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Appleton Arena is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Canton, New York. [1] It is home to the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints ice hockey team. It was named for Judge Charles W. Appleton, class of 1897, the main benefactor of the arena as well as the riding center, which is named for his wife Elsa. Appleton Arena opened in January 1951.
76 club and non-sanctioned New York High School Hockey teams compete in New York State Amateur Hockey Association. NYSAHA is the New York state affiliate of USA Hockey. The "club" teams are divided into two divisions, large school and small school.
St. Lawrence did not offer grant-in-aid hockey scholarships until the mid-1990s. In 1988, the Saints played in the NCAA national championship game at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, NY, losing to Lake Superior State University 4–3 in overtime. The 1987–88 season was the most successful in team history, with an overall record of 29–9–0.
The Cup is the oldest junior hockey trophy in the United States and is named in honor of Chuck Robertson, a pioneer of junior hockey in the NAHL and youth hockey in the state of Michigan. [citation needed] Chuck Robertson was the owner of the Paddock Pool Saints when they won a record seven straight NAHL championships from 1976 to 1983.
In 2016, the USPHL removed the Jr. Americans from the league and announced a new organization called the Rochester Jr. Monarchs would take their place in the Elite and youth divisions. [6] In 2020, Perinton Youth Hockey reached an agreement to form an official partnership with the Rochester Americans and restart the Jr. Americans program. [7]
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Queen City Steam (Cincinnati, Ohio; 2007–2013) Renamed Cincinnati Swords after the merger of two youth hockey programs in the Cincinnati area. [60] Roc City Royals (Rochester, New York; 2016–2018). Team founded in 2014 in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League and joined the NA3HL in 2016.
Founded in 1966 by New York Rangers GM, Emile Francis, the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League played its 50th season in 2015–16. Prior to its 51st season, the league's operations were taken over by the North American Hockey League and it was renamed to North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League (NA3AHL) for the 2016–17 season.