Île-des-Chênes North Stars

Île-des-Chênes North Stars
CityÎle-des-Chênes, Manitoba
LeagueCarillon Senior Hockey League
Home arenaÎle-des-Chênes Arena
ColoursGreen, Red, and White
     
Franchise history
1994-2006Île-des-Chênes North Stars
2006-2007Brandon North Stars
2007-2010Steinbach North Stars
2010-presentÎle-des-Chênes North Stars

The Île-des-Chênes North Stars are a Canadian senior ice hockey team based out of Ile des Chenes, Manitoba. The North Stars were 2003 Allan Cup champions and currently play in the Carillon Senior Hockey League.

History

Longtime members of the now-defunct senior/intermediate Hanover-Tache Hockey League until 2005, the North Stars began competing dually at the Senior A and AAA levels in 1996. The North Stars competed as an independent Senior AAA club from 2005 to 2018 and dropped back to Senior A status upon joining the CSHL in 2020.[1]

Allan Cup competition

The North Stars made their first Allan Cup appearance in 1998. They captured their first and only national championship at the 2003 Allan Cup in Dundas, Ontario. A member of this team was former National Hockey League player Pat Falloon.[2]

In 2006, the North Stars relocated to Brandon, Manitoba for one season. This was followed by three seasons playing out of the T.G. Smith Centre in Steinbach, Manitoba, where they hosted the 2009 Allan Cup. The Steinbach North Stars roster that season included former NHL players Theoren Fleury and Greg Hawgood.

In 2010, the North Stars returned to Île des Chênes and attempted to qualify for the 2011 Allan Cup, but lost to their local rivals, the South East Prairie Thunder, in the provincial playdowns. The North Stars went on hiatus after the 2010–2011 season, but returned for the 2015–16 season to participate in the 2016 Allan Cup in Steinbach.[3][4]

The 2003 Allan Cup championship team has been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame under the team category.[5]

Season-by-season

HTHL

Season

W L T OTL Pts Result Playoffs
1994–95 19 5 0 --- 38 1st of 8 Champions
1995–96 21 3 0 --- 42 1st of 7 Champions
1996–97 18 5 0 --- 36 1st of 8 Champions
1997–98 16 5 0 --- 32 1st of 8 Champions
1998–99 21 3 0 --- 42 1st of 7 Lost finals
1999–00 14 7 0 --- 28 1st of 7 Champions
2000–01 9 16 0 --- 18 5th of 6 Lost 1st Round 4–0 vs Springfield 98s
2001–02 23 1 0 --- 46 1st of 7 Lost semifinals 4–2 vs La Broquerie Habs
2002–03 19 4 1 1 40 1st of 6 Lost finals 4–1 vs La Broquerie Habs
2003–04 13 7 0 0 26 2nd of 5 Lost finals 4–0 vs Springfield 98s
2004–05 5 11 0 0 10 3rd of 4 Lost semifinals 4–0 vs Springfield 98s
CSHL

Season

W L T OTL Pts Result Playoffs
2020–21

Allan Cup history

Year W L T Result
1998 1 2 1 Lost semifinal 5–4 (3OT) vs London Admirals
2003 3 1 0 Won Allan Cup 3–2 (2OT) vs Stoney Plain Eagles
2009 2 2 0 Lost semifinal 4–2 vs South East Prairie Thunder
2016 0 3 0 Lost quarterfinal 3–1 vs South East Prairie Thunder

See also

References

  1. ^ "CSHL grows as North Stars join loop". The Carillon. September 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "News Release #NR.030". Hockey Canada. April 14, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Allan Cup lands primary sponsor". The Carillon. September 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "North Stars Qualify for Allan Cup". Steinbach Online. March 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "2003 Ile des Chênes North Stars". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.