SluStatsMan
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Re: SLU Skating Saints Hockey '18-'19
I just checked Bob Graham's book on SLU hockey history, and it gives conflicting accounts of the name change. It says the Saints nickname "became official around" 67-68, driven by the class of 68 popularizing it. But later it says the Saints nickname "received formal recognition before the start of the 1975-76 campaign". So, if you average those out, I guess my estimate of the early 70s was pretty good!
No it's not. They were the Larries. Nobody called them the Saints until, oh, I forget exactly, but I'd say sometime in the early 70s.
I just checked Bob Graham's book on SLU hockey history, and it gives conflicting accounts of the name change. It says the Saints nickname "became official around" 67-68, driven by the class of 68 popularizing it. But later it says the Saints nickname "received formal recognition before the start of the 1975-76 campaign". So, if you average those out, I guess my estimate of the early 70s was pretty good!