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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SERIES A | ||
St. James Jr. Canucks 1 | ||
Transcona Railer Express 8 | ||
SERIES B | ||
Pembina Valley Twisters 2 | ||
Raiders Jr. Hockey Club 7 | ||
SERIES C | ||
St. Boniface Riels 3 | ||
Ft.Garry/Ft.Rouge Twins 6 | ||
SERIES D | ||
Charleswood Hawks 4 | ||
St. Vital Jr. Victorias 5 |
Leading Scorers
Playoffs 2023-2024
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player | gp | g | a | pts | |
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Davis, Connor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Hinds, Nate | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Mcnaughton, Ty | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Bauknecht, Dylan * | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Neilson, Aaron | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Davis, Cole | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Alsip, Sam | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Keating, Noah | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Dubois, Carson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Alsip, Ethan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Leading Goaltenders
Playoffs 2023-2024
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goaltender | mp | gaa | sv% | |
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Howarth, Ashton | 296 | 1.62 | .946 |