Virden Oil Capitals
The Virden Oil Capitals are a Canadian junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Virden, Manitoba. The Oil Capitals are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. History The franchise was founded as the Winnipeg Rangers in 1956. The Rangers became the St. Boniface Saints in 1967 and later the Winnipeg Saints in 2000. The Oil Capitals were created in the spring of 2012 when a group of local investors purchased the Saints franchise and relocated it to Virden to play at newly constructed Tundra Oil & Gas Place. The team has won five Turnbull Cups (Rangers in 1961 and 1966; Saints in 1971, 1981, and 1994) and finished runner-up on seven occasions (Rangers in 1960; Saints in 1969, 1993, 2008, 2010, and 2012; Oil Capitals in 2018). Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Playoffs 1971 Won League, won Man/Sask Championship, lost Abbott Cup St. Boniface Saints defeated West Kildonan North Stars 4-games-to-3 St. Boniface Saints defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-none St. Boniface Saints defeated Kenora Muskies 4-games-to-none MJHL CHAMPIONS St. Boniface Saints defeated Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)