BGH: Louisville IceHawks (ECHL) 
(Updated October 28, 2004)
The Louisville IceHawks played for four seasons (1990-1994) in Broadbent Arena, and practiced at Iceland (later to become Pantherland, then in June 2002 renamed Iceland once again). The seating capacity for Broadbent Arena was 6,618. The ice surface was 200’x85’. All Monday-Saturday games started at 7:35 PM. Sunday games started at 6:00 PM.
The local Louisville newspaper The
Courier Journal ran a name the team contest. Out of more than 16,000 entries,
185 people suggested the name IceHawks. Eileen Moss won from the pool of 185.
The team colors were:
HOME – white with black, sunflower yellow
& burnt orange
ROAD – Black with white, sunflower yellow
& burnt orange
The Icehawks made the playoffs in their innaugural season (1990-1991), and swept the Brabham Cup winners, the Knoxville Cherokees in game three to advance to ther semifinals (3-2OTW, 6-5W, 2-1W). The Icehawks were eliminated by the Greensboro Monarchs in game four of the second round (6-4L, 4-2L, 6-3L, 4-2L).
In the 1991-1992 season, the Icehawks once again made it to the playoffs and like the prior year, faced that season's Brabham Cup winner, the Toledo Storm. They eliminated the Storm in game five (4:3OTL, 4:3W, 5:2W, 5:2W, 6:5W). Louisville got a bie and went on to Round 3. The IceHawks then faced the Cincinnati Cyclones for the 3rd round of the semifinals. Cincinnati was eliminated in game four (6-5L, 6-4W, 5-3W, 6-4W) and the IceHawks went on to face the defending cup champions, the Hampton Roads Admirals in the Riley Cup championship round. The IceHawks fell to the Admirals in four games (4-3OTL, 5-2L, 4-0TL, 8-3L).
The IceHawks did not make the finals in the 1992-1993 season.
The 1993-1994 season again had the Icehawks facing the season's Brabham Cup winner, the Knoxville Cherokees, in the first round of playoffs. As in previous seasons, the IceHawks eliminated Knoxville. They were in turn eliminated by the Birmigham Bulls in the next round of playoffs.
After the 1993-1994 season, the team went
inactive. It was moved to Florida to become the Jacksonville Lizard Kings in
the 1995-1996 season.
The home of the Louisville IceHawks radio
broadcasts from 1990-1993 was WWKY AM 790 Louisville. In 1992, while WWKY broadcast all 64 games, WIEL AM 1400 Elizabethtown also broadcast
all 32 road games.
You can view Louisville IceHawks ticket price history in the Ticket prices page.
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SEASON |
AFFILIATE (S) |
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1990-1991 |
Dual: Hartford Whalers (NHL), Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) |
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1991-1992 |
Hartford Whalers (NHL) |
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1992-1993 |
Dual: Hartford Whalers (NHL), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), Springfield Indians (AHL) |
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1993-1994 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) |
From 1990-1993, the IceHawks' home colors were white with black, sunflower yellow, and burnt orange. The away colors were black with white, sunflower yellow, and burnt orange. In the final season (1993-1994), the team colors were reported as black, red, yellow, and white. The IceHawks mascot was Tommy Hawk.
