St. Catharines Saints
St. Catharines Saints | |
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founding | 1982 |
resolution | 1986 |
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 | Garden City Arena |
Location | St. Catharines |
Team colors | blue White |
league | American Hockey League |
Cooperations | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Calder cups | no |
The St. Catharines Saints were a Canadian ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League from St. Catharines . The Saints' venue was the Garden City Arena .
history
The St. Catharines Saints were founded in 1982 by the Toronto Maple Leafs as their new farm team as a franchise of the American Hockey League . After the team missed the playoffs in their first season, the Saints reached the playoffs for the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history in the 1983/84 season , but were defeated there in the first round by the Rochester Americans 3: 4 wins . Another year followed without the Saints participating in the playoffs before St. Catharines failed in the 1985/86 season only in the second playoff round with a 3: 4 win at the Hershey Bears .
Following this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs decided to relocate their farm team to Newmarket (Ontario) , where it was henceforth active in the AHL under the name Newmarket Saints .
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 | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
1982-83 | 80 | 33 | 41 | 6th | - | - | 72 | 335 | 368 | 6. South | not qualified |
1983-84 | 80 | 43 | 31 | 6th | - | - | 92 | 364 | 346 | 3. South | 1st round: defeat, 3: 4 against Rochester Americans |
1984-85 | 80 | 24 | 50 | 6th | - | - | 54 | 272 | 391 | 7. South | not qualified |
1985-86 | 80 | 38 | 37 | 5 | - | - | 81 | 304 | 308 | 3. South | 1st round: win, 4-2 vs. Binghamton Whalers 2nd round: defeat, 3-4 vs. Hershey Bears |
Team records
Career records
- Games: 269 Craig Muni
- Goals: 97 Bruce Boudreau
- Assists: 134 Bruce Boudreau
- Points: 231 Bruce Boudreau
- Penalty minutes: 868 Leigh Verstraete