The Selkirk Fishermen are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Selkirk, Manitoba. They are members of the Capital Region Junior Hockey League (CRJHL). The franchise was founded in 1917.
The Fishermen won the Abbott Cup in 1920, making them the Junior Champion for Western Canada and earning a playoff against the George Richardson Memorial Trophy winning Eastern Champion for the Memorial Cup. The Fishermen lost the Memorial Cup competition against the Toronto Canoe Club Paddlers.
History Since 1978, the Fishermen have won a province-leading 11 Baldy Northcott Trophy championships as Manitoba Junior B champions.
In 1983, the Fishermen made history in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, by defeating the Saskatoon Wesleys of the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League to win the inaugural Keystone Cup championship. To this day, they are one of only two champions to have ever come out of Manitoba.
The team was a member of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until 2018. For the 2018-19 season the Fishermen were one of five teams that departed the Keystone Junior Hockey League and established the Capital Region Junior Hockey League. In the initial season the Fishermen became the first league and playoff champions.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PCT = Winning Percentage
Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PCT Finish Playoffs 2004–05 36 26 10 0 0 52 182 96 .722 1st Won Provincials Keystone Cup: 4th in Round-robinLost Bronze medal game 2005–06 36 23 12 1 0 47 — — .653 1st Lost in Provincial Finals 2006–07 40 30 8 0 2 62 185 122 .775 2nd Lost in Provincial Finals 2007–08 40 26 11 2 1 55 217 94 .688 3rd Lost in 1st roundHosted Western Canadian Jr. B Championships3rd in Round-robinLost Bronze medal game 2008–09 36 24 10 0 2 50 168 117 .694 3rd Lost in Provincial Finals 2009–10 32 29 3 0 0 58 201 98 .906 1st Won ProvincialsKeystone Cup: 5th 2010–11 32 24 7 0 1 49 197 74 — 1st of 8 Lost in semi-finals 2011–12 32 23 10 0 2 48 147 110 .667 2nd of 8 Lost in semi-finals 2012–13 36 23 11 0 2 48 163 99 .667 3rd of 9 Lost in finals 2013–14 34 25 7 0 2 52 176 116 .765 1st of 4, South2nd of 8, KJHL KJHL ChampionsKeystone Cup: 6th (0–5–0) 2014–15 32 24 7 0 1 49 204 97 .766 1st of 9 Won quarter-finals, 3–1 (Falcons)Won semi-finals, 4–0 (Warriors)Won League Finals, 4–3 (Juniors) 2015–16 34 26 6 0 2 54 140 94 .794 1st of 5, South3rd of 10, KJHL Won Div Semi-finals, 3–0 (Ice Dawgs)Won Div. Finals, 4–2 (Warriors)Lost League Finals, 0–4 (Juniors) 2016–17 34 24 10 0 0 48 205 83 .706 2nd of 4, South4th of 10, KJHL Lost quarter-finals, 1–3 (Juniors) 2017–18 34 28 3 0 3 59 163 88 .868 1st of 4, South1st of 10, KJHL Won quarter-finals, 3–0 (Islanders)Lost semi-finals, 3-4 (Warriors)CAPITAL REGION JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE Season GP W L T OTW OTL Pts GF GA Pct Finish Playoffs 2018–19 32 20 7 1 3 1 68 157 94 0.708 1st of 5 CRJHL won Semifinals, 4-3 (Falcons)Won League Finals, 4-2 (Satelites)CGJHL CHAMPIONS 2019–20 32 23 5 0 2 2 75 153 72 0.781 1st of 5 CRJHL won Semifinals, 4-1 (Ice Dawgs)- League Finals, 0-0 (Warriors)Playoff suspended COVID 2020–21 5 4 0 0 0 1 14 18 6 0.933 1st of 5 CRJHL League play suspended in November due to COVID-19 2021–22 32 27 3 0 1 1 83 158 54 0.865 1st of 5 CRJHL won Semifinals, 4-0 (Falcons)Won League Finals, 4-0 (Ice Dawgs) Capital Region Champions (x2) 2022–23 30 24 4 0 1 1 73 124 48 0.822 1st of 6 CRJHL won Semifinals, 4-0 (Falcons)Won League Finals, 4-1 (Warriors) Capital Region Champions (x3) 2023–24 30 20 5 2 1 2 66 123 71 0.733 1st of 6 CRJHL Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Comets) 2024–25 30 12 14 0 1 3 66 104 100 0.456 5th of 7 CRJHL Won Quarterfinals, 3-1 (Habs)Lost Semifinals, 1-4 (Warriors) 2025–25 30 17 10 0 1 2 55 123 98 0.611 3rd of 7 CRJHL Won Quarterfinals, 3-2 (Falcons)Won Semifinals, 4-1 (Comets)Lost League Finals, 1-4 (Habs)
Keystone Cup Western Canadian Jr. B Championships (Northern Ontario to British Columbia)Six teams in round-robin play. 1st vs. 2nd for gold/silver & 3rd vs. 4th for bronze. Year Round-robin Record Standing Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game 1983 vs. Thunder Bayvs. Saskatoonvs. Portage la Prairie Data missing—KEYSTONE CHAMPIONS 1994 W, Kinistino, 4–2T, Westfort, 3–3T, Fort William, 6–6W, North Okanagan, 6–3W, Sherwood Park 3–0–2 1st of 6 —L, Kinistino, 3–5 Silver Medal 1999 W, Hearst, 4–3L, Assiniboia, 1–14L, Edmonton, 4–9L, Campbell River, 1–17L, Fort William 1–3–0 5th of 6 —— 2003 T, St. Claude, 2–2W, Nipigon, 9–3T, Assiniboia, 4–4W, Spruce Grove, 5–4L, Richmond, 0–5 2–1–2 4th of 6 L, Richmond, 4–9 — 2005 W, Thunder Bay, 4–1L, Osoyoos, 4–7L, Medicine Hat, 2–4T, CalgaryW, Saskatoon 2–2–1 4th of 6 OTL, Medicine Hat, 2–3 — 2010 L, Tri-Town, 0–1W, Revelstoke, 3–1L, Abbotsford, 5–7T, Thunder Bay, 6–6L, Kamloops, 1–7 1–3–1 5th of 6 —— 2014 L, Thunder Bay, 1–2L, Saskatoon, 0–3L, Abbotsford, 5–7L, Beaver Valley, 0–3L, Blackfalds, 3–6 0–5–0 6th of 6 —— 2015 T, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks, 3–3L, Saskatoon Quakers, 1–4L, Cold Lake Ice, 0–10L, North Edmonton Red Wings, 1–7L, Campbell River Storm, 1–6 0–4–1 6th of 6 ——
Team information Team captains Chris Loschiavo; 2003–2006 Dave Hardman; 2007–2009 Matt Zakaluzny; 2009–2011 Trevor Paradoski; 2011–2014 Tanner MacVicar; 2014–2015 Tyndall Fontaine; 2015–2016 Drayton Mendrun; 2016–2018 Jeremy Thomas; 2018-2019 Jordan Donald; 2022-2024
Coaches Chris Poponick; 1999–present Craig Cyr; 2013–2016 Al Hares; 1996–2013 Dave Boyce; 2008–present Tyndall Fontaine; 2016 - Present Jeremy Pachkowsky; 2016 - 2020 Chris Loschiavo; 2008–2013 Blair Hawes; 2012–2014 Bryce Cooke; 2011–2013 Josh Poponick; 2022 - Present Owen Derewianchuk - 2023 - Present
References
External links Official Team Site