Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
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City | Dubuque, Iowa |
League | USHL |
Founded | 1962 |
Operated | 1980β2001 |
Home arena | Five Flags Center |
Franchise history | |
1962β1980 | Waterloo Black Hawks |
1980β2001 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
2001β2002 | Tulsa Crude |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | Anderson Cup 2 (1980β81, 1982β83) |
Playoff championships | Clark Cup 3 (1980β81, 1982β83, 1984β85) |
The Dubuque Fighting Saints were a Tier I junior ice hockey team that played in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1980 to 2001. The team moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to become the Tulsa Crude in 2001 citing low attendance and rising costs. A new team would use the same name when Dubuque was granted an expansion franchise in the USHL in 2010.
The Saints glory years lasted from 1980 to 1981 through to 1984β85, when they played under the coaching supervision of Jack Barzee who left to become a central figure in the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Staff, and later, received the Lester Patrick Trophy [1] from USA Hockey and the NHL for his exceptional contribution to the development of hockey in the United States. During their first season in 1980β81, the Fighting Saints record was 52β11β2, a league record. In 1982β83, the Saints went on to win their second national championship in three years.
Prior to 1979, the USHL was a semi-professional hockey league operating in midwestern United States. The Waterloo Black Hawks made the transition to a junior hockey team in 1979 as the league switched to junior hockey as the associated costs with paying professionals were rising. After one season, head coach and general manager, Jack Barzee, had the Black Hawks relocated to Dubuque, Iowa, and renamed the team the Fighting Saints. The team would prove to be very successful under Barzee and would win two national championships, three playoff championships, and two regular season titles before Barzee left in 1985. [2]
After Barzee's departure, the team began to struggle on and off the ice. The team's record decreased every season until it finally finished last in 1988β89 and 1989β90 seasons. It was not until Chris and Peter Ferraro joined the team in 1990β91 did the team start to play competitively again. Coach Cary Eades took over in 1991β92 and brought the team back to contention including a National Tournament championship in 1992β93 before he left in 1993. Owner Brian Gallagher would eventually take over as head coach in the 1997β98 season and the team would only make the playoffs once in his tenure. In 2001, Gallagher announced he was moving the team to Tulsa, Oklahoma, citing rising costs and low attendance. He renamed the team the Tulsa Crude but only lasted one season before ceasing operations.
Season [3] | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Regular Season Results | Playoff Results |
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1980β81 | 48 | 38 | 9 | 1 | * | * | 77 | 351 | 187 | -- | 1st of 4, Southern Conference 1st of 8, USHL Anderson Cup Champions |
Clark Cup Champions |
1981β82 [4] | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 | * | * | 58 | 274 | 232 | -- | 2nd of 7 | |
1982β83 [5] | 48 | 39 | 8 | 1 | * | * | 79 | 350 | 217 | -- | 1st of 7 Anderson Cup Champions |
Clark Cup Champions |
1983β84 [6] | 48 | 20 | 23 | 2 | * | * | 45 | 227 | 246 | -- | 5th of 8 | |
1984β85 [7] | 48 | 30 | 14 | 0 | * | * | 64 | 267 | 232 | -- | 3rd of 10 | Clark Cup Champions |
1985β86 [8] | 48 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 5 | * | 60 | 247 | 190 | -- | 4th of 9 | |
1986β87 | 48 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 1 | * | 52 | 263 | 236 | -- | 5th of 10 | |
1987β88 | 48 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 0 | * | 15 | 158 | 349 | -- | 9th of 10 | |
1988β89 | 48 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | * | 15 | 185 | 380 | -- | 10th of 10 | |
1989β90 | 48 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 1 | * | 17 | 152 | 323 | -- | 10th of 10 | |
1990β91 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | * | * | 46 | 245 | 222 | -- | 6th of 10 | |
1991β92 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | * | * | 58 | 256 | 212 | -- | 4th of 10 | |
1992β93 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | * | 67 | 229 | 163 | -- | 3rd of 10 | |
1993β94 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | * | 61 | 224 | 177 | -- | 5th of 10 | |
1994β95 | 48 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | * | 54 | 175 | 169 | -- | 6th of 11 | |
1995β96 | 46 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 2 | * | 33 | 145 | 214 | -- | 10th of 11 | |
1996β97 | 54 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 3 | * | 37 | 157 | 211 | 1700 | 4th of 6, South Division | Did not qualify |
1997β98 | 54 | 19 | 36 | * | 0 | 1 | 30 | 159 | 238 | 1657 | 6th of 6, South Division | Did not qualify |
1998β99 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 2 | * | 46 | 164 | 217 | 1232 | 3rd of 4, East Division | Lost Quarterfinals 0β3 to Omaha Lancers |
1999β00 | 58 | 16 | 39 | * | * | 3 | 35 | 141 | 230 | 1248 | 7th of 7, East Division | Did not qualify |
2000β01 | 56 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 4 | * | 34 | 148 | 219 | 879 | 5th of 6, East Division | Did not qualify |
Tulsa Crude | ||||||||||||
2001β02 | 61 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 6 | * | 30 | 121 | 237 | 1185 | 7th of 7, West Division | Did not qualify |
(*) = Depending on the year, league rules changed often in regards to use of Ties (T), Overtime Losses (OTL), and Shootout Losses (SOL). Not all categories were used each year.
-- = Penalty Minutes (PIM) were not a recorded league stat until the 1996β97 season.
Clark Cup: Awarded each year to the winner of the USHL's Tier I Junior Hockey playoff champions. Dubuque won this Cup three of its first five years as a franchise.
Anderson Cup: Won by the team that accumulates the most points in the standings at the end of the regular season. Dubuque won the Anderson Cup in two of the franchise's first three seasons.
