Melfort Mustangs

The Melfort Mustangs are a Junior "A" team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.
The Mustangs joined the SJHL for the 1988-1989 season. They have been league champions on four occasions, in 1992, 1996, 2015, and 2016.
On September 19, 2020 the Mustangs suffered a tragic loss when defenceman Dylan Ashe was killed in a car crash.
==Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Results 	Playoffs
1988-89	64	9 	52	3 	- 	193	423	21 	5th SJHL North 	DNQ
1989-90	68	21	43	4 	- 	234	327	46 	5th SJHL North 	DNQ
1990-91	68	31	34	3 	- 	298	312	65 	4th SJHL North 	Lost Quarter-final
1991-92	64	41	21	2 	- 	228	212	84 	1st SJHL North 	Won League
1992-93	64	35	22	7 	- 	219	207	77 	1st SJHL North 	Lost Quarter-final
1993-94	68	39	23	6 	- 	267	203	84 	1st SJHL North 	Lost Final
1994-95	64	33	24	7 	- 	267	237	73 	3rd SJHL North 	Lost Semi-final
1995-96	64	44	14	6 	- 	296	168	94 	1st SJHL North 	Won League, Won Anavet Cup
1996-97	64	38	21	5 	- 	237	192	81 	2nd SJHL North 	Lost Quarter-final
1997-98	64	36	22	6 	- 	261	218	78 	2nd SJHL North 	Lost Quarter-final
1998-99	66	45	18	3 	- 	312	229	93 	1st SJHL North 	Lost Semi-final
1999-00	60	32	20	8 	- 	232	208	72 	3rd SJHL North 	Lost 1st Round
2000-01	62	28	27	2 	5 	199	224	63 	5th SJHL Dodge 	DNQ
2001-02	64	39	20	3 	2 	241	170	83 	3rd SJHL Dodge 	Lost Semi-final
2002-03	60	31	22	5 	2 	246	226	69 	4th SJHL Dodge 	Lost Quarter-final
2003-04	60	11	38	8 	3 	143	263	33 	7th SJHL Dodge 	DNQ
2004-05	55	18	31	2 	4 	156	211	42 	5th SJHL Itech 	Lost Quarter-final
2005-06	55	30	24	0 	1 	203	191	61 	4th SJHL Itech 	Lost 1st Round
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Results 	Playoffs
2006-07	58	37	18	0 	3 	207	150	77 	3rd SJHL Itech 	
2007-08	58	37	17	- 	4 	190	144	78 	3rd SJHL 	
2008-09	56	27	26	- 	3 	159	177	57 	7th SJHL 	
2009-10	58	30	21	- 	7 	199	189	67 	6th SJHL 	Lost Quarter-final
2010-11	58	32	18	- 	8 	211	169	72 	4th SJHL 	Lost Semi-final
2011-12	58	13	39	- 	6 	120	236	32 	6th Bauer Div11th SJHL 	did not qualify
2012-13	54	19	29	- 	6 	142	186	44 	6th Bauer Div10th SJHL 	Lost Quarter-final
2013-14	56	26	23	- 	7 	142	186	59 	1st Sherwood Div7th SJHL 	Lost Quarter-final
2014-15	56	39	8 	3 	6 	201	114	87 	1st of 4 Sherwood Div1st of 12 SJHL	Won Quarter-final, 4-1 (Red Wings)Won Semi-final, 4-1 (Hawks)Won League Finals, 4-0 (Hounds)SJHL CHampions
2015-16	58	39	14	3 	2 	227	173	83 	1st of 4 Sherwood Div2nd of 12 SJHL	Won Quarter-final, 4-0 (Ice Wolves)Won Semi-finals 4-3, (Hawks)Won League Finals 4-2, (Bombers)SJHL CHampions
2016-17	58	21	30	3 	4 	174	216	49 	3rd of 4 Sherwood,11th of 12 SJHL 	Lost Wildcard 1-3 (Notre Dame Hounds)
2017-18	58	39	13	4 	2 	227	157	84 	2nd of 4 Sherwood,3rd of 12 SJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals 1-4 (Broncos)
2018-19	58	37	17	4 	0 	235	179	78 	2nd of 4 Sherwood,T-3rd of 12 SJHL 	Won Quarterfinals 4-1 (Klippers)Won Semifinals 4-2 (Bruins)Lost Final 1-4 (North Stars)
2019-20	58	32	17	6 	3 	182	152	73 	2nd of 4 Sherwood,T-3rd of 12 SJHL 	Leading quarterfinal series 3 games to 1 when playoffs are cancelled
2020-21	5 	2 	3 	0 	0 	15 	12 	4 	N/A 	Season cancelled
2021-22	58	34	15	- 	- 	207	165	1st Sherwood	L, QF 4-3 (Yorkton Terriers) 	
2022-23	56	31	16	5 	4 	206	161	78 	T-1st Sherwood 	W, QF 4-2 (La Ronge Ice Wolves)L, SF 4-0 (Battlefords North Stars)
2023-24	56	38	14	3 	1 	218	158	80 	2nd Sherwood 	Won Championship
===Playoffs===
*1989 DNQ
*1990 DNQ
*1991 Lost Quarter-final
:Nipawin Hawks defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2
*1992 Won League, Lost Anavet Cup
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Saskatoon Titans 4-games-to-none
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS
:Winkler Flyers (MJHL) defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*1993 Lost Quarter-final
:Nipawin Hawks defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2
*1994 Lost Final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
:Weyburn Red Wings defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2
*1995 Lost Semi-final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2
:Battlefords North Stars defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2
*1996 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Lost 1996 Royal Bank Cup final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-none
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-1
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS
:Melfort Mustangs defeated St. James Canadians (MJHL) 4-games-to-none ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
:First in 1996 Royal Bank Cup round robin (4-0) ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONS
