Winnipeg Saints
| Winnipeg Saints | |
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| City | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| League | Manitoba Junior Hockey League |
| Operated | 1967-2012 |
| Colours | Black, Red, White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1956-1957 | Winnipeg Rangers |
| 1957-1958 | Brandon Rangers |
| 1958-1959 | Transcona Rangers |
| 1959-1967 | Winnipeg Rangers |
| 1967-2000 | St.Boniface Saints |
| 2000-2012 | Winnipeg Saints |
| 2012-Present | Virden Oil Capitals |
The Winnipeg Saints were a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team was known for most of its existence as the St. Boniface Saints and exists today as the Virden Oil Capitals.
The St. Boniface Saints were formed in 1967 when the Winnipeg Rangers were purchased by a local group and relocated to St. Boniface. The Saints won three Turnbull Cups as Manitoba Junior ‘A’ champions (1971, 1981, and 1994), and the Anavet Cup in 1971.
The team became the Winnipeg Saints in 2000 after moving to the Dakota Community Centre in St. Vital, which would be their home until the end of the 2009-2010 season. They played one season out of St. Adolphe arena and then returned to Winnipeg, playing out of the St. James Civic Centre for the 2011-2012 season. In the spring of 2012, the Saints franchise was purchased by a group from Virden and subsequently relocated to the southwestern Manitoba town for the start of the 2012-13 season.
Notable Saints alumni include Mike Ridley, Colton Orr, Russ Romaniuk, and Travis Hamonic.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
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