	42	3	-	277	346	57	8th East	Out of playoffs
1993–94	72	21	48	3	-	269	361	45	9th East	Out of playoffs
1994–95	72	39	32	1	-	315	275	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1995–96	72	18	49	5	-	223	331	41	6th East	Out of playoffs
1996–97	72	36	29	7	-	278	240	79	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1997–98	72	23	39	10	-	235	281	56	5th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1998–-99	72	39	31	2	-	292	262	80	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
1999–00	72	25	34	9	4	221	259	63	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2000–01	72	34	29	4	5	287	291	77	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–02	72	30	34	6	2	226	239	68	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2002–03	72	36	22	11	3	266	208	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2003–04	72	41	22	8	1	209	172	91	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–05	72	14	47	10	1	182	282	39	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	72	44	20	5	3	278	205	96	1st East	Lost final
2006–07	72	28	41	3	0	217	271	59	5th East	Out of playoffs
2007–08	72	37	21	6	8	229	214	88	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09	72	19	50	1	2	198	352	41	6th East	Out of playoffs
2009–10	72	33	27	5	8	243	247	78	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2010–11	72	40	26	2	4	245	240	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–12	72	45	19	6	2	258	213	98	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference final
2012–13	72	25	36	4	7	182	249	61	4th East	Out of playoffs
2013–14	72	21	42	3	6	202	283	51	5th East	Out of playoffs
2014–15	72	32	35	4	1	221	266	69	4th East	Out of playoffs
2015–16	72	36	27	7	2	249	231	81	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final

WHL Championship history

• 2005–06: Loss, 0-4 vs Vancouver

Current Roster

Updated January, 24, 2016.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Drafted
16	United States !	Bargar, BlakeBlake Bargar	7.0 !RW	R	18	2013	Torrance, California	Undrafted
17	Canada !	Bowen, RyanRyan Bowen	7.0 !RW	R	17	2013	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Eligible 2017
2	Canada !	Brook, JoshJosh Brook	2.0 !D	R	17	2014	Roblin, Manitoba	Eligible 2017
27	Canada !	Faith, TannerTanner Faith (A)	2.0 !D	L	20	2015	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	2014, 139th Overall, MIN
3	Canada !	Gardiner, RyanRyan Gardiner	2.0 !D	L	19	2012	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Undrafted
22	Canada !	Gregor, NoahNoah Gregor	4.0 !C	L	17	2014	Beaumont, Alberta	2016, 111th Overall, SJ
12	Canada !	Halbgewachs, JaydenJayden Halbgewachs	4.0 !C	L	19	2012	Emerald Park, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
21	Canada !	Howden, BrettBrett Howden (A)	4.0 !C	L	18	2013	Calgary, Alberta	2016, 27th Overall, TB
29	Canada !	Hunt, DrydenDryden Hunt (A)	6.0 !LW	L	20	2015	Cranbrook, British Columbia	Undrafted
10	Canada !	Jeannot, TannerTanner Jeannot	6.0 !LW	L	19	2014	Oxbow, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
23	Canada !	Langan, TristinTristin Langan	6.0 !LW	L	17	2013	Swan River, Manitoba	Eligible 2017
7	Slovakia !	Maier, PatrickPatrick Maier	2.0 !D	L	19	2016	Bratislava, Slovakia	Undrafted
6	Canada !	McNulty, MarcMarc McNulty	2.0 !D	L	21	2015	Medicine Hat, Alberta	2013, 169th Overall, DET
5	Canada !	Paradis, ColinColin Paradis	2.0 !D	L	18	2013	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Undrafted
19	Canada !	Point, BraydenBrayden Point (C)	4.0 !C	R	20	2011	Calgary, Alberta	2014, 79th Overall, TB
71	Russia !	Popugayev, NikitaNikita Popugayev	6.0 !LW	R	17	2015	Moscow, Russia	Eligible 2017
18	United States !	Quinney, LandonLandon Quinney	4.0 !C	R	18	2015	Las Vegas, Nevada	Undrafted
31	Canada !	Sawchenko, ZachZach Sawchenko	1.0 !G	L	18	2012	Calgary, Alberta	Undrafted
8	Canada !	Shynkaruk, JesseJesse Shynkaruk	4.0 !C	L	20	2014	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
47	Canada !	Thrower, JoshJosh Thrower	2.0 !D	R	20	2016	Squamish, British Columbia	Undrafted
26	United States !	Watts, BraydenBrayden Watts	7.0 !RW	R	17	2015	Bakersfield, California	Eligible 2017
35	Canada !	Willms, BrodyBrody Willms	1.0 !G	L	17	2013	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Undrafted

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	98	2011–12
Most wins	45	2011–12
Most goals for	366	1986–87
Least points for	39	2004–05
Least wins for	14	2004–05
Least goals for	182	2004–05
Least goals against	172	2003-04
Most goals against	458	1987–88

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Blair Atcheynum	70	1988–89
Most assists	Theoren Fleury	92	1987–88
Most points	Theoren Fleury	160	1987–88
Most points, rookie	Mark MacKay	140	1984–85
Most points, defenceman	Scott Schoneck	76	1998–99
Best GAA, goalie	Mike Brodeur	2.11	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

List of Moose Jaw Warriors alumni to have played in the National Hockey League.

• Chris Armstrong
• Blair Atcheynum
• Scott Bailey
• Lonny Bohonos
• Johnny Boychuk
• Dustin Boyd
• Mike Brodeur
• Kyle Brodziak
• Troy Brouwer
• Curtis Brown
• Kelly Buchberger
• Frederic Chabot
• Joel Edmundson

• Deryk Engelland
• Tomas Fleischmann
• Theoren Fleury
• Owen Fussey
• Travis Hamonic
• Matt Higgins
• Quinton Howden
• Blair Jones
• Mike Keane
• Sheldon Kennedy
• Paul Kruse
• Pavel Kubina
• Dale Kushner
• Brooks Laich

• Darryl Laplante
• Reed Low
• Jamie Lundmark
• Masi Marjamaki
• Jim McKenzie
• Tomas Mojzis
• Lyle Odelein
• Nathan Paetsch
• Dale Purinton
• Morgan Rielly
• Aaron Rome
• Kevin Smyth

• Ryan Smyth
• Martin Spanhel
• Rastislav Stana
• Ryan Stanton
• Brian Sutherby
• Dave Thomlinson
• Ryan Tobler
• Roman Vopat
• Jason Widmer

NLL alumni

• Kaleb Toth

Retired numbers

• 9 Theoren Fleury
• 24 Kelly Buchberger
• 25 Mike Keane
• 28 Ryan Smyth

Mascot

Mortimer "Morty" J. Moose is the current Warriors Mascot. His Initials (MJ) pay homage to the home city. Mortimer is the 3rd installment of the Warriors Mascot, after "Tommy Hawk", and the inaugural "Puck Head".

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
• CILG - airs the Moose Jaw Warriors hockey games on 100.7 FM in Moose Jaw.

External links

• Moose Jaw Warriors website