Team History

The St. James Junior Canucks joined the league in 1978-1979 to help complement the St. James Junior Canadians of The MJHL. After a meeting with MMJHL President Ed Rutherford, Carl Wullum, President, and Tom Miller, Vice President of St. James-Assiniboia Minor Hockey Association co-founded the Canucks.  With the number of players of junior age at that time they felt that another Junior team would help keep the young men playing hockey in St. James. The area had eight Juvenile teams, which included a Juvenile AA team, a Midget AA team, as well as five Midget Tier 111 and 1V teams.

Tom Miller and Carl Wullum asked Mel Shandroski if he would take on the President's position; unfortunately he was transferred to Thunder Bay before the team began operating, and Tom Miller took over as President.   The team has mainly been made up of St. James players with great support from the St. James Assiniboia Minor Hockey Association and all the community centers in the St. James area. The Canucks had their first set of sweaters donated by the St. James-Assiniboia Optimist Club. Mr. Spencer of the St. James Recreation Department built an equipment room for the team at the Allard Arena which was the club's first home.  

The First Executive was made up of Tom Miller, President, Carl Wullum, Executive Vice President, Del Buxton, Vice President, Ron Sprague, Vice President, Finance, Chris Eveleigh, Secretary, Jack Eveleigh, Gate, Roger Cathcart, Publicity, Angie D’Errico, Ways and Means, and Gerry Emmons, Program Printer. The first staff included Coach, Neil Sharpe, Manager, Ross Fick, Equipment Manager, Dennis Coxworth, and Trainer Mike Ballingall.

The Team moved to the Civic Center and had a dressing room built on the home side of the rink and occupied that until the St. James Canadians folded and the Canucks, with the blessing of Diane Woods, president of the Canadians, took over the dressing room which is where we call home today.

St. James Canucks - MMJHL Awards History

ART MOUG MEMORIAL TROPHY - 1ST PLACE REGULAR SEASON - 1982-83
JACK McKENZIE TROPHY PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS - 1997-98
CHRIS FLINTOFT MEMORIAL TROPHY MVP PLAYOFFS -  KRIS FILLION 1997-98
MYRON PRYMAK MEMORIAL TROPHY MVP LEAGUE PLAY - JUSTIN STEEVES 2001 - 2002
STEVE CLAUS MEMORIAL TROPHY HIGHEST SCORER - JAMIE WILKIE 1996 -1997, JUSTIN STEEVES 1999 - 2000
DAVE ANDERSON MEMORIAL TROPHY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - TOM PERCY 1993 - 1994, RYAN MILANI  2001 - 2002, DARCY FAVELL 2005 - 2006,
EVAN MINAKER  2006 - 2007, SCOTT TALLON 2007 - 2008
KEN PRODONICK MEMORIAL TROPHY ABILITY & SPORTSMANSHIP - ANDY MEERS 1978 -1979, DAVE BULL 1985 - 1986, TIM MILLER 1992 - 1993,
JAMIE WILKIE 1996 - 1997, DAVE WOOD 2000 - 2001, JUSTIN STEEVES 2001 - 2002
RON SMITH MEMORIAL TROPHY OUTSTANDING GOALTENDER - JOHN BALAN 1982 - 1983, TOM CARAMANOS  1986 - 1987
NORM SLOBODZIAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - JAY PRICHODKO 1996 - 1997, SHAWN WILLIAMS 2002 - 2003
ANTHONY McLAUGHLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - BRYAN FLYNN 2000 - 2001