New Brunswick Hawks

New Brunswick Hawks
founding	1978
resolution	1982
history	New Brunswick Hawks 1978–1982 St. Catharines Saints 1982–1986 Newmarket Saints 1986–1991 St. John's Maple Leafs 1991–2005 Toronto Marlies since 2005
Stadion	Moncton Coliseum
Location	Moncton , New Brunswick
Team colors	blue White
league	American Hockey League
Calder cups	1981/82

The New Brunswick Hawks were a Canadian ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League based in Moncton , New Brunswick . The Hawks' venue was the Moncton Coliseum .

history

The association was founded in 1978 and was henceforth the farm team of the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs . The Hawks received the FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy twice when they were first in their division (1979/80, 1981/82). Their most successful season was the 1981/82 season, in which they were first in their division, as well as all teams in the regular season. In the playoffs they finally won the Calder Cup : In the final, they beat the Binghamton Whalers 4-1 in the best-of-seven series . In 1980, the New Brunswick Hawks failed in the finals with 2: 4 to the Hershey Bears .

In 1982 the Hawks were relocated from the Toronto Maple Leafs and renamed St. Catharines Saints . Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers established a new franchise in Moncton with the Moncton Alpines .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1978/79	80	41	29	10	92	315	288	2nd, North	Loss 1st round, 2: 3 ( Nova Scotia )
1979/80	79	44	27	8th	96	325	271	1st, North	Loss in the final, 2-4 ( Hershey Bears )
1980/81	80	37	33	10	84	317	298	2nd, North	Loss 2nd round, 3-4 ( Maine Mariners )
1981/82	80	48	21st	11	107	338	227	1st, North	Victory in the final, 4-1 ( Binghamton Whalers )
total	319	170	110	39	379	1295	1084		4 playoff appearances 9 series: 6 wins, 3 losses 50 games: 30 wins, 20 losses

Team records

Career records

Games: 218 Lowell Loveday

Goals: 73 Bruce Boudreau

Assists: 133 Bruce Boudreau

Points: 206 Bruce Boudreau

Penalty minutes: 423 Mel Hewitt

Well-known former players

• JP Bordeleau
• Bruce Boudreau
• Alain Daigle
• Steve Larmer

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics New Brunswick Hawks
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List New Brunswick Hawks