Newmarket Saints

Newmarket Saints
City:	Newmarket, Ontario
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Western Conference
Division:	North Division
Operated:	1986 to 1991
Home Arena:	Ray Twinney Complex
Colors:	Blue and White
General Manager:	Gord Stellick
Head Coach:	Mike Kitchen 1988–89, Paul Gardner 1990–1991
Affiliates:	Toronto Maple Leafs
Franchise history
1982 to 1986:	St. Catharines Saints
1986 to 1991:	Newmarket Saints
1991 to 2005:	St. John's Maple Leafs
2005 to 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 curiously moved their top affiliate from St. Catharines to a small arena in Newmarket, a town north of Toronto.

Dismal attendance and the unsuitability of both the arena and town for professional hockey resulted in a move 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:

• OHL Newmarket Royals (1991–1994) - moved from Cornwall, now Sarnia Sting
• OHA Junior A Newmarket Hurricanes

Alumni

Former players include:

• Chris McRae - Detroit Red Wings, Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
• Garry Lariviere - Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers
• Tim Bernhardt - Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames
• Mike Palmateer - Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals
• Bob McGill - Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings
• Barry Melrose - Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, later coach of the Los Angeles Kings (1992-95) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (2008).
• John Kordic - Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques
• Tie Domi - Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets
• Allan Bester - Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings
• Jeff Reese - Toronto Maple Leafs

Season-by-season results

• St. Catharines Saints 1982–1986
• Newmarket Saints 1986–1991

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1982–83	80	33	41	6	—	72	335	368	6th, South
1983–84	80	43	31	6	—	92	364	346	3rd, South
1984–85	80	24	50	6	—	54	272	391	7th, South
1985–86	80	38	37	5	—	81	304	308	3rd, South
1986–87	80	28	48	—	4	60	226	337	7th, South
1987–88	80	33	33	8	6	80	282	328	6th, South
1988–89	80	38	36	6	—	82	339	334	4th, South
1989–90	80	31	33	16	—	78	305	318	5th, South
1990–91	80	26	45	9	—	61	278	317	8th, South

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1982–83	Out of Playoffs
1983–84	L, 3–4, Rochester	—	—
1984–85	Out of Playoffs
1985–86	W, 4–2, Binghamton	L, 3–4, Hershey	—
1986–87	Out of Playoffs
1987–88	Out of Playoffs
1988–89	L, 1–4, Adirondack	—	—
1989–90	Out of Playoffs
1990–91	Out of Playoffs

Team records

Single Season

Goals: Daniel Reame 47

Assists: Daniel Reame 63

Points: Daniel Reame 110

Penalty Minutes: Tie Domi 187

GAA: Allan Bester 2.87

SV%: Serafin Fernandez .927