Danville Fighting Saints | |
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City: | Danville, Illinois |
League: | Continental Hockey League (1981-1986) All-American Hockey League (1986-1989) |
Founded: | 1981 |
Home Arena: | David S. Palmer Arena |
Franchise history | |
1981-1986: | Danville Dashers |
1986-1989: | Danville Fighting Saints |
The Danville Fighting Saints were a professional team based in Danville, Illinois, United States. The team was founded in 1981 as the Danville Dashers and played in the Continental Hockey League until its folding in 1986. The team then renamed itself the Danville Fighting Saints and became one of the three founding members of the All-American Hockey League, along with the Dayton Jets and the Troy Sabres.
The Fighting Saints played their home games at the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville. They were regular season champions for the 1986-87 AAHL season. The team folded in 1989 along with the AAHL.

Logo as Danville Dashers
Season-by-season record[]
Continental Hockey League[]
Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Place | Playoffs |
1981-82 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 246 | 147 | T-1st | Won Championship |
1982-83 | 43 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 236 | 188 | 2nd | Lost Semifinals |
1983-84 | Won Championship | ||||||||
1984-85 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 227 | 229 | 3rd | |
1985-86 |
All-American Hockey League[]
Season | GP | W | L | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Place | Playoffs |
1986-87 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 42 | - | - | 1st | |
1987-88 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 240 | 317 | 5th | |
1988-89 |