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The Melfort Mustangs are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games at the Northern Lights Palace, which has a seating capacity of 1,850. The team colors are blue, green, and white.
The Mustangs joined the SJHL for the 1988–89 season. They won SJHL championships in 1992, 1996, 2015, 2016 and 2024. Advance to the National Jr. "A" Championships in 1996, 2015, and 2024.




Season-by-season






Western Canada Cup


Western Canada Championships ** BCHL - AJHL- SJHL - MJHL - Host **
Round robin play with 1st vs 2nd - winner advance to National Championship & loser to Runner-up Game3rd vs 4th in 2nd semi-final winner to Runner-up game loser eliminated. Runner-up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.Competition began 2013 season.




National championships


(Dudley Hewitt Champion - Central Zone) & (Fred Page Champion - Eastern Zone) & (Western Canada Cup - Western Zone) & (Western Canada Cup - Runner-up) & (Host)
Round robin play with top 4 in semi-final and winners to finals.




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Canadian Jr. A National ChampionshipsMaritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.

-* Lost Runner-up game at Western Canada Cup to Portage. Portage is host so Melfort still advances to RBC as runner up representative




Retired numbers






NHL alumni


Parris Duffus - Phoenix Coyotes
Michel Larocque - Chicago Blackhawks
Scott Fankhouser - Atlanta Thrashers
Willie Mitchell - Los Angeles Kings
Ruslan Fedotenko - New York Rangers
Marc Habscheid - Edmonton Oilers
Derek Boogaard - Minnesota Wild




Further reading


Zary, Darren (1 May 2024). "Melfort Mustangs win SJHL championship, advance to Centennial Cup". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Postmedia. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
"Melfort Mustangs win SJHL title over Flin Flon Bombers". Regina Leader-Post. Postmedia. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
Zary, Darren (19 May 2024). "Shooting blanks: Melfort Mustangs shut out 1-0 in Centennial Cup national final". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Postmedia. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
Tompkins, Ben (7 September 2023). "Mustangs receive new September logo courtesy of James Smith artist". battlefordsnow.com. Pattison Media. Retrieved 30 July 2024.




See also


List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan




External links


Melfort Mustangs official website

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• Melfort Mustangs
• 2024 Centennial Cup
• Humboldt Broncos
• 2023–24 SJHL season
• Melfort, Saskatchewan
• Mustang (disambiguation)
• Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
• 1996 Royal Bank Cup
• Nipawin Hawks
• Centennial Cup