St. Louis Saints (ice hockey) explained

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Team:St. Louis Saints
City:St. Louis, Missouri
League:Continental Hockey League
Operated:1974–1975
Name1:St. Louis Pepsi
Dates1:1972–1973
Name2:St. Louis Chiefs
Dates2:1973–1974
Name3:Spirit of St. Louis
Dates3:1973–1974
Name4:St. Louis Saints
Dates4:1974–1975

The St. Louis Saints were an American semi-professional ice hockey team located in St. Louis, Missouri. The franchise began in the Continental Hockey League in 1972 as St. Louis Pepsi. There was another team known as the St. Louis Rockets that played independently that year. A tenuous connection between the 'Rockets' and 'Chiefs' monikers exists but it is inconclusive.[1] Two St. Louis teams competed in the CnHL in 1973–74, the Chiefs and the Spirit of St. Louis (also referred to as the Saints in many accounts).[2] By 1974–75, the Chiefs franchise had ceased operating and gave the Saints the entire market to themselves. Despite this boon, St. Louis wasn't able to survive and they last played in 1975.

Season-by-season record

Season GP W L T Pts GF GA Place Playoffs
1972–73 8 2 6 04 3rd None
1973–74 (Chiefs) 13 7 6 014 2nd None
1973–74 (Spirit) 163 13 06 4th None
1974–75 23 8 14 1 23 T–4th missed
1975–76 11 2 9 0 6 withdrew N/A
Note: St. Louis withdrew from the league midway through the 1975–76 season.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierre LaBarge, Jr. . St. Louis Amateur Hockey Hall of Fame . May 6, 2024.
  2. Web site: Sports . Kenosha News . July 12, 1974 . May 6, 2024.