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| 3 Canada Senior Championships |
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| 5 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Championships |
| 1 Thunder Bay Senior A Championship |
| 7 Manitoba Senior AAA Championships |
| 1 South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League Championship |
The Warroad Lakers were an American Senior team from Warroad, Minnesota.
The Lakers played in Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association and Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association in various senior and intermediate leagues and were granted special eligibility for the Allan Cup and Hardy Cup by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The Lakers are three-time Allan Cup Champions, and one-time Hardy Cup Champions.
History
At the 1973-74 Hardy Cup Championships, the Lakers faced the Ottawa District Hockey Association's Embrun Panthers. The Lakers swept them 3-games-to-none to win their only Hardy Cup. Three years later, the Lakers faced New Brunswick's Campbellton Tigers at the 1976-77 Hardy Cup Championships, but fell 3-games-to-1.
The Warroad Lakers were only the second American team in Allan Cup history to be Canadian National Senior "AAA" Champions. They won the 1994 Allan Cup on home ice, the next year they won the 1995 Allan Cup in Stony Plain, Alberta, and then won the 1996 Allan Cup in Unity, Saskatchewan to become the only team in history to win three consecutive Allan Cups. A season later, the Lakers failed to defeat the Powell River Regals in the 1997 Allan Cup final, which would have given them four in a row if won.
All four of the Lakers' winning teams have been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
Prior to the 1996-97 season, manager & founder Cal Marvin announced that the Lakers fiftieth season would be their last.
Championships
- Canadian Intermediate (Hardy Cup)
- Thunder Bay Intermediate Championships 1963, 1964
- Manitoba Intermediate Championships 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1987
- Western Canadian Intermediate Championships (Edmonton Journal Trophy) 1964, 1974, 1977
- Canadian Intermediate Championships (Hardy Cup) 1974
- Other
- United States Intermediate Championships 1955
- Canadian Central Hockey League Championships 1972, 1974
Season-by-Season Record
Note: click on season for team roster or on league for direct link to that season.
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1946-47 | SDHL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 69 | 14 | 4th | Lost 1R |
| 1947-48 | SDHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | WD | na |
| 1948-49 | Independent | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| 1949-50 | Independent | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| 1950-51 | Independent | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| 1951-52 | NWHL | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 137 | 120 | 19 | 4th | Lost 1R |
| 1952-53 | NWHL | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 98 | 82 | 26 | 1st | Lost Semi-Final |
| 1953-54 | NWHL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 56 | 18 | 2nd | Lost Semi-Final |
| 1954-55 | NWHL | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 14 | 2nd | Won League |
| 1955-56 | NWHL | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 1st | Won League |
| 1955-56 | Overall | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 1956-57 | Independent | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1957-58 | MinOHL | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 53 | 24 | 1st | Won League |
| 1958-59 | MinOHL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 45 | 24 | 1st | Won League |
| 1959-60 | MinOHL | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1st | Won League |
| 1960-61 | MinOHL | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 1st | Won League |
| 1960-61 | Overall | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 1961-62 | MinOHL | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 43 | 35 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1962-63 | MinOHL | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 1st | Won League |
| 1962-63 | Overall | 40 | 26 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 1963-64 | MinOHL | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 1st | Won League |
| 1964-65 | Independent | - | - | - | ||||||
| MIHL | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 48 | - | - | - | |
| 1964-65 | TBAHA Sr-A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - | - | Won Thunder Bay |
| 1964-65 | Allan Cup | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 24 | - | - | Lost West Final |
| 1965-66 | MSHL | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 127 | 79 | 35 | 1st | lost Semi-Final |
| 1966-67 | MSHL | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 119 | 105 | 30 | 3rd | lost Semi-Final |
| 1967-68 | MSHL | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 17 | 4th | DNQ |
| 1968-69 | MSHL | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 129 | 111 | 26 | 1st | Won League |
