Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League

The Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (MMJHL) is a junior ice hockey league in Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1970, the league was operated as an independent league. MMJHL affiliated with Hockey Manitoba and Hockey Canada in the mid-1990s. Teams compete annually for the Art Moug Trophy (regular season winner) and Jack McKenzie Trophy (playoff champion).
==History==
Founded in 1970, the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League was created due to the lack of playing opportunities for Winnipeg-area players. With only the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in the area, recently relegated from Major Junior to Tier II Junior A, there was no active second tier league. The league filed for application to the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association and was initially accepted. When the MAHA was informed the league wanted to call itself the "Manitoba Junior B Hockey League", the MAHA objected on the grounds that the MJHL was helping construct a feeder league for itself with that name. After negotiations between the MJHL and the new league did not work out, as the MJHL wanted a submissive development league, the new league informed the MAHA that it would not join the MAHA.
Early in the league's first season, the original four teams started playing: River Heights, Fort Garry, Charleswood, and Stonewall. Only a week into the season, the league was contacted by teams in Portage la Prairie and St. James who were looking for a league to play in as the MJHL's attempt at a Jr. B league failed. Soon after, Neepawa approached the league with a similar concern. Due to travel, the could not be a part of the league, but did participate in at least two interleague games against each team. In the second season, a team from Kenora, Ontario did this as well. At the end of the first season, the MMJHL was allowed to send a "champion" (St. James) to compete against the MAHA Junior B champion.
Affiliation with Hockey Manitoba did happen during the mid-1990s as insurance premiums became too much for league members.
The Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League name comes from the league's adaptation of the Western Canada Hockey League's player eligibility rules.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Founded	McKenzieTrophytitles	MougTrophytitles
Charleswood Hawks 	Winnipeg 	Eric Coy Arena 	1970 	16 	14
Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins	Winnipeg 	Century Arena 	1970 	7 	5
Pembina Valley Twisters 	Morris, Manitoba	Morris Multiplex 	2001 	2 	1
Raiders Junior Hockey Club 	Winnipeg 	
Seven Oaks Sportsplex 	1977 	2 	4
River East Royal Knights 	Winnipeg 	Terry Sawchuk Memorial Arena 	1981 	7 	8
St. Boniface Riels 	Winnipeg 	Southdale Community Centre 	1971 	5 	7
St. James Canucks 	Winnipeg 	St. James Civic Centre 	1978 	2 	2
St. Vital Victorias 	Winnipeg 	St. Vital Centennial Arena 	1975 	1 	3
Stonewall Jets 	Winnipeg 	Veterans Memorial Sports Complex	2001 	1 	0
Transcona Railer Express 	Winnipeg 	Ed Golding (East End) Arena 	2012 	0 	0
===Former teams===
*East Kildonan Knights (1972–81) folded
*Kern-Hill Nationals (1973–75)
*Midland Centennials (1975–85)
*Portage la Prairie (1970–72)
*River Heights Cardinals (1970–78)
*St. James (1970-71)
*Selkirk (1972–73)
*Stonewall (1970–72) folded during 1971-72 season
*Transcona Railers (1983-2011) folded
*Transcona Titans (1972–76)
*West Kildonan Nev Knights (1972–75)
==Champions==
Season 	Jack McKenzie Trophy(playoff champion) 	Art Moug Trophy(regular season winner) 	Regular seasonrecord
1970-71	River Heights Cardinals 	River Heights Cardinals 	23-3-6
1971-72	St. Boniface Riels 	St. Boniface Riels 	22-6-2
1972-73	St. Boniface Riels 	St. Boniface Riels 	24-7-4
1973-74	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	25-8-2
1974-75	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Blues 	West Kildonan Nev Knights 	19-11-7
1975-76	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Blues 	St. Boniface Riels 	22-7-7
1976-77	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Blues 	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Blues 	30-7-5
1977-78	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Blues 	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Blues 	28-7-7
1978-79	Charleswood Hawks 	Seven Oaks Raiders 	31-10-1
1979-80	Seven Oaks Raiders 	Seven Oaks Raiders 	36-6-0
1980-81	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	31-11-0
1981-82	River East Royal Knights 	St. Boniface Riels 	28-13-0
1982-83	Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Bisons 	St. James Canucks 	25-6-1
1983-84	Transcona Railers 	Transcona Railers 	27-12-1
1984-85	St. Boniface Riels 	St. Boniface Riels 	32-7-1
1985-86	St. Boniface Riels 	St. Boniface Riels 	29-10-3
1986-87	River East Royal Knights 	River East Royal Knights 	28-13-0
1987-88	River East Royal Knights 	River East Royal Knights 	34-6-2
1988-89	River East Royal Knights 	River East Royal Knights 	37-3-2
1989-90	River East Royal Knights 	River East Royal Knights 	35-6-1
1990-91	Transcona Railers 	St. Vital Victorias 	27-14-1
1991-92	Transcona Railers 	Transcona Railers 	33-8-1
1992-93	River East Royal Knights 	River East Royal Knights 	33-9-0
1993-94	Charleswood Hawks 	River East Royal Knights 	33-8-1
1994-95	Charleswood Hawks 	River East Royal Knights 	33-9-0
1995-96	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	39-2-1
1996-97	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	33-8-1
1997-98	St. James Canucks 	Charleswood Hawks 	30-10-2
1998-99	Fort Garry/Rouge Twins 	Fort Garry/Rouge Twins 	36-5-1
1999-00	Fort Garry/Rouge Twins 	Fort Garry/Rouge Twins 	31-9-2
2000-01	River East Royal Knights 	Fort Garry/Rouge Twins 	28-9-2-3
2001-02	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	35-7-1-2
2002-03	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	37-6-1-1
2003-04	St. Vital Victorias 	St. Vital Victorias 	41-1-2-1
2004-05	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	42-2-0-1
2005-06	Charleswood Hawks 	St. Vital Victorias 	34-8-1-2
2006-07	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	41-2-1-1
2007-08	Pembina Valley Twisters 	Charleswood Hawks 	34-6-2-3
2008-09	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	35-8-2
2009-10	Charleswood Hawks 	Pembina Valley Twisters 	35-7-3
2010-11	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	40-3-2
2011-12	Charleswood Hawks 	Charleswood Hawks 	33-4-3
2012-13	Pembina Valley Twisters 	Charleswood Hawks 	37-4-4
2013-14	Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 	St. Boniface Riels 	37-6-2
2014-15	St. Boniface Riels 	Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 	31-8-5
2015-16	Stonewall Jets 	Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 	32-9-4
2016-17	Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 	Charleswood Hawks 	30-10-5
2017-18	Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 	Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 	37-3-5
2018-19	Pembina Valley Twisters 	Pembina Valley Twisters 	35-6-4
2019-20	Playoffs cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 	Pembina Valley Twisters 	35-7-3
2020-21	Season cancelled February 20th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled February 20th due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled February 20th due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	St. James Canucks 	St. James Canucks 	37-4-4
2022-23	St. James Canucks 	St. James Canucks 	40-4-1-0
2023-24	St. James Canucks 	St. James Canucks 	37-7-0-1
==External links==
*MMJHL Website
*Pembina Valley
*River East
*St. Vital
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