Winnipeg Blues | |
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City | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
League | Manitoba Junior Hockey League |
Division | East |
Founded | 1930 |
Home arena | hockey for all centre |
Colours | Black, Blue, Gold, White |
Owner(s) | 50 Below Sports + Entertainment |
General manager | Alex Mandolidis |
Head coach | Alex Mandolidis |
Media | Winnipeg Sun Winnipeg Free Press |
Franchise history | |
1930–1976 | Winnipeg Monarchs |
1976–1977 | Assiniboine Park Monarchs |
1977–1978 | Winnipeg Monarchs |
1978–1984 | Fort Garry Blues |
1984–2010 | Winnipeg South Blues |
2010-present | Winnipeg Blues |
The Winnipeg Blues are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Oak Bluff, a suburban area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The team was founded in 1930 as the Winnipeg Monarchs and also formerly known as the Fort Garry Blues (1978-1984) and Winnipeg South Blues (1984-2010).
The Blues/Monarchs hockey club has won 17 Turnbull Cups as MJHL champions, two ANAVET Cups, and six Abbott Cups. The Monarchs were also three-time Memorial Cup champions before the reorganization of Canadian junior hockey in 1970. The 1995 Winnipeg South Blues have been inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame under the team category.