St. Boniface Riels History
St. Boniface Riels
The St. Boniface Riels were founded by 4 people in 1971, Bill Elliot, Charlie Doman, Al Gaudet, and Bill Amundson. They soon found it too big of a project for just 4 people, so in 1973 they approached the Winakwa Community Club for help. A meeting was held at the community club and a 12-man executive was formed. Winakwa was listed as a backer in "name only" as the team was run on its own player-wise and financially.
Bill Elliot was the coach and Dennis Faulkner was appointed manager and also their league representative. In the early years, the Riels were a strong and competitive team. They finished in first place in 1971/72, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1981/82, 1984/85, and 1985/86. They won the league championship in 1971/72, 1972/73,1984/85 and 1985/86.
In 2004, Larry Frykas took over the hockey club. The Riels would not make it past the first round of the playoffs until 2013-14 season as they lost in the final with a remarkable 37-6-2 regular season record. In the 2013-14 season the Riels finished first in the league. In the following 2014-15 Season, the Riels brought the Championship back to St. Boniface!! The Riels regular season record was 29-11-5.
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MMJHL Standings
League 2023-2024
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team | gp | pts | % | |
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St. James Jr. Canucks | 19 | 35 | .921 |
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St. Boniface Riels | 19 | 24 | .632 |
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Charleswood Hawks | 19 | 23 | .605 |
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Raiders Jr. Hockey Club | 19 | 21 | .553 |
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St. Vital Jr. Victorias | 19 | 21 | .553 |
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Transcona Railer Express | 19 | 21 | .553 |
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Pembina Valley Twisters | 18 | 18 | .500 |
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Stonewall Jets | 18 | 16 | .444 |
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Ft.Garry/Ft.Rouge Twins | 19 | 15 | .395 |
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River East Royal Knights | 19 | 14 | .368 |
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Leading Scorers
League 2023-2024
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player | gp | g | a | pts | |
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Davis, Connor | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
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Burzynski, Nathan | 19 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
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Davis, Cole | 19 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
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Hinds, Nate | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
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Trott, Matthew | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
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Alsip, Sam | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
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Bauknecht, Dylan * | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
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Dubois, Carson | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
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Crossland, Jonah * | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
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Kapelus, Easton | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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Leading Goaltenders
League 2023-2024
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goaltender | mp | gaa | sv% | |
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Morris, Jesse | 617 | 3.50 | .877 |
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Domenico, Alex * | 535 | 3.81 | .878 |