The St. Paul Saints are a defunct professional

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team that played from 1945 to 1951 in the

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. The Saints were based in

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and played at the

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. The St. Paul Saints used the same name as an amateur, and later, professional ice hockey team that was founded in 1919 in the

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. In 1925, it played in the Central Hockey League then joined the American Hockey Association in 1926. It played in that league until 1942. A new Saints team was formed in 1945.

External links

St. Paul Saints Statistics and History at Hockeydb.com
Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota Ice hockey clubs established in 1945 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1951 1945 establishments in Minnesota 1951 disestablishments in Minnesota Ice hockey teams in Minnesota Saints (USHL) New York Rangers minor league affiliates {{SaintPaulMN-stub