Melville Millionaires

The Melville Millionaires are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey based in Melville, Saskatchewan.  They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).  They play their home games in the Horizon Credit Union Centre which has a seating capacity of 2,100. The Melville Millionaires and the Yorkton Terriers are archrivals. The team colours are blue and white. Games are broadcast on radio station CJGX AM 940. The Millionaires also fielded a senior hockey team in the 1910s, which won the 1915 Allan Cup.

History

An earlier edition of the Melville Millionaires played senior hockey during the 1910s in the Southern Saskatchewan Hockey League, winning the league championship in 1915 and taking over the title of Allan Cup champions. The team subsequently won two challenges but lost the final challenge of the season to the Winnipeg Monarchs.
 
Future National Hockey League all-star Ron Hextall was a member of the Millionaires during the 1980–81 season.  On February 27, 1981, Hextall faced 105 shots against the five-time league champion Prince Albert Raiders in a 21–2 loss.  The game reporter said "Hextall was Brilliant..." through his 84-save effort, claiming the "score could have gone up to 34 or 35."

Season-by-season standings

Playoffs
1971 Lost semi-final
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
1972 Lost final
Melville Millionaires defeated Regina Blues 4-games-to-none
Melville Millionaires defeated Prince Albert Raiders 4-games-to-2
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
1973 Lost quarter-final
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
1974 DNQ
1975 Lost quarter-final
Battleford Barons defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
1976 Lost semi-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-3
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
1977 Lost final
Melville Millionaires defeated Moose Jaw Canucks 4-games-to-2
Melville Millionaires defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1
Prince Albert Raiders defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
1978 DNQ
1979 Lost semi-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-3
Moose Jaw Canucks defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none
1980 Lost quarter-final
Moose Jaw Canucks defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
1981 DNQ
1982 Lost quarter-final
Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none
1983 Lost semi-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Swift Current Broncos 4-games-to-none 
Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1 
1984 Lost semi-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-3
1985 Lost quarter-final
Battlefords North Stars defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-3
1986 Lost quarter-final
Estevan Bruins defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none
1987 Lost quarter-final
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
1988 Lost quarter-final
Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
1989 DNQ
1990 Lost quarter-final
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
1991 Lost quarter-final
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-3
1992 Lost semi-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2
Estevan Bruins defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
1993 Lost final
Melville Millionaires defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-none
Melville Millionaires defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
Flin Flon Bombers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-3
1994 Lost semi-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
1995 Lost Preliminary
Estevan Bruins defeated Melville Millionaires 2-games-to-none
1996 DNQ
1997 DNQ
1998 Lost Preliminary
Notre Dame Hounds defeated Melville Millionaires 2-games-to-1
1999 Lost quarter-final
Melville Millionaires defeated Lebret Eagles 2-games-to-none
Estevan Bruins defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none
2000 Lost semi-final
Second in round robin (3-1) vs. Notre Dame Hounds and La Ronge Ice Wolves
Melville Millionaires defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
2001 Lost quarter-final
Lebret Eagles defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
2002 DNQ
2003 Lost final
Melville Millionaires defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-2
Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none
2004 Lost quarter-final
Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
2005 DNQ
2006 Lost quarter-final
Third in round robin (1-2-1) vs. Notre Dame Hounds and Yorkton Terriers
Notre Dame Hounds defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none
2007 Lost final
First in round robin (3-0-1) vs. Estevan Bruins and Yorkton Terriers
Melville Millionaires defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2
Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
2008 Lost semi-final
First in round robin (2-0-1) vs. Kindersley Klippers and Weyburn Red Wings
Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-none
Kindersley Klippers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
2009 Lost final
Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-3
Melville Millionaires defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-2
Humboldt Broncos defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-1
2010 Lost Preliminary
Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 3-games-to-1
2011 Lost Preliminary
Estevan Bruins defeated Melville Millionaires 3-games-to-2
2012 Lost semi-final
Quarter-finals Melville Millionaires defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1
Semi-finals Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-3
2013 Lost semi-final
Quarter-finals Melville Millionaires defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-3
Semi-finals Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
2014 Lost finals
Quarter-finals Melville Millionaires defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none
Semi-finals Melville Millionaires defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-1
Finals Yorkton Terriers defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-none

Notable NHL alumni

 Wade Brookbank
 Tim Cheveldae
 Brett Clark
 Wilf Cude
 Mike Eagles
 John Ferguson Sr.
 Bill Flett
 Shaun Heshka
 Ron Hextall
 Jim Hiller
 Chris Kunitz
 Brian Propp
 Eddie Shore
 Richard Zemlak

Notable Olympian alumni
 Ted Hargreaves - Bronze medalist, Canadian men's national hockey team, 1968 Winter Olympics

See also
 List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

References

External links 
Melville Millionaires home page

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams
Melville, Saskatchewan