| 1968-69 | Allan Cup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 | - | - | Lost West Qtr Final |
| 1969-70 | MSHL | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 160 | 90 | 36 | 1st | lost Final |
| 1970-71 | MSHL | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 74 | 24 | 2nd | lost Semi-Final |
| 1971-72 | CCHL | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 73 | 42 | 1st | none |
| 1972-73 | CCHL | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 172 | 84 | 60 | 2nd | defaulted Final |
| 1973-74 | CCHL | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 164 | 84 | 37 | 1st | Won League |
| 1974-75 | MEHL | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 85 | 46 | 1st | Won League |
| 1975-76 | MEHL | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 75 | 42 | 1st | Won League |
| 1976-77 | MEHL | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 182 | 73 | 41 | 1st | Won League |
| 1977-78 | MAHL | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 187 | 86 | 41 | 1st | Won League |
| 1978-79 | MAHL | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 75 | 58 | 1st | Won League |
| 1979-80 | CASHL | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 1st | Lost Final | ||
| 1980-81 | CASHL | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 163 | 152 | 32 | 3rd | lost Semi-Final |
| 1981-82 | CASHL | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 128 | 157 | 18 | 4th | lost Semi-Final |
| 1982-83 | CASHL | 32 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 169 | 182 | 23 | 5th | lost Semi-Final |
| 1983-84 | CASHL | 34 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 182 | 195 | 35 | 5th | lost Quarter-Final |
| 1984-85 | SEMHL | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 176 | 98 | 36 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1985-86 | SEMHL | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3rd | |||
| 1986-87 | SEMHL | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 197 | 121 | 34 | 1st | |
| 1987-88 | SEMHL | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 184 | 162 | 32 | 2nd | |
| 1988-89 | Independent | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| 1989-90 | SEMHL | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 175 | 105 | 30 | 3rd | Won League |
| 1990-91 | CASHL | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 182 | 102 | 37.5 | 3rd | Lost Final |
| 1991-92 | Overall | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| 1991-92 | MAHA Sr-AAA | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | Won Manitoba | ||
| 1991-92 | Man-Sask | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | Won Series | ||
| 1991-92 | Allan Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 21 | - | - | DNQ |
| 1992-93 | Overall | 46 | 33 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| 1992-93 | MAHA Sr-AAA | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | Won Manitoba | ||
| 1992-93 | Man-Sask | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | Won Series | ||
| 1992-93 | Allan Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 29 | - | - | Lost Semi Final |
| 1993-94 | Overall | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| 1993-94 | MAHA Sr-AAA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | Won Manitoba | ||
| 1993-94 | Allan Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | - | - | Won Canada |
| 1994-95 | Overall | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | SEMHL | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | MAHA Sr-AAA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Won Manitoba | ||||
| 1994-95 | Man-Sask | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | Won by default | ||
| 1994-95 | Allan Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | - | - | Won Canada |
| 1995-96 | Overall | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | HM Sr-AAA | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 46 | 9 | - | - | Won Manitoba |
| 1995-96 | Man-Sask | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | Won Series | ||
| 1995-96 | Allan Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | - | - | Won Canada |
| 1996-97 | Independent | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | HTHL | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 47 | - | - | - |
| 1996-97 | HM Sr-AAA | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 20 | 16 | - | - | Won Manitoba |
| 1996-97 | Man-Sask | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | Won Series | ||
| 1996-97 | Allan Cup | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - | - | Lost Final |
Game results
- 1946-47
The Lakers ended the 1946-47 season with a 15-13 win over an all-star team made up of players from Fort Frances, Ont., and International Falls, MN.
- 1948-49
- Roseau Cloverleafs - Warroad Lakers 6:3
- 1/19: Warroad Lakers - Roseau Cloverleafs 4:1
- 3/9: Warroad Lakers - Grand Forks Amerks 8:3
- 1949-50
- 1/14: Warroad Lakers - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 6:4 OT
- 1/15: Warroad Lakers - Grand Forks Jacoby's Hamburgers 6:4 OT
- 1955-56
In a game played at Eveleth, the Lakers lost 7-2 to the U.S. Olympic team.
