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The Kenora Thistles were a Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The MJHL is one of eleven Junior 'A' Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League ....

team playing in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

town of Kenora, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, on the Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

border.

History

The Kenora Muskies were granted expansion into the Memorial Cup

Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...

-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

Kenora Thistles

The Kenora Thistles were an early amateur men's ice hockey team based in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1885 as a senior team by a group of Lake of the Woods lumbermen. The club is notable for winning the Stanley Cup as an amateur team in 1907. The town is the smallest in population to have...

were 1906 Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1968-69	34	13	21	0
177	190	26	6th MJHL
1969-70	34	20	13	1
192	148	41	2nd MJHL
1970-71	48	29	16	3
228	179	61	1st MJHL
1971-72	47	25	22	0
230	223	50	4th MJHL
1972-73	48	21	26	1
288	296	43	6th MJHL
1973-74	48	10	38	0
199	343	20	9th MJHL
1974-75	48	15	33	0
243	331	30	8th MJHL
1975-76	52	16	32	4
253	217	36	9th MJHL
1976-77	52	28	24	0
258	244	56	4th MJHL
1977-78	52	32	18	2
312	233	66	4th MJHL
1978-79	45	24	20	1
299	274	49	5th MJHL
1979-80	46	20	25	1
252	278	41	6th MJHL
1980-81	47	13	31	3
238	327	29	7th MJHL
1981-82	48	12	35	1
193	297	25	8th MJHL

Playoffs

1969 Lost Semi-final

Kenora Muskies defeated Selkirk Steelers

Selkirk Steelers

For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada...

4-games-to-1

Dauphin Kings

The Dauphin Kings are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League , a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada...

defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-2

1970 Lost Semi-final

Kenora Muskies defeated Portage Terriers

Portage Terriers

The Portage Terriers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada.-History:...

4-games-to-2

Dauphin Kings

defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-1

1971 Lost Final

Kenora Muskies defeated Dauphin Kings

Dauphin Kings

4-games-to-3

Kenora Muskies defeated Selkirk Steelers

Selkirk Steelers

For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada...

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

Selkirk Steelers

For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada...

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

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...

defeated Kenora Thistles 4-games-to-3

1978 Lost Semi-final

Kenora Thistles defeated St. James Canadians

St. James Canadians

The St. James Canadians were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League until 2003, folding officially in 2004. The Canadians played out of the St. James Civic Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba...

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

For the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .The Selkirk Steelers are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada...

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

Mitch Babin
Mitch Babin
Mitch Babin is a Canadian retired ice hockey player.Babin spent his junior years in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for the Kenora Muskies and in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association for the North Bay Trappers. He was drafted 180th overall by the St...
Charlie Luksa
Charlie Simmer
Charlie Simmer
Charles Robert Simmer is a retired ice hockey forward, most notably for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League, who was notable for his scoring and power play prowess.-Playing career:...
Rick St. Croix
Rick St. Croix
Richard St. Croix is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently one of the assistant coaches of the AHL's Manitoba Moose. He was a 4th round NHL draft pick, as were his two sons.-Playing career:St...

Thistles

Mike Allison
Mike Allison
Michael Earnest Allison is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward, and the brother of former player and coach Dave Allison.-Playing career:...
Ted Nolan
Ted Nolan
Theodore John Nolan is currently the Head Coach of Latvia men's national ice hockey team...

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