Utica Devils

Utica Devils
City	Utica, New York
League	American Hockey League
Founded	1977
Operated	1987–1993
Home arena	Utica Memorial Auditorium
Colors	Green, red and white (original) Red and black (later)
Affiliate	New Jersey Devils (NHL) (1987–1993)
Franchise history
1977–1987	Maine Mariners
1987–1993	Utica Devils
1993–2003	Saint John Flames
2005–2007	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2007–2009	Quad City Flames
2009–2014	Abbotsford Heat
2014–2015	Adirondack Flames
2015–present	Stockton Heat

The Utica Devils were an ice hockey team of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was based in Utica, New York, and played its home games at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

History

The Utica Devils were AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils from 1987 to 1993. The franchise was moved from Portland, Maine, at the end of the 1986–87 season, where it played as the Maine Mariners. Utica was coached by Tom McVie for four seasons from 1987 to 1991, followed by Herb Brooks in 1991–92 and Robbie Ftorek in 1992–93.

During 1993, the NHL's Calgary Flames purchased the team and relocated it to Saint John, New Brunswick, to become the Saint John Flames. The Devils moved their AHL affiliation to the Albany River Rats the same year.

Notable players who at one time were Utica Devils include Martin Brodeur, Bill Guerin, Kevin Todd, Corey Schwab, Bobby Holik, Claude Vilgrain, Valeri Zelepukin, Jason Smith and Jim Dowd. The team's last head coach was Robbie Ftorek.

The market was previously served by: Mohawk Valley Comets of the ACHL (1985–1987)

The franchise was replaced by: Utica Bulldogs of the CoHL (1993–1994)

The franchise was later known as: Saint John Flames, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Quad City Flames, Abbotsford Heat, Adirondack Flames and the Stockton Heat

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1987–88	80	34	33	11	2	81	318	307	5th, South
1988–89	80	37	34	9	--	83	309	295	3rd, South
1989–90	80	44	32	4	--	92	354	315	4th, South
1990–91	80	36	42	2	--	74	325	346	6th, South
1991–92	80	34	40	6	--	74	268	313	4th, South
1992–93	80	33	36	11	--	77	325	354	3rd, South

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1987–88	Out of Playoffs
1988–89	L, 1-4, Hershey	--	--	--
1989–90	L, 1-4, Rochester	--	--	--
1990–91	Out of Playoffs
1991–92	L, 0-4, Binghamton	--	--	--
1992–93	L, 1-4, Rochester	--	--	--

Team records

Goals: 53, Paul Ysebaert, 1989–90

Assists: 81, Kevin Todd, 1990–91

Points: 118, Kevin Todd, 1990–91

Penalty Minutes: 359, Bill Huard, 1990–91

GAA: 2.71, Chris Terreri, 1987–88

SV%: .910, Chris Terreri, 1987–88

Career goals: 126, Jeff Madill, 1987–91

Career assists: 163, Kevin Todd, 1988–93

Career points: 264, Paul Ysebaert, 1987–90

Career penalty minutes: 1216, Jamie Huscroft, 1987–92

Career goaltending wins:

Career shutouts: 3, Craig Billington

Career games: 273, Dave Marcinyshyn, 1987–91

External links

• The Internet Hockey Database – Utica Devils