- 1956-57
- 12/22: Warroad Lakers - University of Minnesota-Duluth 8:4
- 12/23: Warroad Lakers - Taconite Hornets 10:0
- 12/29: Warroad Lakers - University of North Dakota 8:4
- 12/30: Warroad Lakers - US National Team 5:1
- 1/11: Kenora - Warroad Lakers 4:2
- 1/20: Warroad Lakers - Fort Frances 8:5
- 1/26: Kenora - Warroad Lakers 7:4
- 2/3: Warroad Lakers - Kenora 9:7
- 2/8: Fort Frances - Warroad Lakers 5:2
- 2/10: Warroad Lakers - Pine Falls Paper Kings 6:3
- 2/16: Warroad Lakers - Rochester Mustangs 5:4
- 2/17: Warroad Lakers - Rochester Mustangs 11:1
- 1963-64
- 12/11: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Seals 7:4
- 12/15: US Olympic Team - Warroad Lakers 6:4
- 1/11: Warroad Lakers - Winnipeg Rangers 9:6
- 1/18: Winnipeg Maroons - Warroad Lakers 12:3
- 1/19: Winnipeg Maroons - Warroad Lakers 5:3
- 2/22: Moose Jaw Pla-Mors - Warroad Lakers 7:5
- 1964-65
- 12/9: Warroad Lakers - Fort Frances Royals 6:2
- 12/13: Warroad Lakers - South St. Paul Steers 8:3
- 12/26: Warroad Lakers - University of Manitoba 3:1
- 12/27: Warroad Lakers - University of Manitoba 8:5
- 1/6: Warroad Lakers - Fort Frances Royals 8:5
- 1/20: Warroad Lakers - Fort Frances Royals 7:4
- 2/2: Warroad Lakers - Grand Forks Red River Mixers 8:3
- 3/13: Grand Forks Red River Mixers - Warroad Lakers 6:5
- 1974-75
- 12/27: Warroad Lakers -
EV Landshut 8:1
- 1985-86
The Lakers went on a European tour in 1985-86, playing games in Holland, France, Germany and Austria. Tour record: 6-0.
- 1988-89
- 12/14: Warroad Lakers - Northland Community College 7:5
- 12/18: 'Warroad Lakers - NDSU-Bottineau 5:3
- 1/6: Warroad Lakers - St. Andrews (MB) 15:5
- 1/15: Warroad Lakers - Labroquerie Habs 11:7
- 2/5: Warroad Lakers - Lac du Bonnet Blues
- 2/7: Warroad Lakers - Bemidji State JV 7:5
- 3/31: Warroad Lakers - Flin Flon 9:4 - Manitoba Intermediate A Championship Series
- 4/1: Warroad Lakers - Flin Flon 10:5 - "
- 1991-92
- 11/26: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 4:3
- 12/7: Warroad Lakers - Thompson Hawks 5:4
- 12/8: Warroad Lakers - Thompson Hawks 13:6
- 12/18: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 12:4
- 12/19: Warroad Lakers - University of Manitoba 6:3
- 12/28: Warroad Lakers - Brandon University 11:7
- 1/4: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 8:5
- 1/30: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 5:2 - part of 10 game series, which Warroad led 5-2
- 2/6: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 6:2
- 2/14: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 10:5
Warroad went 3-1 on a European tour in January (visiting Holland, France, Germany and Austria).
