Melfort Mustangs

Melfort Mustangs
City	Melfort, Saskatchewan
League	SJHL
Division	ITECH
Founded	1988
Home arena	Northern Lights Palace
Colours	Blue, green, and white
Head coach	Darrell Mann

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 two occasions, in 1992 and 1996.

Season-by-Season Standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	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
2006-07	58	37	18	0	3	207	150	77	3rd SJHL Itech	TBA
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

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

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)

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

External links

• Melfort Mustangs official website