St. Catharines Saints Information & St. Catharines Saints Links at HealthHaven.com

St. Catharines Saints
St. Catharines Saints
City	St. Catharines, Ontario
League	American Hockey League
Operated	1982 to 1986
Home arena	Garden City Arena
Colours	Blue and White
Affiliates	Toronto Maple Leafs
Franchise history
1982 to 1986	St. Catharines Saints
1986 to 1991	Newmarket Saints
1991 to 2005	St. John's Maple Leafs
2005 to present	Toronto Marlies

The St. Catharines Saints was a minor league ice hockey team in St. Catharines, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1982–1986 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In 1982, the Maple Leafs terminated their working agreements with both the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League, and the Cincinnati Tigers of the Central Hockey League, electing to establish a new minor-league franchise under their sole control. After lobbying by local officials, St. Catharines, Ontario was chosen as the new home for the team. Initially, the placement of the team in St. Catharines was protested by the Buffalo Sabres, who feared that the team would harm their strong fan base in the Niagara Region.

Following the 1985–1986 season, the team moved to Newmarket, Ontario and became the Newmarket Saints.

An earlier team under this name played in the OHA Senior League in the 1940s and '50s.

[edit] Alumni

Former players include:

[edit] Season-by-season results

St. Catharines Saints 1982–1986
Newmarket Saints 1986–1991

[edit] Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1982–83	80	33	41	6	—	72	335	368	6th, South
1983–84	80	43	31	6	—	92	364	346	3rd, South
1984–85	80	24	50	6	—	54	272	391	7th, South
1985–86	80	38	37	5	—	81	304	308	3rd, South
1986–87	80	28	48	—	4	60	226	337	7th, South
1987–88	80	33	33	8	6	80	282	328	6th, South
1988–89	80	38	36	6	—	82	339	334	4th, South
1989–90	80	31	33	16	—	78	305	318	5th, South
1990–91	80	26	45	9	—	61	278	317	8th, South

[edit] Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1982–83	Out of Playoffs
1983–84	L, 3–4, Rochester	—	—
1984–85	Out of Playoffs
1985–86	W, 4–2, Binghamton	L, 3–4, Hershey	—
1986–87	Out of Playoffs
1987–88	Out of Playoffs
1988–89	L, 1–4, Adirondack	—	—
1989–90	Out of Playoffs
1990–91	Out of Playoffs

[edit] Team records

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

Penalty Minutes:

GAA:

SV%:

Career Goals:

Career Assists:

Career Points:

Career Penalty Minutes:

Career Goaltending Wins:

Career Shutouts:

Career Games:

[edit] See also

List of ice hockey teams in Ontario