St. John's IceCaps

The St. John's IceCaps are a Canadian ice hockey franchise from St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador. It plays since the 2011/12 season in the American Hockey League.

History

In May 2011 it was announced that the investor group True North Sports and Entertainment had acquired the rights to the franchise of the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League to this to Winnipeg, Manitoba, to resettle. Afterwards, the group of investors decided until then based in Winnipeg Manitoba Moose AHL team also relocate. As a new site for the AHL franchise you chose St. John's, where from 1991 with the St. John 's Maple Leafs an AHL team was already active until 2005. Moreover, played from 2005 to 2008, the St. John's Fog Devils of the Junior League Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec in Mile One Centre, the new venue of the AHL franchises. The team in St. John's serves as a farm team of the Winnipeg Jets.

The driving force behind the relocation of the Manitoba Moose to St. John's was the former Prime Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams, who announced on June 2, 2011, the AHL team the Manitoba Moose in St. John's to settle. A day later, the City Council this step and June 10, 2011 unanimously approved and the AHL Board of Governors. The resettlement was given at an event at the Mile One Centre of Williams and the new general manager of the team, Craig Heisinger, officially announced on the same day.

In July 2011, Keith McCambridge, was previously presented at the Manitoba Moose assistant coach under Claude Noel as head coach. On 29 July 2011, the publication of the team name St. John's IceCaps by President and CEO Danny Williams followed. At the same time the official logo of the IceCaps was presented.

Jason Jaffray was appointed first team captain of the franchise 's history. The first league match of the IceCaps was held on 7 November 2011, which they won away at the Providence Bruins 4-1. The first goal ever scored for St. John's defender Mark Flood.

Franchise Name

Due to numerous accidents with moose in Newfoundland and Labrador, the team runs to no more than mosses.