Kildonan North Stars

The Kildonan North Stars were a Canadian Junior ice hockey Team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

History
During the summer of 1967, community-minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin, renaming them the West Kildonan North Stars. The team was located in Northwest Winnipeg.

In 1967-68 Centre Wayne Chernecki led the MJHL in both points and goals, and was also voted Rookie of the Year, and earned First Team All-Star honors.

For the 1976-77 season the Team’s name was shorted to the Kildonan North Stars.

In 1978, the Kildonan North Stars captured the Turnbull Cup as Manitoba Junior "A" Hockey Champions.

During the 1986-87 season, the North Stars became infamous for a completely winless 48-game season. During the stretch from the beginning of the 1985-86 season to the end of the 1986-87 season, the North Stars had 6 wins, 90 losses, and no ties. Over the two Seasons the Kildonan North Stars would set a record for the all time losing streak, 64 games without a point, passing the Regina Silver Foxes record of 58 losses from their 1975 season. Three years later the team was dissolved despite two consecutive winning seasons.

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

Playoffs

 * 1971 Lost quarter-final
 * St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3


 * 1972 Lost final
 * West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1
 * West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1
 * Dauphin Kings defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1973 Lost quarter-final
 * St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 9-points-to-7


 * 1974 Lost final
 * West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1


 * 1975 Lost final
 * West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3


 * 1976 Lost final
 * West Kildonan North Stars defeated Assiniboine Park Monarchs 4-games-to-1
 * West Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1977 Lost final
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3
 * Dauphin Kings defeated Kildonan North Stars 2-games-to-1 (Series suspended, awarded to Dauphin)


 * 1978 Won League, lost Anavet Cup
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-1
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-2
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3 MJHL CHAMPIONS
 * Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1979 Lost final
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-2


 * 1980 Lost final
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-2
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-2
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1981 Lost quarter-final
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1982 DNQ
 * 1983 Lost quarter-final
 * St. Boniface Saints defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1984 Lost final
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated Fort Garry Blues 4-games-to-2
 * Selkirk Steelers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-1


 * 1985 Lost quarter-final
 * Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1986 DNQ
 * 1987 DNQ
 * 1988 Lost quarter-final
 * Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1989 Lost semi-final
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. Boniface Saints 4-games-to-none
 * Winnipeg South Blues defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none


 * 1990 Lost final
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated Southeast Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none
 * Kildonan North Stars defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3
 * Portage Terriers defeated Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-none