The St. Malo Warriors are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in St. Malo, Manitoba. They are members of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League (CRJHL). The franchise was founded in 1963.

St. Malo Junior Warriors
CitySt. Malo, Manitoba
LeagueCapital Region Junior Hockey League
Founded1994
Home arenaSt. Malo Arena
ColoursBlack, dark green, white, yellow
       
General managerRalph Collette
Head coachRalph Collette
Franchise history
1994–presentSt. Malo Junior Warriors
Championships
Playoff championshipsKJHL (1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2009)
CRJHL (2024)

The team was a member of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until 2018. For the 2018–19 season the Warriors were one of five teams that departed the Keystone Junior Hockey League and established the Capital Region Junior Hockey League.[1][2]

The Warriors have six league championships to their credit, first winning the KJHL title in 1995. The team first medaled at the Keystone Cup in 1997 when they claimed silver after losing to host Grenfell Storm in the championship game.

As KJHL champion, the Warriors traveled to Thunder Bay in 2009 for the Keystone Cup. They finished the round robin with one win in five games, failing to qualify for the medal round.

St. Malo hosted the Keystone Cup in 2013, losing all five round robin games.

The Warriors returned to the Keystone in 2018 as playoff runner-up along with the champion Peguis Juniors in a border battle with the Lakehead Junior Hockey League champion and runner up.[3] They would win one of three games and did not qualify for the playoff round.

St. Malo Warriors claimed their first CRJHL title in 2024 defeating the Beausejour Comets in six games. After dropping the first two games of the series, the Warriors won four straight games to win their first league championship in 15 years.

Season-by-season records

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

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PCT Finish Playoffs
2004–05 36 24 11 1 0 49 213 110 .681 2nd  
2005–06 36 12 23 0 1 25 .347 7th  
2006–07 40 20 19 0 1 41 211 207 .512 4th  
2007–08 40 28 11 0 1 57 260 162 .713 1st KJHL finalists
2008–09 36 22 10 0 4 48 217 149 .667 4th KJHL Champions
Keystone Cup: 5th (1–4–0)
2009–10 32 19 9 0 4 42 186 112 .656 4th  
2010–11 32 18 13 0 1 37 176 115 .578 6th  
2011–12 36 8 24 0 4 20 112 192 .278 7th  
2012–13 36 22 12 0 2 46 207 153 .639 4th Lost semi-finals
2013–14 34 14 17 1 2 31 133 154 .456 3rd of 4, South
5th of 8, KJHL
Lost div. semi-finals
2014–15 32 15 16 0 1 31 158 155 .484 6th Won quarter-finals, 3–2 (Ice Dawgs)
Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Fishermen)
2015–16 34 21 10 0 3 45 162 128 .662 2nd of 5, South
4th of 10, KJHL
Won div. semi-finals, 3–2(Falcons)
Lost div. finals, 2–4 (Fishermen)
2016–17 34 24 9 0 1 49 233 137 .721 1st of 4, South
1st of 10, KJHL
Won quarter-finals, 3–0 (Falcons)
Lost semi-finals, 3–4 (Juniors)
2017–18 34 16 13 0 5 37 149 125 .544 3rd of 4, South
6th of 10, KJHL
Won quarter-finals, 3–1 (Storm)
Won semi-finals, 4–3 (Fishermen)
Lost league finals, 1–4 (Juniors)
CAPITAL REGION JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
Season GP W L T OTW OTL Pts Pct GF GA Finish Playoffs
2018–19 32 14 17 0 0 1 43 0.448 120 142 4th of 5 Lost Survivor Series, 1-2 (Falcons)
2019–20 32 22 6 0 3 1 73 0.760 143 73 2nd of 5 Won semi-finals, 4–0 (Falcons)
DNF finals 0-0, (Fishermen)
Playoff suspended due to COVID-19
2020–21 5 2 3 0 0 0 6 0.400 19 17 4th of 5 League play suspended in November due to COVID-19
2021-22 32 11 17 1 1 2 38 0.396 98 130 3rd of 5 Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Ice Dawgs)
2022-23 30 21 6 2 0 1 68 0.765 141 73 2nd of 6 Won semi-finals, 4-3 (Ice Dawgs)[4]
Lost league finals 1-4 (Fishermen)
2023-24 30 18 10 1 1 0 57 0.633 120 87 2nd of 6 Won semi-finals, 4-0 (Falcons)
Won league finals, 4-2 (Comets)

Keystone Cup history

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Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)
Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver; 3rd vs. 4th for bronze.

Year Round-robin Record Standing Bronze medal game Gold medal game
2009 L, Saskatoon Royals, 1–7
L, Thunder Bay Wolverines, 4–5
W, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 6–2
L, Richmond Sockeyes, 0–5
L, Lloydminster Bandits, 3–4
1–4–0 5th of 6 Did not advance
2013
Host
L, Peguis Juniors, 4–10
L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–7
L, Richmond Sockeyes, 1–9
L, Okotoks Bisons, 2–3
L, Saskatoon Royals, 2–7
0–5–0 6th of 6 Did not advance
2018 L, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 1–7
W, Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye, 3–1
L, Peguis Juniors, 1–8
1–2–0 4th of 4 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "A New League Begins". Steinbach Online. October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ May, Katie (November 8, 2018). "First Nations cite 'racial tensions', file lawsuit against upstart junior hockey league". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Keystone Cup 2018 Preview: St. Malo Warriors". Keystone Cup. April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Warriors explode into CRJHL finals". The Carillon. March 24, 2023.

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