St. John's IceCaps (2011-2015)

St. John's IceCaps
founding	2011
resolution	2015
history	Minnesota Moose 1994 - 1996 Manitoba Moose 1996 - 2001 ( IHL ) 2001 - 2011 ( AHL ) St. John's IceCaps 2011 - 2015 (AHL) Manitoba Moose since 2015
Stadion	Mile One Center
Location	St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador
Team colors	Polar night blue, white, aviator blue, silver
league	American Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Atlantic Division
Cooperations	Winnipeg Jets ( NHL )
Calder cups	no

The St. John's IceCaps were a Canadian ice hockey franchise in St. John's in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It was a member of the American Hockey League between 2011 and 2015 before the team returned to Winnipeg as Manitoba Moose .

history

In May 2011 it was announced that the investor group True North Sports and Entertainment had acquired the rights to the Atlanta Thrashers franchise from the National Hockey League in order to relocate it to Winnipeg , Manitoba . The group of investors then decided to relocate the Winnipeg-based AHL team Manitoba Moose as well. St. John's was chosen as the new location for the AHL franchise, where an AHL team was already active from 1991 to 2005 with the St. John's Maple Leafs . In addition, from 2005 to 2008 the St. John's Fog Devils from the junior league Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec played in the Mile One Center , the new venue for the IceCaps. The St. John's crew served as the Winnipeg Jets farm team .

The driving force behind the relocation of the Manitoba Moose to St. John's was former Prime Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams , who announced on June 2, 2011 that the Manitoba Moose AHL team would be relocating to St. John's . A day later, the city council approved this move and, on June 10, 2011, the AHL Board of Governors unanimously approved it . The relocation was officially announced the same day at an event held at Williams' Mile One Center and the team's new general manager, Craig Heisinger.

In July 2011, Keith McCambridge , previously assistant coach at the Manitoba Moose under Claude Noël , was introduced as head coach. On July 29, 2011, the team name St. John's IceCaps was published by President and CEO Danny Williams. At the same time the official logo of the IceCaps was presented.

Jason Jaffray was named the first team captain in franchise history. The first league game of the IceCaps was played on October 7, 2011, which they won 4-1 away at the Providence Bruins . Defender Mark Flood scored the first ever goal for St. John's .

As part of the restructuring of the American Hockey League, the franchise returned to Winnipeg for the 2015/16 season and henceforth operates under the name Manitoba Moose , which was used from 1996 to 2011 . In addition, the Hamilton Bulldogs took over the previous identity of the IceCaps and continued to run them as a different franchise .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeats after overtime or shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded

season	GP	W.	L.	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Place, division	Playoffs
2011/12	76	43	25th	8th	94	240	216	1st, Atlantic	Victory in the conference quarter-finals, 3-1 ( Syracuse ) victory in the conference semi-finals, 4: 3 ( Wilkes-Barre / Scranton ) defeat in the conference final, 0: 4 ( Norfolk )
2012/13	76	32	36	8th	72	195	237	5th, Atlantic	not qualified
2013/14	76	46	23	7th	99	258	207	2nd, Atlantic	Victory in the Conference quarter-finals, 3: 1 ( Albany ) victory in the Conference semi-finals, 4: 2 ( Norfolk ) victory in the Conference final, 4: 2 ( Wilkes-Barre / Scranton ) defeat in the Calder Cup final, 1: 4 ( Texas )
2014/15	76	32	33	11	75	183	235	5th, Atlantic	not qualified
total	304	153	117	34	340	876	895		2 playoff appearances 7 series: 5 wins, 2 defeats 36 games: 19 wins, 17 defeats

Team records

In the following, selected IceCaps player records over the entire career as well as over individual seasons are listed.

Career

	Surname	number
Most games	Carl Klingberg	248 (in 4 seasons)
Most goals	Eric O'Dell	72
Most templates	Jason Jaffray	105
Most of the points	Jason Jaffray	167 (62 goals + 105 assists)
Most penalty minutes	Patrice Cormier	316
Most shutouts	Eddie Pasquale	9

season

	Surname	number	season
Most goals	Eric O'Dell	42	2012/13
Most templates	Jason Jaffray	41	2013/14
Most of the points	Jason Jaffray	59 (18 goals + 41 assists)	2013/14
Most points as a rookie	Brenden Kichton	48 (10 goals + 38 assists)	2013/14
Most points as a defender	Paul Postma	44 (13 goals + 31 assists)	2011/12
Most penalty minutes	JC Lipon	163	2014/15
Most wins as a goalkeeper	Connor Hellebuyck	28	2014/15

Web links

• Profile on hockeydb.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sports.espn.go.com, Thrashers headed to Winnipeg
2. ↑ thetelegram.com, Williams behind new AHL team for St. John’s
3. ↑ theahl.com, AHL returning to St. John's ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Pro hockey returning to St. John's. In: cbc.ca. June 10, 2011, accessed October 4, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Jaffray Named IceCaps Captain. (No longer available online.) St. John's IceCaps, archived from the original on April 28, 2012 ; accessed on January 21, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ IceCaps win inaugural game. (No longer available online.) St. John's IceCaps, archived from the original on April 28, 2012 ; accessed on January 21, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.