Newmarket Saints
| Newmarket Saints | |
|---|---|
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| City | Newmarket, Ontario |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | North Division |
| Operated | 1986–1991 |
| Home arena | Ray Twinney Complex |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Owner(s) | Maple Leaf Gardens Limited |
| General manager | Gord Stellick |
| Head coach |
Paul Gardner (1986–1990) Frank Anzalone (1990–91) |
| Affiliates | 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 1986–91 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 Twinney Complex, a recently built arena north of Toronto.
However, the 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:
Former players include:
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