St. Paul Saints (IHL)
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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) as at least five previous outfits (two hockey, three baseball).
Season-by-season results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning % | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | 68 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 88 | 0.647 | 261 | 188 | 1st, West |
| 1960–61 | 72 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 96 | 0.667 | 309 | 233 | 2nd, West |
| 1961–62 | 68 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 85 | 0.625 | 291 | 209 | 2nd, IHL |
| 1962–63 | 70 | 23 | 44 | 3 | 49 | 0.350 | 241 | 328 | 6th, IHL |
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