<P> The Hawks played until 1982, when they relocated to St. Catharines, Ontario as the St. Catharines Saints, this time as a sole Leafs affiliate; the Hawks had opted to affiliate with the Springfield Indians . After four seasons, the team moved to Newmarket, Ontario as the Newmarket Saints, where they played for five seasons before moving to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador as the St. John's Maple Leafs, the first professional ice hockey team in Newfoundland and Labrador . The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium until 2001, when they moved to Mile One Centre . </P> <P> The AHL had a strong presence in Atlantic Canada in the 1980s and 1990s, but by 2004, St. John's was the only remaining team in the region . Although the team was extremely popular and had excellent attendance, the parent Maple Leafs wanted to cut back on escalating travel costs; by the time of the team's final season in Newfoundland, their nearest opponent was the Portland Pirates, 1,781 km (1,107 mi) away . Additionally, Ricoh Coliseum had recently been renovated for hockey use, and the NHL Leafs were looking to place a team there . These factors resulted in the team's relocation to Toronto for the 2005--06 season . </P> <P> The team is named after the former Toronto Marlboros, a junior hockey team that played in Toronto from 1904 to 1989, the last 62 years of that time under common ownership with the Leafs . The team was long known as the "Marlies" to fans and media alike . To avoid any potential association with the similarly named cigarette brand, MLSE uses the abbreviated form as the team's official nickname . </P> <P> The Rochester Americans have succeeded the now defunct Hamilton Bulldogs as the major rival of the Marlies, whose parent team, the Maple Leafs, also have a rivalry with the Americans' parent club, the Buffalo Sabres . </P>

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