Augusta Lynx | |
City: | Augusta, Georgia |
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League: | ECHL |
Conference: | American Conference |
Division: | South Division |
Founded: | 1998 |
Home Arena: | James Brown Arena |
Colors: | Red, white, blue
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General Manager: | Dan Troutman |
Head Coach: | John Marks |
Media: | WRDW (AM), b-2 Network |
Affiliates: | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), Norfolk Admirals (AHL) |
Franchise history | |
1991 to 1998: | Raleigh IceCaps |
1998 to 2008: | Augusta Lynx |
Championships | |
Regular Season Titles: | none |
Division Championships: | none |
Conference Championships: | none |
Kelly Cups: | none |
The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx, who played in the ECHL, had affiliations with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL.
The team was named for The Masters golf tournament held annually in Augusta, with the "Lynx" name a play on the golf term "hitting the links". The Lynx folded mid-way through the 2008-09 season on December 2, 2008, when it was announced that they were suspending operations and voluntarily relinquishing their league membership.
History of the Augusta Lynx[]
The Augusta Lynx were formed in 1991 as the Raleigh IceCaps. The IceCaps moved to Augusta in 1998 when the Hartford Whalers moved to Raleigh, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes.
There have been talks in The Augusta Chronicle that there may be a new hockey franchise in Augusta within two years
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty Infraction Minutes
Season | League | Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | Coach(es) | Result |
1998-99 | ECHL | Southeast | 70 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0.579 | 235 | 233 | 1984 | Dan Wiebe | Lost in round 1 (Baton Rouge) 2-0 |
1999-00 | ECHL | Southeast | 70 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 0.486 | 243 | 248 | 1781 | Dan Wiebe | Won Round 1 (New Orleans) 2-1 Won Round 2 (Florida) 3-2 Lost in round 3 (Greenville) 3-1 |
2000-01 | ECHL | Southeast | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0.549 | 259 | 253 | 1579 | Scott MacPherson, Jim Burton | Lost in round 1 (New Orleans) 2-1 |
2001-02 | ECHL | Southeast | 72 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0.569 | 218 | 224 | 1834 | Jim Burton | Out of Playoffs |
2002-03 | ECHL | Southeast | 72 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0.417 | 203 | 256 | 1623 | Jim Burton, David Wilkie | Out of Playoffs |
2003-04 | ECHL | Central | 72 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0.493 | 203 | 234 | 1510 | Stan Drulia | Out of Playoffs |
2004-05 | ECHL | East | 72 | 28 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0.451 | 188 | 237 | 1232 | Stan Drulia | Out of Playoffs |
2005-06 | ECHL | South | 72 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0.458 | 216 | 255 | 1475 | Bob Ferguson | Lost in round 1 (Greenville) 2-0 |
2006-07 | ECHL | South | 72 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 0.569 | 258 | 265 | 1225 | Bob Ferguson | Lost in round 1 (Charlotte) 2-0 |
2007-08 | ECHL | South | 72 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 0.479 | 200 | 223 | 1173 | Bob Ferguson | Lost in round 1 (South Carolina) 3-2 |
2008-09 | ECHL | South | 18 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.389 | 39 | 70 | 471 | John Marks | Team ceased operations December 2 |
Totals | 1 | 4 | 716 | 338 | 330 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 742 | 0.449 | 2262 | 2498 | 15887 | 7 | 6/11 Playoff Seasons |
Augusta's Final Season Roster[]
# | Player | Position | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
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Aaron Slattengren ^ | C | L | Dec. 28, 1981 | Duluth, Minnesota, USA | ||
9 | Chris Lawrence | C | R | Feb. 5, 1987 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
10 | Scott Thauwald | LW | L | Oct. 26, 1984 | Rochester, Minnesota, USA | |
17 | Patrick Bordeleau | LW | L | Mar. 23, 1986 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
19 | Brian Ihnacak | C | R | Apr. 10, 1985 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
20 | Chase Watson | F | L | Oct. 23, 1982 | Media, Pennsylvania, USA | |
21 | Michael Mullen | RW | R | Jul. 16, 1983 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
22 | Justin Keller ^ | LW | L | Mar. 4, 1986 | Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | |
25 | Travis Fuller | LW | L | Jan. 25, 1986 | Whitney, Ontario, Canada | |
26 | Jason Bloomingburg (IR) | LW | L | Nov. 29, 1982 | Canton, Michigan, USA | |
29 | Joel Hanson | F | R | Jun. 20, 1983 | Elk River, Minnesota, USA | |
37 | A Dallas Steward | C | L | Feb. 11, 1980 | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA | |
44 | A Matt Auffrey | RW | R | Jan. 3, 1986 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
# | Player | Position | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
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2 | B.J. Crum | D | R | Aug. 6, 1983 | Hampden, Massachusetts, USA | |
3 | Kevin Quick | D | L | Mar. 29, 1988 | Buffalo, New York, USA | |
6 | Brock Wilson | D | L | Oct. 15, 1984 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | |
14 | C Tim Branham | D | L | May 10, 1981 | Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA | |
27 | R.J. Linder | D | R | Nov. 9, 1983 | St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA | |
55 | Brent Henley | D | R | Aug. 30, 1980 | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
# | Player | Position | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | |
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1 | Mike Brodeur | G | L | Mar. 30, 1983 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
34 | Riku Helenius | G | L | Mar. 1, 1988 | Palkane, Finland |
^ - Currently Called Up
Title | Staff Member | |||||
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Head Coach | John Marks | |||||
Assistant Coach | Dane Litke | |||||
Trainer | Chad Weprin | |||||
Equipment Manager | Ryan Adamson | |||||
Director of Public Relations | A.J. Bembry | |||||
Director of Broadcasting | Anthony Langella |
References[]
External links[]
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