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 Toronto Maple Leafs moved their top affiliate from 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 Alan Hepple John Kordic Garry Lariviere Bob McGill Chris McRae Barry Melrose Jim Ralph Jeff Reese
American Hockey League Hall of Famers AHL Hall of Fame Honored Members Name Seasons Induction Year Bruce Boudreau 1988-89 (player) 2009
Season-by-season results
Regular season Season Games WonLostTiedOTLPoints Goalsfor Goalsagainst Standing1986–87 802848— 4 602263377th, South1987–88 803333 8 6 802823286th, South1988–89 803836 6— 823393344th, South1989–90 80313316— 783053185th, South1990–91 802645 9— 612783178th, South
Playoffs Season1st round2nd roundFinals1986–87 Out of Playoffs1987–88 Out of Playoffs1988–89 L, 1–4, Adirondack ——1989–90 Out of Playoffs1990–91 Out of Playoffs
Team records
Single Season Goals: Marty Dallman – 50 Assists: Wes Jarvis – 59 Points: Marty Dallman – 89 Penalty minutes: Tie Domi – 187 GAA: Allan Bester – 2.87 SV%: Serafin Fernandez – .927
Career Source: Goals: Marty Dallman – 100 Assists: Wes Jarvis – 162 Points: Wes Jarvis – 250 Penalty minutes: Brian Blad – 250 Goaltending wins: Shutouts: Games played: Wes Jarvis – 237
See also List of ice hockey teams in Ontario
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