Saginaw Spirit | |
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City | Saginaw, Michigan |
League | Ontario Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | West |
Founded | 2002–03 |
Home arena | Dow Event Center |
Colors | Midnight blue, red, silver, white and yellow |
General manager | Dave Drinkill |
Head coach | Chris Lazary |
Website | saginawspirit |
Franchise history | |
1943–1947 | St. Catharines Falcons |
1947–1962 | St. Catharines Teepees |
1962–1976 | St. Catharines Black Hawks |
1976–1982 | Niagara Falls Flyers |
1982–2002 | North Bay Centennials |
2002–present | Saginaw Spirit |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | Memorial Cup 1 (2024) |
Current uniform | |
The Saginaw Spirit are a major junior ice hockey team based in Saginaw, Michigan. They are members of the West Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of the Major Junior leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). In 2024, the team won the Memorial Cup, their first championship since the franchise moved to Saginaw in 2002, and became only the third American team to win the Memorial Cup.[1]