Steinbach Pistons

Steinbach Pistons
City Steinbach, Manitoba
League Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Founded 1988
Home arena T.G. Smith Centre
Colours

Blue, White, Black

              
Owner(s) Steinbach Pistons, Inc.
General manager Canada Paul Dyck
Head coach Canada Paul Dyck
Media www.SteinbachOnline.com
AM Radio 1250
Mix 96.7 FM
Country 107.7 FM
Website www.steinbachpistons.ca
Franchise history
1988-1991 Southeast Thunderbirds
1991-1992 Southeast T-Birds
1992-2007 Southeast Blades
2007-2009 Beausejour Blades
2009-Present Steinbach Pistons

The Steinbach Pistons are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Steinbach, Manitoba. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, which is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League.

History

Southeast Thunderbirds/T-Birds/Blades

Southeast Blades (1997-2007)

The MJHL granted an expansion team to the Southeast Tribal Council, a group of First Nation bands in southeastern Manitoba, to begin play in the 1988-89 season. The team was known as the Southeast Thunderbirds and played out of the Notre Dame Arena in Winnipeg. After three seasons, the team shortened its name to the Southeast T-Birds for one season, before becoming the Southeast Blades starting in the 1992-93 season.

The Blades were granted a leave of absence from the MJHL for the 1996-97 season. The team returned the following season, moving to the Sagkeeng Multiplex, located on the Sagkeeng First Nation, northeast of Winnipeg. The Blades played ten seasons in Sagkeeng, with their best being in 2002-03 when they advanced to the Turnbull Cup finals, but lost to the OCN Blizzard.

Beausejour Blades

Beausejour Blades (2007-2009)

The Blades were sold during the summer of 2007 and relocated to the Sun Gro Centre in Beausejour. The team played two seasons in Beausejour, winning only 13 games during that span.

Steinbach Pistons

During the 2009 Allan Cup in Steinbach, Manitoba, the City of Steinbach announced that the Blades would be relocating to Steinbach for the 2009-10 season.[1] Following a local contest, the team was renamed the Steinbach Pistons. Steinbach was previously home to the MJHL's Steinbach Hawks from 1985 to 1988.[2] Despite the team's improved record after the move, the Pistons did not qualify for the playoffs during their first three seasons.[3]

During the summer of 2012, the Pistons were purchased by a group from the local business community and turned into a community-owned organization.[4][5] Attendance at home games has since risen significantly and is now among the best in the MJHL.[6] The Pistons ended the franchise's ten year playoff drought in 2013, when they captured their first Turnbull Cup and a berth in the inaugural Western Canada Cup.[2]

Mascot

The Steinbach Piston's mascot is a brown horse with a blue mane and tail sporting the team's dark blue uniforms with the circular Piston logo. His name is Clutch and his number is #00.

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
1988-89 48 1 47 0 - 177 449 2 9th MJHLDNQ
1989-90 52 20 31 1 - 282 342 41 8th MJHLLost Round 1
1990-91 48 8 38 2 - 216 347 18 9th MJHLDNQ
1991-92 48 2 46 0 0 106 453 4 9th MJHLDNQ
1992-93 48 16 29 3 0 224 307 35 9th MJHLDNQ
1993-94 56 10 34 1 1 -- -- 22 9th MJHLDNQ
1994-95 55 21 30 1 3 196 271 46 8th MJHLLost Round 1
1995-96 56 5 49 2 0 144 404 12 9th MJHLLost Round 1
1996-97 Did Not Participate
1997-98 62 20 38 2 2 231 300 44 10th MJHLDNQ
1998-99 61 21 38 2 0 234 265 44 8th MJHLDNQ
1999-00 64 29 26 - 9 282 285 67 8th MJHLDNQ
2000-01 64 7 55 - 2 160 405 16 12th MJHLDNQ
2001-02 64 23 36 - 5 202 286 51 10th MJHLDNQ
2002-03 63 40 18 - 5 265 210 85 5th MJHLLost Final
2003-04 64 12 50 0 2 184 389 26 11th MJHL DNQ
2004-05 63 7 50 2 4 165 331 20 11th MJHL DNQ
2005-06 63 18 34 5 6 198 293 47 9th MJHL DNQ
2006-07 63 9 46 5 3 181 356 26 11th MJHL DNQ
2007-08 62 7 50 - 5 165 400 19 11th MJHL DNQ
2008-09 62 6 52 - 4 147 424 16 11th MJHLDNQ
2009-10 62 13 43 - 6 185 308 32 11th MJHL DNQ
2010-11 62 19 40 - 3 203 277 41 11th MJHL DNQ
2011-12 62 15 41 - 6 188 319 36 10th MJHL DNQ
2012-13 60 31 25 - 4 224 211 66 5th MJHL Won League
2013-14 60 42 16 - 2 216 147 86 2nd MJHL Lost Semi-final
2014-15 60 39 14 - 7 218 150 85 2nd MJHL Lost Final
2015-16 60 45 10 - 5 251 138 95 2nd MJHL Lost Final

Playoffs

Kildonan North Stars defeated Southeast Thunderbirds 4-games-to-none
St. Boniface Saints defeated Southeast Blades 4-games-to-1
St. Boniface Saints defeated Southeast Blades 4-games-to-none
Southeast Blades defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Southeast Blades defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-1
OCN Blizzard defeated Southeast Blades 4-games-to-none
Steinbach Pistons defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-3
Steinbach Pistons defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-2
Steinbach Pistons defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-2 MJHL CHAMPIONS
Fifth and eliminated from 2013 Western Canada Cup round robin (0-4)
Steinbach Pistons defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-3
Winnipeg Blues defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-1
Steinbach Pistons defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-0
Steinbach Pistons defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-1
Portage Terriers defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-0
Steinbach Pistons defeated Swan Valley Stampeders 4-games-to-0
Steinbach Pistons defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Portage Terriers defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Steinbach welcomes MJHL". MJHL. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  2. 1 2 "Steinbach Pistons pumped". Winnipeg Sun. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Jeremy St. Louis (15 Dec 2011). "Rich Gosselin Resigns From Pistons". SteinbachOnline.com. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  4. ↑ "City Council Applauds Local Ownership Of Pistons". Steinbachonline.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Steinbach Pistons Sold". Winnipeg Sun. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  6. ↑ Manitoba Junior Hockey League 2014-15 Attendance Graph
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