2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season  The 2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season is the franchise's third season in the American Hockey League, which began on October 4, 2013. The IceCaps hosted the 2014 All-Star Classic at Mile One Centre on February 11 and 12, in which American Hockey League all-star players played the Swedish team Färjestad BK. Jason King, a 31-year-old who had been a winger for the IceCaps the previous two seasons, retired as a player on August 30 and became an assistant coach with the team effective this season. King had been limited to nine games last season due to concussion problems. In addition to King, St. John's saw the departure of many of its veteran players from the previous season, including forwards Aaron Gagnon, Jason Gregoire, Maxime Macenauer, Ben Maxwell and Ray Sawada, as well as defensemen Derek Meech and Travis Ramsey. Defenseman Dean Arsene also left the team, and Ivan Telegin, a 21-year-old forward who had been considered one of the organizations's better prospects, was suspended on September 29 after refusing to report to the IceCaps. Officials declined to elaborate on the failure to report except to say it was for "personal reasons". The loss of veteran players meant the team underwent major changes in the off-season. John's signed new wingers Andrew Gordon and Jérôme Samson, two AHL veterans with more than 70 career points, which IceCaps officials hoped would improve the team's depth. Coach Keith McCambridge also thought those additions, as well as the signing of Blair Riley, would make the team's forwards faster and more physical. Patrice Cormier and Zach Redmond, who both saw time with the Winnipeg Jets the previous season, were assigned to St. John's during the final round of cuts from the NHL team's training camp. The IceCaps re-signed John Albert, Will O'Neill and Ryan Schnell. Goaltender Juho Olkinuora also joined the roster, having signed with the team the previous spring and played a single game for St. John's last season. Other off-season new additions included forwards Austen Brassard, J.C. Lipon, and Kyle MacKinnon, and defensemen Travis Ehrhardt, Brenden Kichton, Cody Lampl, Kris Fredheim, Jordan Hill, and Adam Pardy. The IceCaps played three pre-season games against Syracuse Crunch in a Mary's Cup American Hockey League exhibition series.