Newmarket Saints
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| Newmarket Saints | |
|---|---|
Maple Leaf Gardens Limited | |
| General manager | Gord Stellick |
| Head coach | Paul Gardner (1986–1990) Frank Anzalone (1990–91) |
| Affiliate | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Franchise history | |
| 1978–1982 | New Brunswick Hawks |
| 1982–1986 | St. Catharines Saints |
| 1986–1991 | Newmarket Saints |
| 1991–2005 | St. John's Maple Leafs |
| 2005–present | Toronto Marlies |
The Newmarket Saints were a minor league hockey team in Newmarket, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1986 to 1991 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Ray Twinney Complex.
After the 1985–86 season, the
St. Catharines to the Ray Twinney Complex
, a recently built arena in Newmarket, north of Toronto.
However, the Ray Twinney Complex was nowhere near adequate for an AHL team, and Newmarket itself was too small at the time for the team to be viable. These factors, combined with the team being barely competitive (only one winning season), led the Leafs to move the Saints to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador for the 1991–92 season where they became the St. John's Maple Leafs. The void in Newmarket would be filled by the Newmarket Royals, of the OHL.
The franchise was replaced by:
- OHL Newmarket Royals (1991–1994) - moved from Cornwall, now Sarnia Sting
- OHA Junior A Newmarket Hurricanes
Alumni
Former players include:
- Tim Bernhardt
- Allan Bester
- Tie Domi
- John Kordic
- Garry Lariviere
- Bob McGill
- Chris McRae
- Barry Melrose
- Jim Ralph
- Jeff Reese
Season-by-season results
Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Playoffs
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Team records
Single Season
- Goals: Marty Dallman 50
- Assists: Daniel Reame 63
- Points: Daniel Reame 110
- Penalty Minutes: Tie Domi 187
- GAA: Allan Bester 2.87
- SV%: Serafin Fernandez .927
Career
- Career Goals:
- Career Assists:
- Career Points:
- Career Penalty Minutes:
- Career Goaltending Wins:
- Career Shutouts:
- Career Games:
See also
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