St. John's IceCaps
| St. John's IceCaps | |
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 2016–17 AHL season
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| City | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded |
1969 (Current franchise) 1994 (As a member of the IHL) (First franchise) |
| Operated | 2011–present |
| Home arena | Mile One Centre |
| Colours | Red, white and blue |
| Owner(s) | Danny Williams |
| General manager | Marc Bergevin |
| Head coach | Sylvain Lefebvre |
| Captain | Max Friberg |
| Media | CJYQ |
| Affiliates |
Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| First franchise | |
| 1994–1996 | Minnesota Moose |
| 1996–2011 | Manitoba Moose |
| 2011–2015 | St. John's IceCaps |
| 2015–present | Manitoba Moose |
| Current franchise | |
| 1969–1971 1971–1984 |
Montreal Voyageurs Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| 1984–1990 1990–1999 |
Sherbrooke Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens |
| 1999–2002 | Quebec Citadelles |
| 2002–2015 | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| 2015–present | St. John's IceCaps |
| beginning in 2017 | Laval Rocket |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |
| Division Championships | 1 (2011–12) |
| Conference Championships | 1 (2013–14) |
The St. John's IceCaps are a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally affiliated with the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets from 2011 to 2015. However, beginning in the 2015–16 AHL season, they became the top affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) after the Jets relocated their franchise back to Manitoba and the Canadiens moved the former Hamilton Bulldogs franchise to St. John's. The IceCaps are also affiliated with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
The franchise was founded in 1994 as the Minnesota Moose, who at that time, were members of the International Hockey League. The team played two seasons in St. Paul, Minnesota before relocating to Winnipeg in 1996 following the departure of the original Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix, Arizona. The Manitoba Moose continued in the IHL until the league folded in 2001, at which time they joined the AHL and became the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. During their ten years in the AHL, the Moose made it to the Calder Cup Finals once, in 2009, losing 4–2 to the Hershey Bears in the best-of-seven series.
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