The Kildonan North Stars were a Canadian Junior ice hockey Team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League from Winnipeg , Manitoba .
7-742: During the summer of 1967, community-minded sports group purchased the Winnipeg Warriors from Ben Hatskin , renaming them the West Kildonan North Stars. The team was located in Northwest Winnipeg. In 1967-68 Centre Wayne Chernecki led the MJHL in both points and goals, and was also voted Rookie of the Year, and earned First Team All-Star honors. For the 1976-77 season the Team’s name was shorted to
14-644: The 1936 Kildonan Stars. In 1936, Hatskin signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL , playing six years and helping the team win Grey Cup championships in 1939 and 1941. During World War II Hatskin began raising racehorses and his wealth grew as the Hatskin family invested in everything from lumber companies to juke box distributorships. In 1967, Ben Hatskin tried to win a National Hockey League franchise during
21-644: The Kildonan North Stars would set a record for the all time losing streak, 64 games without a point, passing the Regina Silver Foxes record of 58 losses from their 1975 season. Three years later the team was dissolved despite two consecutive winning seasons. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Ben Hatskin Benjamin Hatskin (September 30, 1917 – October 18, 1990)
28-509: The Kildonan North Stars. In 1978, the Kildonan North Stars captured the Turnbull Cup as Manitoba Junior "A" Hockey Champions. During the 1986-87 season, the North Stars became infamous for a completely winless 48-game season. During the stretch from the beginning of the 1985-86 season to the end of the 1986-87 season, the North Stars had 6 wins, 90 losses, and no ties. Over the two Seasons
35-608: The league's expansion. His bid failed, which fueled his desire to help create a new, rival league, the World Hockey Association , in 1972. Hatskin knew that the credibility of the WHA depended on getting established hockey stars to join its teams. He aggressively sought out the services of Bobby Hull for his team, the Winnipeg Jets , and eventually signed Hull to a contract estimated to be worth at least $ 1.75 million. Although it
42-610: Was a Canadian businessman and the founder of the Winnipeg Jets . Ben Hatskin was born in 1917 in Winnipeg to Russian-Jewish parents. As a standout football player in high school, he became one of the first Canadian students to win an athletic scholarship to an American university. He played football for the Sooners at the University of Oklahoma . He also played junior hockey in Winnipeg with
49-631: Was one of the more successful teams in the WHA, winning 3 Avco Cups in 1976 , 1978 and 1979 . Hatskin had to ask for a public subsidy to keep the financially troubled Jets alive after 1974. The team was absorbed into the NHL in 1979 with Hatskin selling the Jets to Barry Shenkarow. The club later relocated to Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes following the 1995-96 season . The Ben Hatskin Trophy given to
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