List of ice hockey teams in Manitoba explained

The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Manitoba, past and present. It includes the league(s) they play for, and championships won.

Major Professional

National Hockey League

Current teams! Team! City! Established! Stanley Cups! Notes

2011

0

Founded in 1999 as the Atlanta Thrashers

Former teams! Team! City! Existed! Stanley Cups! Notes

1979-96

0

Founded in 1972 as a World Hockey Association franchise; Became Phoenix Coyotes in 1996

World Hockey Association

Minor Professional

Current teams

American Hockey League

Former teams

Western Hockey League

Team	City	Existed	Lester Patrick Cups	Notes
		1955-57	1
		1955-61	1

Junior

Western Hockey League

Current teams! Team! City! Established! President's Cups! Memorial Cups! Notes

1968

3

0

2010 Memorial Cup runner-up

Former teams! Team! City! Existed! President's Cups! Memorial Cups! Notes

		1967-78	2	0	Became Edmonton Oil Kings in 1978
		1967-73	0	0	Became the Winnipeg Clubs in 1973
		1973-76	0	0	Became the Winnipeg Monarchs in 1976
		2019-23	0	0	Founded in 1996 as Edmonton Ice; became the Wenatchee Wild in 2023
		1976-77	0	0	Became the Calgary Wranglers in 1977
		1980-84	0	0	Became the Moose Jaw Warriors in 1984

Manitoba Junior Hockey League (Junior 'A')

Current Teams! Team! City! Established! League titles! Anavet Cups! Nat'l Jr. A Titles! Notes

		1967	7	1	0
		1989	0	0	0	formerly Neepawa Natives (1989–2021)
		2022	0	0	0
		1996	5	1	0
	Portage la Prairie	1942	10	2	2	original club 1942-1947; reestablished in 1967
		1966	11	3	1
		1988	2	1	0	relocated from Beausejour in 2009
		1999	0	0	0
		1956	4	1	0	relocated from Winnipeg in 2012
		1999	0	0	0
		1973	3	0	0
		1930	17	2	0	formerly Fort Garry/Winnipeg South Blues, see Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)
		2020	0	0	0

Former Teams! Team! City! Existed! League titles! Anavet Cups! Abbott Cups! Nat'l Jr. A Titles! Notes

		2007-2009	0	0	0	0	became Steinbach Pistons
		1936-1967	8	0	1	0
		1973-1980	0	0	0	0
		1939-1945	0	0	0	0
		1940-1942	0	0	0	0
		1933-1940	3	2	1	0
		1924-1931	6	0	1	0
		1917-1918	0	0	0	0
		1967-1990	1	0	0	0
		1921-1937	1	0	0	0
		1917-1935	2	1	1	0
		1988-2007	0	0	0	0	became Beausejour Blades
	St. Boniface	1939-1945	0	0	0	0
		1952-1967	5	0	1	0	became Kildonan Stars
	Winnipeg	1967-2000	3	1	0	0	became Winnipeg Saints
	St. Boniface	1934-1939	1	0	1	1
		1935-1945	1	0	0	0	became Winnipeg Canadiens
		1956-2003	5	0	1	1
		1924-1931	0	0	0	0
		1985-1988	0	0	0	0
		1975-1978	0	0	0	0
		1917-1927	0	0	0	0
		1952-1957	0	0	0	0
		1947-1952	0	0	0	0	became Winnipeg Barons
		1946-1952	0	0	0	0	became St. Boniface Canadiens
		1920-1942	1	0	1	1
		1930-1978	10	0	5	3	became Fort Garry Blues
		1918-1929	0	0	0	0
		1939-1947	2	0	2	2	became Winnipeg Black Hawks
		1956-1967	2	0	0	0	became St. Boniface Saints
	Winnipeg	2000-2012	0	0	0	0	became Virden Oil Capitals
		1942-1943	0	0	0	0

Capital Region Junior Hockey League (Junior 'B')

Team	City	Established	Keystone Cup	Notes
Arborg Ice Dawgs	Arborg	2006	0	Former member of KJHL (2006–18)
Lundar Falcons	Lundar	2010	0	Former member of KJHL (2010–18)
North Winnipeg Satelites	Winnipeg	1980	0	Former member of MJBHL/KJHL (1980–2018)
Selkirk Fishermen	Selkirk	1918	1	Former member of MJBHL/KJHL (1977–2018)
St. Malo Warriors	St. Malo	1963	0	Former member of MJBHL/KJHL (1977–2018)

Keystone Junior Hockey League (Junior 'B')

Team	City	Established	Keystone Cup	Notes
Cross Lake Islanders	Cross Lake	2005	0	Folded in 2010, rejoined in 2015
Fisher River Hawks	Fisher River	2014	0	Currently inactive (2018–present)
NCN Flames	Nisichawayasihk	2019	0
Norway House North Stars	Norway House	2005	0
Peguis Juniors	Peguis	1994	0
OCN Storm	Opaskwayak	2012	0

Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League (Junior 'C')

Team	Town	League titles
Grunthal Red Wings		3
		5
Lorette Comets		1
		2
		1
Red River Mudbugs		0
		0
		8

Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (Junior 'OA')

Team	Town
Charleswood Hawks	Winnipeg
Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins	Winnipeg
	Morris
	Winnipeg
	Winnipeg
St. James Canucks	Winnipeg
St. Vital Victorias	Winnipeg
Raiders Junior Hockey Club	Winnipeg
	Stonewall
	Winnipeg

Semi-professional, senior and amateur

Senior

Team	City	Existed	Allan Cups	Runners Up	Notes
				1921
		?–present			2009 Allan Cup host (as Steinbach North Stars)
		2004–2020			2016 Allan Cup host
		1967 - 94
		1935–present
		1946–1997			U.S.-based team
					Won the 1920 Olympic gold medal
		1906 - 36			1935 World Ice Hockey Champions
Winnipeg Selkirks
Winnipeg Ypres

Amateur (Stanley Cup Challenge Era)

Team	City	Existed	League titles	Stanley Cups	Notes
		1890s-1900s	??	-
		1890-	??	3

University

Brandon University Bobcats	Brandon	1969-2002	University Cups	Notes
		1919	1
		2000	0

Western Women's Hockey League

League, regional and national championships

Championship	Times won	Description
Stanley Cup	3	Canadian amateur champion
Avco World Trophy	3	World Hockey Association champion
Lester Patrick Cup	2	Western Hockey League champion
President's Cup	5	Western Hockey League champion
Memorial Cup	9	Canadian Major-Junior national champion
Allan Cup	12	Canadian senior national champion
ANAVET Cup	15^†	Manitoba/Saskatchewan Junior "A" regional championship
Centennial Cup	3	Canadian Junior "A" national champion
Keystone Cup	2	Western Canada Junior "B" champion
University Cup	1	CIS national men's university champion
Telus Cup	2	Canadian men's Midget 'AAA' champion
Esso Cup	2	Canadian women's Midget 'AAA' champion

^†Includes win by the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

See also

• Hockey Manitoba