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You can view all of the former Louisville IceHawks' career statistics by clicking Ralph Slate's Hockeydb.com or you can click on the player's name below and view only his stats. Also, any players who played in Europe have a "Eurostats" link to their stats page at Mike Ewer's Eurohockey.net. |
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ICEHAWKS PLAYER |
NO. |
GAMES PLAYED |
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?, NOTES, PICTURES, ETC |
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Ron Aubrey (LW) |
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13 |
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Doug Bacon (LW) |
8 |
13 |
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Corey Beaulieu (D), Eurostats |
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8 |
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Brian Bellefeuille (RW) |
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7 |
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Martin Bergeron (C), Eurostats |
17 |
64 |
FINLAND: Ässät Pori (FNL), made the ECHL’s 91-92 ECHL All Star Second Team |
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Chad Biafore (D), Eurostats |
2 |
125 |
Asst Cpt 91-92 |
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Mike Black () |
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1 |
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Jean Blouin (RW), Eurostats |
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2 |
St.-Georges-de-Beauce
Garaga (QSPHL) - last known team |
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Joe Bossi (D) |
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3 |
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Cam Brauer (D) |
4 |
49 |
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Chris Bright (C) |
23 |
109 |
Last Known team: JAPAN: Seibu Lions |
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6, 33 |
37 |
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Trevor Buchanan (LW) |
15 |
191 |
last known team:
Bossier Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) |
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Jim Burke () |
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14 |
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Keith Carney (D) |
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15 |
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Nick Carone () |
15 |
30 |
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Steve Chelios (D), Eurostats |
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3 |
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Mike Chighisola (C) |
8 |
9 |
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Glenn Clark (LW) |
11 |
57 |
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Chris Clifford (G) |
1 |
91 |
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Patrick Cloutier (D) |
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9 |
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Brian Cook (C) |
7 |
165 |
Fischer's Most Gentlemanly Player |
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31 |
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John Craighead (RW), Eurostats |
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5 |
United
Kingdom: Nottingham Panthers (Elite) |
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Gerry Daley (RW) |
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14 |
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Scott Daniels (LW) |
14 |
9 |
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Bill Davidson (D) |
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5 |
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3 |
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Damion DiGiulian (LW) |
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6 |
Assistant Coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts (Men's Hockey Team) (NCAA) |
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Bill Dohaney () |
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2 |
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Paul Donovan () |
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29 |
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Rob Dopson (G), Eurostats |
1 |
3 |
United
Kingdom: Sheffield Steelers
(Elite) |
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4 |
21 |
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Scott Eichstadt (LW) |
25 |
37 |
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Kelly Ens (LW) (D???) |
8, 11 |
94 |
TA: 92-93 Service America Plus/Minus Leader |
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Carl Exantus (D) |
8 |
30 |
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Randy Exelby (G) |
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13 |
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3 |
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Mike Fiset (C) |
22 |
33 |
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6 |
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Ray Gallagher (D), Eurostats |
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33 |
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam Bulldogs (Dutch Cup) |
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Paul Gherardi (LW) |
16, 22 |
43 |
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Chris Googins (F) |
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2 |
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Sheldon Gorski (RW), Eurostats |
9 |
221 |
90-91 Team MVP, 90-91 ECHL All Star team, tc 91-92, TA: 92-93 Service America Player of the Year, |
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Jeff Grant () |
18 |
31 |
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Mark Green (LW) |
33 |
61 |
DECEASED: Dec. 26, 1967 - October 04, 2004 |
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Mike Greenlay (G) |
1 |
27 |
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Greg Hagen (F) |
14 |
63 |
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Brad Hamilton (D) |
18 |
11 |
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Keith Harris () |
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9 |
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Adam Hayes (C) |
17 |
35 |
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Mike Heany (D) |
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1 |
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9 |
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Mark Hilton (D) |
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2 |
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Tom Holdeman (RW) |
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8 |
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Mark Holick (RW) |
18 |
78 |
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Rhys Hollyman (D) |
24 |
32 |
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Ken House (LW) |
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18 |
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Scott Humeniuk (D), Eurostats |
5, 16 |
62 |
Budweiser Best Defenseman |
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Brad James (D) |
24 |
23 |
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Kurt Johnson (F) |
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3 |
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Karl Johnston (D) |
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28 |
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Neven Kardum (C) |
7, 14 |
58 |
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Scott Kelsey (D) |
2 |
27 |
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Eric Klutke (D) |
19 |
24 |
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Kevin Koopman (G) |
31, 35 |
53 |
TA: 92-93 Coca Cola Fan Favorite |
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Martin Lacombe (D) |
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18 |
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Patrice Lefebvre (RW), Eurostats |
15 |
26 |
ITALY:
HC Milano Vipers (Serie A) |
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Jay Luknowsky (Fwd), Eurostats |
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5 |
GERMANY: Ratinger Ice Aliens '97 (Regionalliga) |
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Chris MacKenzie (C) |
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2 |
last known team Quebec RadioX (QSMHL) |
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Lance Madsen (G) |
31 |
40 |
