After the Canucks jumped out to a 4-2-0 start in their first six games, their next stretch started with a rough patch. It began with a home game on Oct. 20 against the Trancona Railer Express. It was a tough game for the Canucks, who fell 5-1. Graeme Shingleton scored […]
Season 2018-19
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The St. James Jr Canucks came into the 2019-2020 season having lost 9 veteran players the previous year. This year, a young Canucks squad set out to shed the “rebuilding” tag. Although the season started with a loss to a veteran Ft. Garry/Ft. Rouge Twins team, the Canucks have come […]
The Canucks are very pleased to announce this year’s leadership group! Leading things off is our new captain, defenceman Adam Thurlbeck. Thurlbeck has been a leader both on and off the ice since he became a full time player three seasons ago. He has also seen his points per game […]
The annual St. James Jr. Canucks Sportsman dinner was once again a huge success in 2019, thanks in large part to our community sponsors, fans and staff and volunteers. The dinner sold a lot of tickets, and was capped off by a number of players and community members taking home […]
The Canucks came into their first round series against the Ft. Garry/Ft. Rouge Twins knowing it would be a tightly contested match-up, regardless of where the teams finished in the standings. The Canucks finished up as the third seed in the regular season and the Twins finished sixth. Game One […]
The St. James Canucks headed into the final stretch of the regular season battling atop the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League standings. After back-to-back wins over the Raiders Junior Hockey Club and Stonewall Jets, the Canucks looked to keep that momentum going when they took on the Railer Express in […]
After splitting a pair of games in the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League (MMJHL) showcase, the Canucks started a four game stretch that bled into the second month of 2019. That started with a game against the River East Royal Knights at Terry Sawchuk Arena on Jan. 25, where the […]
The Canucks’ start to the new year didn’t go as planned after they dropped two of their first three games. They looked to get back on track during a tough stretch of three games in three days. The first of those three games took place in St. Vital on Thursday, […]
After the Canucks finished 2018 on a high note with five straight wins, they came back from the holiday break looking to keep that momentum going into the new year. They started that off on the right foot, with a 6-0 drubbing of the St. Boniface Riels at the St. […]
On Friday, February 1st at 7:30pm, the Canucks will be hosting St. James minor hockey and Community Club night. The team takes on the Raiders Jr. Hockey Club. We will be giving away prizes such as Jets jerseys, St. James Jr. Canucks jerseys and clothing, hockey sticks and many more […]
The St. James Jr. Canucks have traded defenceman Darren Chrisp to the River East Royal Knights in exchange for forward Curtis Rebeck. This season, Rebeck, 18, suited up for 13 games with the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, recording one assist. In the two years prior to […]
After winning four of their first five games in the final month of 2018, the Canucks looked to finish the unofficial first half of the season on a high note with three straight wins. That quest got off to a good start on Tuesday, Dec. 18, when the Canucks hammered […]
The Canucks wrapped up a very successful month of November with a 3-2 win over the Stonewall Jets. Forward John McCammon and goaltender Nathan Cvar led the way, as McCammon had a pair of goals in the game and Cvar stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced. After that […]
The St. James Jr. Canucks are adding to their already experienced forward group with the signing of 19-year-old Dylan Burton. The Winnipegger spent the 2017-2018 season with the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, where he registered seven goals and 11 assists in 53 games. Prior to […]
Canucks’ third-year puck stopper Nathan Cvar has been named goaltender of the month for November. Cvar made six starts, going 5-1-0 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.34 goals against average last month. In 10 games played this season, Cvar is 7-3-0 with a .922 save percentage and a […]
After seeing their win streak snapped at seven, the Canucks looked to get back to their winning ways as the month of November carried on. That started with a game against their arch-rivals, the Charleswood Hawks, on Nov. 13. Despite falling behind 2-0 in the first, the Canucks battled back […]
After ending the month of October with five straight wins, the Canucks looked to keep that momentum going as a new month began. Although things weren’t looking good in the Canucks’ first game in November, four straight third period goals changed that. The Transcona Railer Express held a 3-1 lead […]
After going 2-1-1 through their first four games, the Canucks looked to find their stride as the month of October continued. That quest started with a tough luck 3-2 loss to the Pembina Valley Twisters in Morris on Oct. 12. Despite throwing 42 shots on net, 23 of which came […]
The St. James Canucks had a challenging four game stretch to start the 2018-19 season, taking on four of the top teams from last year’s standings. The season started off with a match-up in Stonewall against the Jets on Friday, Sept. 28. The Cancuks had a 2-1 lead heading into […]
The St. James Jr. Canucks have traded futures to the Stonewall Jets to bring back goaltender Nathan Cvar for the next two seasons. Cvar has spent the past two years with the Canucks and is coming off a stellar 2017-18 campaign where he went 12-8-3 with a .923 save percentage, […]
The St. James Jr. Canucks are thrilled to announce the hiring of former Selkirk Steelers Head Coach Dustin Hughes to be our new Assistant General Manager. Dustin’s wealth of experience will make him a valuable asset to our organization. He will be responsible for overseeing and assisting in all aspects […]