St. Paul Saints

This is about the team that played from 1926-55. For the team of the same name that played in the International Hockey League (1945–2001), please see St. Paul Saints (IHL).
The St. Paul Saints were a hockey team in St. Paul, Minnesota.
They first appeared as the St. Paul Athletic Club that played in the United States Amateur Hockey Association (USAHA) from 1921-25. They moved to the Central Amateur Hockey League in 1925 when the USAHA folded.
In 1926 they moved over to the American Hockey Association (AHA) when the Central League dissolved. They played there until 1931 when they switched to the Central League which was composed of teams close to St. Paul. The Saints moved back to the AHA in 1935, playing in that league until it folded in 1942 because of World War II.
In 1945 they joined the newly-formed USHL which was founded as a successor to the old AHA. Again the Saints played until the league folded, this time in 1951.
They then joined a series of local leagues until 1957 including the American Amateur Hockey League (1947-1952), Central Hockey League (1952-1953), Minnesota Hockey League (1953-1955). That year the WHL put "half a team" in St. Paul - the Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals. That team only lasted one season. A new Saints franchise started in 1959 in the International Hockey League (1945–2001).
The Saints won the USHL title in 1948-49.
==Year by Year Results==
==Season-by-season results==
===Central Amateur Hockey League===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1925-26	38	15	17	6	36 	- 	- 	5th 	Did not qualify
===American Hockey Association===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1926-27	37	17	15	5 	39 	46	67	4th 	Did not qualify
1927-28	40	14	17	9 	37 	76	87	4th 	Did not qualify
1928-29	40	20	17	3 	43 	88	98	3rd 	Lost Final
1929-30	48	18	16	14	50 	93	90	4th 	Did not qualify
===Central Hockey League 1931-1935===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA 	Standing	Playoffs
1931-32	35	16	17	2	34 	84 	99 	3rd 	
1932-33	40	13	24	3	26 	83 	112	3rd 	
1933-34	44	12	30	2	24 	86 	125	T-4th 	
1934-35	47	28	10	9	56 	137	88 	1st 	Won Championship
===American Hockey Association===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	Standing 	Playoffs
1935-36	48	32	13	3 	64 	153	99 	1st 	Lost Final
1936-37	48	21	24	3*	42 	78 	95 	T-3rd 	Lost Semifinals
1937-38	48	10	36	2*	20 	87 	178	6th 	
1938-39	54	24	24	6*	48 	149	142	4th 	Lost Semifinals
1939-40	48	30	18	- 	60 	159	121	2nd 	Won Championship
1940-41	48	25	23	- 	50 	113	116	4th 	Lost Semifinals
1941-42	50	28	17	5 	61 	141	99 	2nd North	Lost Division Semifinal
Note: Ties were worth 0 points in the league for some seasons
The organization suspended operations from 1942 to 1945.
===United States Hockey League===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	Standing 	Playoffs
1945-46	56	28	26	2 	58 	208	186	T-3rd 	Lost Semifinals
1946-47	60	27	27	6 	60 	216	224	4th North	Did not qualify
1947-48	66	30	30	6 	66 	236	245	4th North	Did not qualify
1948-49	66	36	20	10	82 	289	210	1st North	Won Championship
1949-50	70	29	30	11	69 	253	289	4th 	Lost Semifinals
1950-51	64	33	26	5 	71 	213	186	2nd 	Lost Semifinals
===American Amateur Hockey League===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1951-1952	39	26	11	2	54 	- 	- 	1st 	
===Central Hockey League===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA 	Standing	Playoffs
1952-53	32	13	16	3	29 	187	207	4th 	Lost Semifinals
===Minnesota Hockey League===
Season 	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Playoffs
1953-54	10	2	7	1	9 	44	59	4th 	
Category:American ice hockey teams
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Category:Established in 1921
Category:Disestablished in 1957
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