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Ron Majic (RW) |
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8 |
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John Massara (RW), Eurostats |
4, 11 |
63 |
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Sylvain Mayer (D) |
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2 |
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Patrick McGarry (G) |
1 |
18 |
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Jim McGroarty (D) |
5 |
30 |
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Steve McKinley (D) |
19 |
24 |
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Ron McNeil () |
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2 |
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Darren Miciak (D) |
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12 |
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Bryan Miller (D) |
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23 |
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Dennis Miller (D) |
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2 |
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Keith Miller (LW) |
14 |
9 |
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David Moore (D), Eurostats |
3, 16 |
40 |
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16 |
10 |
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Mike Mudd (G) |
1 |
33 |
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Todd Norman (C) |
6 |
50 |
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Paul Ohman (D) |
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15 |
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Geno Pare () |
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3 |
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Scott Patterson (F) |
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3 |
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Ken Plaquin (D), Eurostats |
23 |
65 |
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Sean Provost (D) |
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1 |
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4 |
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Rob Reimer (RW) |
20 |
36 |
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Eric Richard () |
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23 |
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Mike Ross (C) |
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5 |
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Roger Rougelot (G) |
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1 |
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Chris Scheid (LW) |
12 |
45 |
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Bryan Schoen (G), Eurostats |
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11 |
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Jeff Sebastian (D), Eurostats |
19 |
129 |
GERMANY: Duisburg EV Foxes (2.GBun) |
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Steve Shaunessy (D) |
3 |
38 |
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Craig Shepherd (LW) |
5 |
4 |
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Chris Smith (C) |
22 |
40 |
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Trevor Smith (D) |
21, 10 |
82 |
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Mark Sorensen (D) |
4 |
53 |
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Joe Spinelli (C) |
17 |
53 |
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24 |
29 |
Scored the franchise's first goal at 9:37 in the 1st period in game one in the 90-91 season. |
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Jamie Steer (RW), Eurostats |
10 |
98 |
Tulsa Oilers (CHL)– last known team |
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Rob Sumner (D) |
6 |
132 |
HEAD COACH of the Seattle
Thunderbirds (WHL) TA: Brown-Forman Rookie of the Year |
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Bill Thomas (RW) |
11 |
38 |
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Clint Thomas (D) |
11 |
1 |
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Joe Tonello (D) |
4, 19, 21 |
61 |
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Steve Torkos () |
6 |
2 |
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Brad Treliving (D) |
3 |
37 |
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Rocco Trentadue (G) |
33 |
10 |
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1 |
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Terry Virtue (D) |
24 |
51 |
Springfield Falcons (AHL) |
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Luke Vitale (C) |
16 |
42 |
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Jeff Weber (LW) |
10 |
63 |
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Mitch Wilson (RW) |
8 |
25 |
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George Zajankala (LW), Eurostats |
16 |
40 |
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STAFF |
SEASONS |
NOTES, PICTURES, ETC |
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John Ahlers (Director
of Broadcasting & Public Relations) |
92-93 |
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Dave Alcorta (GM) |
(?)92-94 |
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John Allegier (GM) |
92-93 |
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John Allegier (Assistant GM) |
93-94 |
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Dave Arnold (Ticket
Manager) |
92-93 |
Sales Manager for the Dayton Bombers (ECHL) |
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Jerry Arru
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Pat Bates (Team
Photographer) |
92-93 |
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Julie Carroll
(Administrative Assistant) |
92-93 |
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Horn Chen (Owner) |
92-93 |
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Chris Clifford (Assistant Coach) |
93-94 |
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Jerry Crouch
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Lou DeVincentis
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Greg Dillion
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Tony Fargnoli
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Dennis Fleming (Assistant
Coach) |
90-?? |
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Rick Forti
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Charles Gazaway (Public
Address Announcer) |
92-93 |
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John Gerstle
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Bill Goldsworthy (Head Coach) |
93-94 (last 1/2) |
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Dan Guss (Assistant
Ticket Manager) |
92-93 |
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Leo Huntsinger (Owner & GM) |
91-92 |
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J. C. Ihrig (Trainer) |
90-?? |
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Cindy Jackman (Director
of Merchandising) |
92-93 |
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Frank Jury (Trainer) |
92-93 |
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Jerry Klietz
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Jim Klietz
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Don Lutz (Minor
Official) |
92-93 |
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Scott Marine
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Jim McCamant
(Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Eric Miklich (Trainer) |
91-93? |
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Shawn Narvert (Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Bruce Neimi (Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Mike Noll |
92-93 |
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David Oetkin (Operations) |
92-93 |
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Art Rockwood (Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Mike Schmidt (Minor Official) |
92-93 |
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Jim Shelburne (Musical director/Organist) |
92-93 |
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Mitch Wilson (Assistant Coach) |
92-93 |
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Stacey Winnan
(Accountant/Administrative Assistant) |
92-93 |
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Lisa Witten (Sales
Director) |
92-93 |
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Stuart Young (Head Trainer) |
93-94 |
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Warren Young (Head Coach) |
90-94 |
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