North Winnipeg Nomads Football Club
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The North Winnipeg Nomads Football Club is a Canadian football
club established in 1969 and originally started as a single bantam age (15-year olds) football team. Eventually, the club grew to include teams from ages 7 to 21. The Nomads has the second largest enrolment in Canadian amateur football.
Championship since its inception in 1967.
The club has won 17 Manitoba provincial championship titles plus two interprovincial titles.
A minor bantam (14-year olds) team was added in 1978.
The Nomads have competed against teams from and around Winnipeg, including the East Side Eagles, the Transcona Nationals
, the St. Boniface Warriors, the Ft. Garry Lions, the St. Vital Mustangs, the St. James Rods, the Lockport Cowboys
, the Grendell Falcons and the Eastman Raiders
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Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
club established in 1969 and originally started as a single bantam age (15-year olds) football team. Eventually, the club grew to include teams from ages 7 to 21. The Nomads has the second largest enrolment in Canadian amateur football.
History
The Nomads were the first Winnipeg team to win the Western Canadian Bantam FootballChampionship since its inception in 1967.
The club has won 17 Manitoba provincial championship titles plus two interprovincial titles.
A minor bantam (14-year olds) team was added in 1978.
The Nomads have competed against teams from and around Winnipeg, including the East Side Eagles, the Transcona Nationals
Transcona
Transcona may refer to:*Transcona, Winnipeg, a suburb of the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba and formerly a separate municipality*Transcona , a provincial electoral riding in the same city...
, the St. Boniface Warriors, the Ft. Garry Lions, the St. Vital Mustangs, the St. James Rods, the Lockport Cowboys
Lockport, Manitoba
Lockport is a small unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada located just north of the city of Winnipeg. It is the site of ancient agricultural inhabitation, a migratory bird feeding area as well as a dam and lock of the Red River. The Red River Floodway joins the Red River just down river...
, the Grendell Falcons and the Eastman Raiders
Eastman Raiders
The Eastman Raiders are a midget to youth football club that is located in Steinbach, Manitoba. The Eastman Raiders football club is a member of the Midget Football League of Manitoba. With the Eastman Raiders football club being formed in 1991, the club is now host to over 260 athletes ranging...
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Championships by Year
- 1970 Bantam Provincial and Western Canadian Champions
- 1972 Bantam Provincial and Western Canadian Champions
- 1973 Bantam Provincial and Western Canadian Champions
- 1974 Bantam Provincial
- 1979 Minor Bantam Provincial
- 1980 Minor Bantam Provincial
- 1981 Bantam Provincial
- 1990 Bantam Provincial
- 1993 Minor Bantam Provincial
- 1994 Bantam Champions
- 1996 Peewee Champions
- 2002 Midget Provincial
- 2005 Bantam Provincial
- 2006 Midget Provincial
- 2008 Atom Provincial (Nomads Atom North Team)
- 2008 Major Provincial
- 2009 Major Provincial
- 2010 Midget Provincial
- 2011 Bantam Provincial
Championships by League
- Bantam Western Canadian Championships
- 1970, 1972, 1973
- Bantam Provincial Championships
- 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1990, 1994, 2005, 2011
- Major Provincial Championships
- 2008, 2009
- Midget Provincial ChampionshipsMidget Football League of ManitobaMidget Football League of Manitoba or the MFLM is a league located in Manitoba for players of ages 15–17 years old. Currently the league has 7 teams, the Eastman Raiders, Fort Garry Lions, North Winnipeg Nomads, St James Rods, St Vital Mustangs, and the Transcona Nationals.-Provincial...
- 2002, 2006, 2010
- Minor Bantam Provincial Championships
- 1979, 1980, 1993
- Peewee Provincial Championships
- 1996
CFL Alumni
- Mark McLoughlinMark McLoughlinMark McLoughlin is a former placekicker in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 2003 and the BC Lions in 2005...
played Minor Bantam in 1979 and Bantam in 1980. He was the kickerPlacekickerPlacekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
for the Calgary StampedersCalgary StampedersThe Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
starting in 1988, when he was drafted as Calgary's third round draft choice (20th overall) in the CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
Canadian College DraftCanadian College DraftThe Canadian College Draft is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of CIS football or NCAA college football...
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NHL Alumni
- Colton OrrColton OrrColton Douglas Orr is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs.- Playing career :...
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, New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
and Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... - Travis ZajacTravis ZajacTravis Zajac is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . He was selected 20th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils....
– New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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