The St. Paul Saints, also known as the Fighting Saints, were a

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professional

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team that played in the International Hockey League from 1959 to 1963. The Saints were based in

St. Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's second-most populous city a ...

and played at the St. Paul Auditorium. The Saints won consecutive

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s in 1960 and 1961 as league champions, and finished runners-up in 1962. Their geographically closest rival were the

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, across the river.

History

Originally founded as the St. Paul Peter's Meats for the inaugural season of the United States Central Hockey League, St. Paul played for four seasons as a semi-professional club before joining the International Hockey League in 1959. When the did so, the team took on the same name (

St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They previ ...

) as at least five previous outfits (two hockey, three baseball).

Season-by-season results

External links

standings and results

References

International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams Saints (IHL) Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota Ice hockey clubs established in 1959 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1963 1959 establishments in Minnesota 1963 disestablishments in Minnesota {{SaintPaulMN-stub