St. Paul Saints
St. Paul Saints | |
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founding | 1959 |
resolution | 1963 |
history |
St. Paul Saints 1959-1963 |
Stadion | St. Paul Auditorium |
Location | Saint Paul , Minnesota |
league | International Hockey League |
Turner Cups | 1959/60 , 1960/61 |
The St. Paul Saints were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League from Saint Paul , Minnesota . The venue for the Mercurys was the St. Paul Auditorium .
history
The St. Paul Saints were founded in 1959 and belonged to the International Hockey League. The club was able to win the Turner Cup , the championship of the IHL, in the first year . In the following 1960/61 season, the Saints managed to defend the title. While the team was able to reach the final again in 1961/62 and thus reached the play-off final three times in a row, the club could no longer qualify for the final round in its final year.
At the end of the 1962/63 season, the club was dissolved. One of the rivals of the St. Paul Saints were the Minneapolis Millers , who also played in the IHL between 1959 and 1963 .
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 |
1959-60 | 68 | 41 | 21st | 6th | - | - | 88 | 261 | 188 | 1st, west | Turner Cup winner |
1960-61 | 72 | 46 | 22nd | 4th | - | - | 96 | 309 | 233 | 2nd, west | Turner Cup winner |
1961-62 | 68 | 42 | 25th | 1 | - | - | 85 | 291 | 209 | 2nd, IHL | Defeat in the final |
1962-63 | 70 | 23 | 44 | 3 | - | - | 49 | 241 | 328 | 6th, IHL |