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Newmarket 87's (OPJHL) 7-4 in semi-final
:Vernon Lakers (BCHL) defeated Melfort Mustangs 2-0 in final
*1997 Lost Quarter-final
:Battlefords North Stars defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*1998 Lost Quarter-final
:Kindersley Klippers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*1999 Lost Semi-final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2
:Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*2000 Lost Preliminary round robin
:Third in round robin (1-3) vs. Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers
*2001 DNQ
*2002 Lost Semi-final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3
:Kindersley Klippers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*2003 Lost Quarter-final
:Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*2004 DNQ
*2005 Lost Quarter-final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2
:La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2
*2006 Lost Preliminary
:Flin Flon Bombers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-3
*2007 Lost Quarter-final
:Third in round robin (1-3) vs. Humboldt Broncos and Battlefords North Stars
:Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-3
*2008 Lost Quarter-final
:Second in round robin (1-2) vs. Humboldt Broncos and Flin Flon Bombers
:Flin Flon Bombers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2
*2009 Lost Quarter-final
:Flin Flon Bombers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-none
*2010 Lost Quarter-final
:Battlefords North Stars defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*2011 Lost Semi-final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-2
:Yorkton Terriers defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*2012 DNQ
*2013 Lost Conference Semi-Final
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Battlefords North Stars 3-games-to-0
:Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*2014
:Preliminary Round Melfort Mustangs earned bye
:Quarter-Finals Humboldt Broncos defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-1
*2015 Won League
:Preliminary Round Melfort Mustangs earned bye
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1
:Melfort Mustangs defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-0 SJHL CHAMPIONS
==Western Canada Cup==
Western Canada Championships ** BCHL - AJHL- SJHL - MJHL - Host **
Round robin play with 1st vs 2nd - winner advance to National Championship & loser to Runner Up Game3rd vs 4th in 2nd semi-final winner to Runner Up game loser eliminated.Runner Up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.Competition began 2013 season.
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing	SemiFinal 	Gold Medal Game	Runner Up Game
2015	L, Portage Terriers 3-6W, Spruce Grove Saints 4-3L, Penticton Vees 1-3L, Ft McMurray OilBarons 2-3	1-3-0 	4th of 5	W, Ft McMurray OilBarons 3-2	n/a 	L, Portage Terriers 2-4
2016	L, Portage Terriers 1-2L, Brooks Bandits 0-3W, Estevan Bruins 2-1L, W. Kelowna Warriors 1-4 	1-3-0 	4th of 5	OTL, Portage Terriers 2-3 	n/a 	n/a
==Royal Bank Cup==
CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Dudley Hewitt Champion - Central Zone) & (Fred Page Champion - Eastern Zone) & (Western Canada Cup - Western Zone) & (Western Canada Cup - Runner Up) & (Host)
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.
Year 	Round Robin 	Record 	Standing 	SemiFinal 	Gold Medal Game 	
1996 	W, Yorkton Terriers 7-1W, Moncton Beavers 5-0W Vernon Vipers 5-1W, Newmarket 83's 11-3 	4-0-0 	1st of 5 	W, Yorkton Terriers 7-1	L, Vernon Vipers 0-2Runner Up	
2015*	L, Penticton Vees 0-4W, Soo Thunderbirds 5-3OTW Carleton Place Canadians 4-3L, Portage Terriers 2-3 	2-2-0 	4th of 5 	L, Portage Terriers 1-6	n/a 	
Year 	Round-robin 	Record 	Standing 	Quarterfinal 	Semifinal 	Championship
2024 	W, Miramichi Timberwolves (MarJHL), 4-1SOW, Winkler Flyers (ManJHL), 6-5W, Sioux Lookout Bombers (SIJHL), 5-3W, Oakville Blades (Host), 3-1	3-1-0-0	1st of 5 Group B	Earned bye 	W, 2-1Calgary Canucks 	L, 1-0 Collingwood Blues
-* Lost Runner Up game at Western Canada Cup to Portage. Portage is host so Melfort still advances to RBC as runner up representative
==Notable alumni==
*Parris Duffus, retired - Phoenix Coyotes
*Michel Larocque, retired - Chicago Blackhawks
*Scott Fankhouser, no longer in NHL - Atlanta Thrashers
*Willie Mitchell - Los Angeles Kings
*Ruslan Fedotenko - New York Rangers
*Marc Habscheid - (coach)
*Derek Boogaard
==See also==
* List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
==External links==
*Melfort Mustangs official website
Category:Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams