The Spruce Grove Saints are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada at the Grant Fuhr Arena, capacity 1,259.
Founded: 1963-64
Division titles won: 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14
Regular Season titles won: 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15
League Championships won: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
Western Canada Cup Titles: None
Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
The Saints franchise is perhaps the most storied in the history of Canadian Junior A hockey. The only franchise remaining from the inception of the AJHL in 1963, the team began as the Edmonton Movers, and a season following a merger with the Edmonton Maple Leafs in 1972, the franchise first relocated to Spruce Grove as the Spruce Grove Mets. After three years in Spruce Grove, the franchise relocated again to nearby St. Albert to become the St. Albert Saints for the 1977-78 season. After 27 years in St. Albert, arena issues allowed the franchise to return for its second stint in Spruce Grove in 2004-05.
Over 50 former players have gone on to play in the NHL, including Mark Messier, Stu Barnes, Mike Comrie and Steve Reinprecht.
During its first stint in Spruce Grove, the Mets won the Centennial Cup 1975 as Canadian Jr. A national champions. The franchise also captured four more AJHL championships during its time in St. Albert.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
2005 Lost Quarter-finalSpruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Blazers
3-games-to-noneDrayton Valley Thunder defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-22006 Lost Semi-finalSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-noneSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-3Camrose Kodiaks defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-22007 Lost Quarter-finalSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Bonnyville Pontiacs 3-games-to-2Grande Prairie Storm defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-12008 Lost Semi-finalSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-noneSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-3Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-12009 Lost FinalSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-1Spruce Grove Saints defeated
Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-noneGrande Prairie Storm defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-none2010 Won League, Lost Doyle CupSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Bonnyville Pontiacs 4-games-to-noneSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Camrose Kodiaks 4-games-to-1Spruce Grove Saints defeated
Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-3 AJHL CHAMPIONSVernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-32011 Won League, Lost Doyle CupSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Lloydminster Bobcats 4-games-to-noneSpruce Grove Saints defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons
4-games-to-noneSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Camrose Kodiaks 4-games-to-1 AJHL CHAMPIONSVernon Vipers (BCHL) defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-32012 Lost Divisional FinalsSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-noneFort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-32013 Lost Divisional FinalsSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-2Spruce Grove Saints defeated
Whitecourt Wolverines 4-games-to-1 Div. Champs
Brooks Bandits defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-1 League Finalists
2014 Won League, Lost Runner Up Game Western Canada CupSpruce Grove Saints defeated
Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-3Spruce Grove Saints defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons
4-games-to-3 Div. champs
Spruce Grove Saints defeated
Drumheller Dragons 4-games-to-none AJHL CHAMPIONS2015 Won League, 5th of 5 Western Canada CupSpruce Grove Saints defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders
4-games-to-2 Div. Semi Finals
Spruce Grove Saints defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs
4-games-to-2 Div. champs
Spruce Grove Saints defeated
Brooks Bandits 4-games-to-2 AJHL CHAMPIONS2016 Lost League FinalsSpruce Grove Saints defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders
4-games-to-0 Div. Semi Finals
Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Bobcats
4-games-to-1 Div. Finals
Brooks Bandits defeated Spruce Grove Saints
4-games-to-1 League Finals
2017Spruce Grove Saints defeated Drayton Valley Thunder
3-games-to-0 Div. Quarter FinalsSpruce Grove Saints vs.
Whitecourt Wolverines In progress Div. Semi Finals
Western Canada Championships ** BCHL - OJHLAJHL- SJHL - MJHL - Host **
Round robin play with 1st vs 2nd - winner advance to National Championship & loser to Runner Up Game
3rd vs 4th in 2nd semi-final winner to Runner Up game loser eliminated.
Runner Up game determines 2nd representative to National Championship.
Competition began 2013 season.