Newmarket Saints

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City Newmarket, Ontario Division North Division Home arena Ray Twinney Complex Location Newmarket, Canada Conference Western Conference Color Blue and White		League American Hockey League Operated 1986–1991 Colors Blue and White Arena Ray Twinney Complex Affiliate Toronto Maple Leafs

Head coaches Paul Gardner (1986–1990), Frank Anzalone (1990–1991)

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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.

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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.

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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:

OHL Newmarket Royals (1991–1994) - moved from Cornwall, now Sarnia Sting

OHA Junior A Newmarket Hurricanes

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Alumni

Former players include:

Chris McRae - Detroit Red Wings, Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)

Garry Lariviere - Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers

Tim Bernhardt - Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.

Bob McGill - Toronto Maple Leafs,Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders,Hartford Whalers

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, Dallas Stars

Jeff Reese - Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers, Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils.

Jim Ralph - broadcaster for Toronto Maple Leafs.