St. John's Maple Leafs

St. John's Maple Leafs
City	St. John's, Newfoundland
League	American Hockey League
Operated	1991–2005
Home arena	Mile One Centre and Memorial Stadium
Colours	Blue and White
Affiliates	Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Franchise history
1982–1986	St. Catharines Saints
1986–1991	Newmarket Saints
1991–2005	St. John's Maple Leafs
2005–present	Toronto Marlies
Championships
Regular season titles	1 1993–94
Division Championships	3 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97
Conference Championships	1 1991–92
Calder Cups	0 None

The St. John's Maple Leafs were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada at Memorial Stadium from 1991–2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001–2005.

History

The AHL had a strong presence in Atlantic Canada in the 1980s and 1990s, largely due to the desire of several National Hockey League Canadian franchises to continue to pay players sent down to the minors in Canadian dollars, but by 2004 St. John's was the only remaining team in the region. The desire of the parent team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, to reduce travel costs and have a tenant for its Ricoh Coliseum resulted in the team's relocation to Toronto for the 2005–06 season.

Area history

The franchise became known as:

• Toronto Marlies (2005–present)

The franchise was replaced by:

• St. John's Fog Devils of the QMJHL (2005–2008)
• St. John's IceCaps (AHL) (2011-present)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1991–92	80	39	29	12	—	—	90	325	285	2nd, Atlantic
1992–93	80	41	26	13	—	—	95	351	308	1st, Atlantic
1993–94	80	45	23	12	—	—	102	360	287	1st, Atlantic
1994–95	80	33	37	10	—	—	76	263	263	2nd, Atlantic
1995–96	80	31	31	14	4	—	80	248	274	3rd, Atlantic
1996–97	80	36	28	10	6	—	88	265	264	1st, Canadian
1997–98	80	25	32	18	5	—	73	233	254	4th, Atlantic
1998–99	80	34	35	7	4	—	79	246	270	2nd, Atlantic
1999–00	80	23	45	8	4	—	58	202	277	5th, Atlantic
2000–01	80	35	35	8	2	—	80	247	244	3rd, Canadian
2001–02	80	34	27	17	2	—	87	256	240	3rd, Canadian
2002–03	80	32	40	6	2	—	72	236	285	3rd, Canadian
2003–04	80	32	36	8	4	—	76	225	265	7th, North
2004–05	80	46	28	5	1	—	98	244	232	2nd, North

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1991–92	—	W, 4–1, CB	W, 4–0, MONC	bye	L, 3–4, ADIR
1992–93	—	W, 4–1, MONC	L, 0–4, CB	—	—
1993–94	—	W, 4–1, CB	L, 2–4, MONC	—	—
1994–95	—	L, 1–4, FRED	—	—	—
1995–96	—	L, 1–3, SJNB	—	—	—
1996–97	—	W, 3–1, BING	L, 3–4, HAM	—	—
1997–98	—	L, 1–3, SJNB	—	—	—
1998–99	—	L, 2–4, FRED	—	—	—
1999–00	Out of Playoffs
2000–01	—	L, 1–3, QUE	—	—	—
2001–02	W, 2–0, PROV	W, 3–2, LOW	L, 0–4, BRI	—	—
2002–03	Out of Playoffs
2003–04	Out of Playoffs
2004–05	—	L, 1–4, MTB	—	—	—

Team records

Single game

• Goals: 5 (Kyle Wellwood, October 30, 2004, vs. Cleveland)
• Assists: 5 (Chris Snell, November 18, 1993, at Saint John) & (Kelly Fairchild, October 14, 1995, at Saint John)
• Points: 6 (Ken McRae, January 5, 1994, vs. Rochester - 2g 4a) & (Rich Chernomaz, January 19, 1994, vs Fredericton - 2g 4a)
• Saves: 63 (Jean-Sebastien Aubin, December 29, 2004, vs. Syracuse Crunch)
• Penalty minutes: 42 (Rich Chernomaz, February 6, 1995, vs. Saint John)

Season

• Goals: 53 (Patrik Augusta, 1993–1994)
• Assists: 74 (Snell, 1993–1994)
• Points: 110 (Chernomaz, 1993–1994)
• Penalty minutes: 354 (Shawn Thornton, 1998–1999)
• GAA (min 25 games): 2.42 (Mike Minard, 2000–2001)
• SV% (min 25 games): .926 (Sebastien Centomo, 2001–2002)
• Shutouts: 6 (Jimmy Waite, 1999–2000)

Career

• Games: 508 (Nathan Dempsey, 1994–2002)
• Goals: 132 (Yanic Perreault, 1991–1994)
• Assists: 196 (Dempsey, 1994–2002)
• Points: 276 (Perreault, 1991–1994)
• Penalty minutes: 1215 (Thornton, 1998–2001)
• Goaltending wins: 80 (Marcel Cousineau, 1993–1998)
• Shutouts: 7 (Waite, 1999–2001)

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Newfoundland and Labrador