Tag: Winnipeg Arena

1992 Winnipeg Thunder Media Guide from the World Basketball League

Winnipeg Thunder

The Winnipeg Thunder were a minor league basketball team that played fitfully for parts of three summers at Winnipeg Arena in the early 1990’s. The team had the misfortune to play in not one but two ramshackle leagues that went out of business in the middle of season. As a result, the Thunder managed to complete just one of the three seasons they embarked upon.

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1996-97 Manitoba Moose Media Guide from the International Hockey League

Manitoba Moose

International Hockey League (1996-2001) American Hockey League (2001-2011) Born: 1996 – The Minnesota Moose relocate to Winnipeg, MB Moved: June 10, 2011 (St. John’s IceCaps) First

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1957-58 Winnipeg Warriors program from the Western Hockey League

Winnipeg Warriors

The Winnipeg Warriors were a professional minor league hockey team that played six campaigns in the Western Hockey League between 1955 and 1961. The Warriors’ big name was Bill Mosienko. The diminutive winger was a Winnipeg native who helped to launch the Warriors after completing a 14-year NHL career. At the time Mosienko retired from the NHL, he was the league’s 7th all-time leading scorer.  He would go on to play four more seasons in the WHL, finally retiring in 1959 at the age of 38.

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