- 1992-93
- 10/30: Warroad Lakers - Steinbach 10:5
- 11/6: Warroad Lakers - NDSU Bottineau 9:2
- 11/7: Warroad Lakers - Morris Stampeders 14:3
- 11/20: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 9:6
- 11/27: Minneapolis Bucks - Warroad Lakers 4:3
- 11/29: Warroad Lakers - Minneapolis Bucks 8:7
- 12/16: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 7:1
- 12/19: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 8:3
- 1/2: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 13:4
- 1/3: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 11:5
- 1/6: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 9:4
- 1/16: Warroad Lakers - Pine Falls Paper Kings 13:7
- 1/22: Warroad Lakers - Bottineau 7:3
- 1/29: Warroad Lakers - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:6
- 1/30: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Warroad Lakers 4:3 OT
- 2/19: Warroad Lakers - St. Paul Champps 8:4
- 2/20: Warroad Lakers - St. Paul Champps 14:3
- 1993-94
- 10/29: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 6:1
- 11/5: Warroad Lakers - St. Paul Parkers 8:3
- 11/13: Warroad Lakers - Labroquerie Habs 12:1
- 11/27: Warroad Lakers - Atikokan Generals 5:2
- 11/29: Warroad Lakers - University of Minnesota-Crookston 8:2
- 12/2: University of Manitoba - Warroad Lakers 5:0
- 12/3: Warroad Lakers - NDSU-Bottineau 9:5
- 12/10: Anchorage Aces - Warroad Lakers 3:2 OT
- 12/11: Anchorage Aces - Warroad Lakers 7:6
- 12/17: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 4:1
- 12/18: Warroad Lakers - Team Duluth 8:3
- 1/7: Warroad Lakers - Portage Lake 6:1
- 1/12: Warroad Lakers - St. Boniface Mohawks 12:4
- 1/29: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 11:3
- 1/30: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 11:5
- 2/27: Warroad Lakers - Pine Falls Paper Kings 10:3
- 1994-95
- 10/28: Warroad Lakers - St. Anne Aces 11:5
- 11/18: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 7:2
- 11/19: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 6:0
- 11/22: Warroad Lakers - University of Minnesota-Crookston 9:2
- 11/29: Warroad Lakers - University of Manitoba 9:2
- 12/10: Warroad Lakers - Brandon University 6:5
- 1/8: Warroad Lakers - Pine Falls Paper Kings 11:4
- 1/14: Warroad Lakers - Portage Lake 20:1
- 1/18: Warroad Lakers - Bemidji State JV 12:1
- 1/20: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 10:3
- 1/21: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 10:7
- 2/13: Sun Valley Suns - Warroad Lakers 3:2
- 2/14: Warroad Lakers - Sun Valley Suns 7:5
- 2/26: Minnepaolis Bucks - Warroad Lakers 5:4
- 3/3: Warroad Lakers - St. Paul Champps 5:1
- 3/4: Warroad Lakers - St. Paul Champps 8:6
- 1995-96
- 10/26: Warroad Lakers - Altona Maroons 10:4
- 11/1: Warroad Lakers - Charleswood 13:3
- 11/5: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 7:3
- 11/11: Warroad Lakers - River East 12:2
- 11/18: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 9:2
- 11/19: Warroad Lakers - North Dakota State Club 9:2
- 11/22: Warroad Lakers - Winnipeg Northwest Thunder 10:5
- 12/2: Warroad Lakers - St. Patelle 7:2
- 12/3: Warroad Lakers - Beausejour 8:0
- 12/9: Warroad Lakers - Charleswood 9:3
- 12/17: Warroad Lakers - Altona Maroons 8:2
- 1/3: Warroad Lakers - Beausejour 10:3
- 1/8: Warroad Lakers - St. Vital 8:2
- 1/12: Warroad Lakers - Fargo-Moorhead Bears 7:5
- 1/13: Warroad Lakers - Fargo-Moorhead Bears 8:3
- 1/27: Warroad Lakers - Northwest 6:3
- 2/21: Warroad Lakers - Peguis 8:3
Anchorage Aces International Ice Classic
- 2/8: Anchorage Aces - UBC All-Stars 5:1
- 2/8: Powell River Regals - Warroad Lakers 8:1
- 2/9: Anchorage Aces - Powell River Regals 9:1
- 2/9: Warroad Lakers - UBC All-Stars 15:1
- 2/10: Warroad Lakers - UBC All-Stars 7:5 - consolation
- 1996-97
- 10/27: Warroad Lakers - Morden 8:4
- 11/5: Warroad Lakers - Beausejour 15:6
- 12/6: Warroad Lakers - Air Force 7:4
- 12/7: Warroad Lakers - Air Force 10:4
- 12/31: Warroad Lakers -
Sweden Juniors 4:4 - 1/4: University of Manitoba - Warroad Lakers 5:4
- 1/5: Warroad Lakers - Royal Military College 6:3
- 1/19: Warroad Lakers - Minot State College 8:1
- 1/20: Warroad Lakers - University of Minnesota-Crookston 8:6
- 2/15: Warroad Lakers - Minneapolis Bucks 12:5
- 2/16: Warroad Lakers - Minneapolis Bucks 12:2
Sources
- Grand Forks Herald