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Neepawa Natives 
City Neepawa, Manitoba League Manitoba Junior Hockey League Division Sherwood Founded 1989 Home arena Yellowhead Arena Colors Black, Red, White General manager Vacant Head coach Vacant The Neepawa Natives are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada.
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History
Neepawa has yet to win a Turnbull Cup as MJHL Champions, but in recent years has been very competitive.
In October 2011, the Neepawa Natives reported a hazing incident to Kim Davis, MJHL Commissioner. After an investigation, Davis confirmed that a 15-year-old player had come forward with allegations of sexual-based rookie hazing in the Natives' locker room. A record $5000 fine and 18 suspensions resulted from the incident.[1] The parent of a one of the hazing victims said her son was forced to walk around the team locker room with a set of water bottles tied to his scrotum.[2] Assistant coach Brad Biggers was allegedly present in the dressing room while the assault occurred.[3] As a result, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have opened an investigation of the incident and the MJHL has hired an independent investigator to look into the incident.[4][5]
Head Coach and General Manager Bryant Perrier resigned from his post on October 30, 2011.[6] On November 3, 2011, the leadership and players of the team issued an apology to the players involved, the organization, coaching staff, sponsors, fans, and local community for the behaviour of the team, asking for an opportunity to get past the issue. The organization itself also issued an apology to the people effected by this situation.[7][8]
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs 1989-90 52 10 42 0 - 240 291 20 9th MJHL 1990-91 48 12 34 2 - 212 331 26 8th MJHL 1991-92 48 15 31 1 1 198 252 32 8th MJHL 1992-93 49 21 25 2 1 222 206 45 6th MJHL 1993-94 56 27 25 2 2 -- -- 58 5th MJHL 1994-95 56 32 20 2 2 237 218 68 2nd MJHL 1995-96 56 28 22 4 2 248 241 62 5th MJHL 1996-97 55 23 30 1 1 242 280 48 7th MJHL 1997-98 60 28 29 3 0 264 272 59 6th MJHL 1998-99 62 12 49 0 1 187 360 25 10th MJHL 1999-00 64 30 30 - 4 244 270 64 10th MJHL 2000-01 64 41 20 - 3 286 246 85 3rd MJHL 2001-02 64 40 20 - 4 271 221 84 4th MJHL 2002-03 64 28 30 - 6 286 300 62 9th MJHL 2003-04 64 37 18 - 9 236 193 83 3rd MJHL 2004-05 63 37 18 - 8 251 194 82 2nd MJHL 2005-06 63 14 41 - 8 179 269 36 10th MJHL DNQ 2006-07 63 41 19 - 3 266 220 85 4th MJHL Lost Semi-final 2007-08 62 16 40 - 6 172 288 38 10th MJHL 2008-09 61 24 29 - 8 182 237 56 8th MJHL 2009-10 62 34 24 - 4 205 189 72 6th MJHL Lost Quarter-final 2010-11 62 24 32 - 6 170 208 54 9th MJHL DNQ Playoffs
- 1990 DNQ
- 1991 Lost Quarter-final
- Winnipeg South Blues defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-none
- 1992 Lost Quarter-final
- St. James Canadians defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1
- 1993 Lost Quarter-final
- Portage Terriers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-none
- 1994 Lost Quarter-final
- Dauphin Kings defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-2
- 1995 Lost Semi-final
- Neepawa Natives defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-none
- Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-3
- 1996 Lost Final
- Neepawa Natives defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-3
- Neepawa Natives defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-2
- St. James Canadians defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-3
- 1997 Lost Quarter-final
- Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-3
- 1998 Lost Quarter-final
- Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1
- 1999 DNQ
- 2000 DNQ
- 2001 Lost Semi-final
- Neepawa Natives defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-3
- OCN Blizzard defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1
- 2002 Lost Quarter-final
- Portage Terriers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1
- 2003 DNQ
- 2004 Lost Quarter-final
- Swan Valley Stampeders defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-2
- 2005 Lost Semi-final
- Neepawa Natives defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-2
- Portage Terriers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1
- 2006 DNQ
- 2007 Lost Semi-final
- Neepawa Natives defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-3
- Dauphin Kings defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-2
- 2008 DNQ
- 2009 Lost Quarter-final
- Winnipeg Saints defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-none
- 2010 Lost Quarter-final
- Dauphin Kings defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-none
- 2011 DNQ
See also
References
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/10/31/mb-neepawa-hockey-hazing-manitoba.html
- ^ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Hazing-victim-had-water-bottles-tied-to-genitals-mother-132648138.html
- ^ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/hazed-and-now-no-place-to-play-132680298.html
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/10/18/rcmp-neepawa-hockey.html
- ^ http://www.mjhlhockey.ca/news/5-news/444-mjhl-names-independent-investigator-for-hazing-complaint
- ^ http://www.mjhlhockey.ca/news/5-news/448-neepawa-natives-perrier-resigns
- ^ http://www.mjhlhockey.ca/news/5-news/449-native-players-issue-apology
- ^ http://www.mjhlhockey.ca/news/5-news/447-neepawa-natives-issue-apology
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