St. John's IceCaps | |
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City | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
League | American Hockey League |
Founded | 1994 (First franchise; as a member of the IHL) 1969 (Second franchise) |
Operated | 2011–2017 |
Home arena | Mile One Centre |
Colours | (2011–2015) Polar night blue, aviator blue, silver, white (2015–2017) Red, white and blue |
Owner(s) |
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Media | CJYQ |
Affiliates | Winnipeg Jets (NHL) Montreal Canadiens (NHL) |
Franchise history | |
First franchise | |
1994–1996 | Minnesota Moose |
1996–2011 | Manitoba Moose |
2011–2015 | St. John's IceCaps |
2015–present | Manitoba Moose |
Second franchise | |
1969–1971 1971–1984 | Montreal Voyageurs Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
1984–1990 1990–1999 | Sherbrooke Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens |
1999–2002 | Quebec Citadelles |
2002–2015 | Hamilton Bulldogs |
2015–2017 | St. John's IceCaps |
2017–present | Laval Rocket |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 0 |
Division titles | 1 (2011–12) |
Conference titles | 1 (2013–14) |
The St. John's IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally affiliated with the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets from 2011 to 2015. However, beginning in the 2015–16 AHL season, they became the top affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) after the Jets relocated their franchise back to Manitoba and the Canadiens moved the former Hamilton Bulldogs franchise to St. John's. The IceCaps were the second AHL team to be located in St. John's, following the Toronto Maple Leafs' affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs from 1991 to 2005.