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Revision as of 01:04, 25 February 2008

Windsor St. Clair Saints
File:St Clair Saints.jpg
CityWindsor, Ontario
LeagueMajor League Hockey
Founded1967
Home arenaSouth Windsor Arena
ColoursGreen, Yellow, and White
General managerKevin Hamlin
Head coachKevin Hamlin

The Windsor St. Clair Saints are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based in St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. They joined the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.

History

The St. Clair Saints hockey club first emerged in 1967 as a member of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association.

The Saints dominated the OCAA early, winning its first three championships in 1968, 1969, and 1970.

In 1972, the beginnings of a Saints OCAA dynasty was born. The Saints won the 1973 championship. Then in 1975, they won again. In 1976, they won for the third time in four years and then went on to Camrose, Alberta to defeat Selkirk College and win the CCAA National Championship. In 1977, the Saints won the OCAA again and as well in 1979. In seven seasons, the St. Clair Saints won five OCAA championships and a CCAA National Championship. In this span, the Saints also won a national silver medal and two national bronze medals.

File:Windsor Away 1.jpg
Saints goaltender 2007-08 Season

In 2002 and 2003, the Saints were again OCAA champions after more than a two decade gap. In 2001, the CCAA announced that there was not enough national interest in national championships anymore, so neither the 2002 or 2003 teams had the opportunity at earning another national championship for St. Clair College.

In 2004, the OCAA announced that is was folding due to lack of interest from competitive colleges. The Saints spent the 2004-05 and 2005-06 campaigns playing an independent exhibition schedule against American and Canadian collegiate and senior clubs.

In 2006, the Windsor St. Clair Saints were allowed expansion into the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. Now playing at the Senior AAA level, the Saints were eligible to compete for the Allan Cup.

Despite being the only collegiate team in the 5-team MLH (the other four are club teams), the Saints finished first overall in the 2006-07 regular season. In the league semi-finals, the Saints defeated the Tillsonburg Vipers 4-games-to-2. In the league final, the Saints came apart and were swept by the Brantford Blast 4-games-to-none.

Season-by-season standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout Loses*, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results
2006-07 30 19 10 - 1 154 116 39 1st MLH
2007-08 30 16 12 - 2 122 103 34 3rd MLH

Playoffs

  • 2007 Lost final
Windsor St. Clair Saints defeated Tillsonburg Vipers 4-games-to-2 in semi-final
Brantford Blast defeated Windsor St. Clair Saints 4-games-to-none in final
  • 2008 Lost Semi-final
Brantford Blast defeated Windsor St. Clair Saints 4-games-to-none in semi-final