Dubuque Fighting Saints | |
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City | Dubuque, Iowa |
League | USHL |
Founded | 1962 |
Operated | 1980β2001 |
Home arena | Five Flags Center |
Franchise history | |
1962β1980 | Waterloo Black Hawks |
1980β2001 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
2001β2002 | Tulsa Crude |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | Anderson Cup 2 (1980β81, 1982β83) |
Playoff championships | Clark Cup 3 (1980β81, 1982β83, 1984β85) |
The Dubuque Fighting Saints were a Tier I junior ice hockey team that played in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1980 to 2001. The team moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to become the Tulsa Crude in 2001 citing low attendance and rising costs. A new team would use the same name when Dubuque was granted an expansion franchise in the USHL in 2010.
The Saints glory years lasted from 1980 to 1981 through to 1984β85, when they played under the coaching supervision of Jack Barzee who left to become a central figure in the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Staff, and later, received the Lester Patrick Trophy [1] from USA Hockey and the NHL for his exceptional contribution to the development of hockey in the United States. During their first season in 1980β81, the Fighting Saints record was 52β11β2, a league record. In 1982β83, the Saints went on to win their second national championship in three years.
Prior to 1979, the USHL was a semi-professional hockey league operating in midwestern United States. The Waterloo Black Hawks made the transition to a junior hockey team in 1979 as the league switched to junior hockey as the associated costs with paying professionals were rising. After one season, head coach and general manager, Jack Barzee, had the Black Hawks relocated to Dubuque, Iowa, and renamed the team the Fighting Saints. The team would prove to be very successful under Barzee and would win two national championships, three playoff championships, and two regular season titles before Barzee left in 1985. [2]
After Barzee's departure, the team began to struggle on and off the ice. The team's record decreased every season until it finally finished last in 1988β89 and 1989β90 seasons. It was not until Chris and Peter Ferraro joined the team in 1990β91 did the team start to play competitively again. Coach Cary Eades took over in 1991β92 and brought the team back to contention including a National Tournament championship in 1992β93 before he left in 1993. Owner Brian Gallagher would eventually take over as head coach in the 1997β98 season and the team would only make the playoffs once in his tenure. In 2001, Gallagher announced he was moving the team to Tulsa, Oklahoma, citing rising costs and low attendance. He renamed the team the Tulsa Crude but only lasted one season before ceasing operations.
Season [3] | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Regular Season Results | Playoff Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980β81 | 48 | 38 | 9 | 1 | * | * | 77 | 351 | 187 | -- | 1st of 4, Southern Conference 1st of 8, USHL Anderson Cup Champions |
Clark Cup Champions |
1981β82 [4] | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 | * | * | 58 | 274 | 232 | -- | 2nd of 7 | |
1982β83 [5] | 48 | 39 | 8 | 1 | * | * | 79 | 350 | 217 | -- | 1st of 7 Anderson Cup Champions |
Clark Cup Champions |
1983β84 [6] | 48 | 20 | 23 | 2 | * | * | 45 | 227 | 246 | -- | 5th of 8 | |
1984β85 [7] | 48 | 30 | 14 | 0 | * | * | 64 | 267 | 232 | -- | 3rd of 10 | Clark Cup Champions |
1985β86 [8] | 48 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 5 | * | 60 | 247 | 190 | -- | 4th of 9 | |
1986β87 | 48 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 1 | * | 52 | 263 | 236 | -- | 5th of 10 | |
1987β88 | 48 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 0 | * | 15 | 158 | 349 | -- | 9th of 10 | |
1988β89 | 48 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | * | 15 | 185 | 380 | -- | 10th of 10 | |
1989β90 | 48 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 1 | * | 17 | 152 | 323 | -- | 10th of 10 | |
1990β91 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | * | * | 46 | 245 | 222 | -- | 6th of 10 | |
1991β92 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 2 | * | * | 58 | 256 | 212 | -- | 4th of 10 | |
1992β93 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | * | 67 | 229 | 163 | -- | 3rd of 10 | |
1993β94 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | * | 61 | 224 | 177 | -- | 5th of 10 | |
1994β95 | 48 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | * | 54 | 175 | 169 | -- | 6th of 11 | |
1995β96 | 46 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 2 | * | 33 | 145 | 214 | -- | 10th of 11 | |
1996β97 | 54 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 3 | * | 37 | 157 | 211 | 1700 | 4th of 6, South Division | Did not qualify |
1997β98 | 54 | 19 | 36 | * | 0 | 1 | 30 | 159 | 238 | 1657 | 6th of 6, South Division | Did not qualify |
1998β99 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 2 | * | 46 | 164 | 217 | 1232 | 3rd of 4, East Division | Lost Quarterfinals 0β3 to Omaha Lancers |
1999β00 | 58 | 16 | 39 | * | * | 3 | 35 | 141 | 230 | 1248 | 7th of 7, East Division | Did not qualify |
2000β01 | 56 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 4 | * | 34 | 148 | 219 | 879 | 5th of 6, East Division | Did not qualify |
Tulsa Crude | ||||||||||||
2001β02 | 61 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 6 | * | 30 | 121 | 237 | 1185 | 7th of 7, West Division | Did not qualify |
(*) = Depending on the year, league rules changed often in regards to use of Ties (T), Overtime Losses (OTL), and Shootout Losses (SOL). Not all categories were used each year.
-- = Penalty Minutes (PIM) were not a recorded league stat until the 1996β97 season.
Clark Cup: Awarded each year to the winner of the USHL's Tier I Junior Hockey playoff champions. Dubuque won this Cup three of its first five years as a franchise.
Anderson Cup: Won by the team that accumulates the most points in the standings at the end of the regular season. Dubuque won the Anderson Cup in two of the franchise's first three seasons.