St . Clair Saints The Windsor St . Clair Saints were 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 in 2006 , only to leave in 2008 . 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 . It seems that the Saints went on hiatus for much of the next two decades . In 2001 , the Saints were back on the ice full time . In 2002 and 2003 , the Saints were again OCAA champions , beating Humber College both times , 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 . After finishing in first place for the third straight year , the Saints were almost upset by Sir Sandford Fleming College in the semi - final and then were beaten in two straight games by Humber in the final . After losing game one 6 - 3 , the Saints battled hard in game two . With leading scorer Pavel Shtefan out of the lineup , the Saints battled into double overtime to lose on a Humber goal 5 : 11 into the fifth frame . The Saints were baffled by the Humber goaltender as he stopped 79 of 80 shots to win the game . This would be the Saints final OCAA game . 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 . The 2007 - 08 Season had them again as the only collegiate team in the MLH . With a record of 16 wins , 12 losses , and 2 ties , the Saints were in the hunt for a second regular season crown , but fell short finishing in a close third place . Their first round opponents in the league semi - finals were the Brantford Blast . Brantford had stacked their line up with former NHL ers at the end of the season , including Brent Gretzky , in preparation to host the 100th Allan Cup this year . Despite the Saints badly outshooting the Blast in every game of the series , the Saints were defeated 4 - games - to - none . On April 21 , 2008 , it was announced through the Windsor Star that the Saints were to cease operations . As the only college team in the league , the Saints felt the MLH was not a good fit . The Saints operated through signing students from their college to play , while other teams could trade and pursue free agents . The Saints may eventually apply for entry into the National Collegiate Athletic Association . 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