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| Spruce Grove Saints | |
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| City | Spruce Grove, Alberta |
| League | Alberta Junior Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Home arena | Grant Fuhr Arena |
| Colours |
Blue, white and gold |
| Owner(s) | Silent Ice (Dan Leckelt, Lindsay Leckelt, Ryan Smyth) |
| General manager | Rob Sklaruk (2017–18) |
| Head coach | Bram Stephen (2017–18) |
| Website | www.sgsaints.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1963–1965 | Edmonton Canadians |
| 1965–1972 | Edmonton Movers |
| 1972–1974 | Edmonton Mets |
| 1974–1977 | Spruce Grove Mets |
| 1977–2004 | St. Albert Saints |
| 2004–Present | Spruce Grove Saints |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1963–1972 | Edmonton Maple Leafs |
Blue, white and gold
The Spruce Grove Saints are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada at the Grant Fuhr Arena, capacity 1,259.
The Saints franchise is perhaps the most storied in the history of Canadian Junior A hockey. The only franchise remaining from the inception of the AJHL in 1963, the team began as the Edmonton Movers, and a season following a merger with the Edmonton Maple Leafs in 1972, the franchise first relocated to Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets. After three years in Spruce Grove, the franchise relocated again to nearby St. Albert to become the St. Albert Saints for the 1977–78 season. After 27 years in St. Albert, arena issues allowed the franchise to return for its second stint in Spruce Grove in 2004–05.
Over 50 former players have gone on to play in the NHL, including Mark Messier, Stu Barnes, Mike Comrie and Steve Reinprecht.
During its first stint in Spruce Grove, the Mets won the Centennial Cup 1975 as Canadian Jr. A national champions. The franchise also captured four more AJHL championships during its time in St. Albert.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Western Canada Championships ** BCHL – OJHLAJHL- SJHL – MJHL – Host **
Round robin play with 1st vs 2nd – winner advance to National Championship & loser to Runner Up Game
3rd vs 4th in 2nd semi-final winner to Runner Up game loser eliminated.
Runner Up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.
Competition began 2013 season and ended following 2017 playoffs.
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