Knoxville Ice Bears
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| Knoxville Ice Bears | |
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| City: | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
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| League: | Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002 - 2003) South East Hockey League (2003 - 2004) Southern Professional Hockey League (2004 - Present) |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Home Arena: | James White Civic Coliseum |
| Colors: | black, purple, orange |
| General Manager: | Mike Murray |
| Head Coach: | Tony Martino 2002 - 2003 Jim Bermingham 2003 - 2007 Scott Hillman 2007 - Present |
| Media: | Knoxville News-Sentinel |
| Championships | |
| Regular Season Titles: | 2004-05 Commissioner's Cup (SPHL) 2005-06 Commissioner's Cup (SPHL) 2007-08 William B. Coffey Trophy (SPHL) 2008-09 William B. Coffey Trophy (SPHL) |
| SPHL President's Cup: | 2005-06; 2007-08; 2007-08 |
The Knoxville Ice Bears are a professional ice hockey team. The team competes in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). They play their home games at James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
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[edit] History
The Knoxville Ice Bears were founded in 2002 as a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL). After finishing as runner up to the Orlando Seals in the 2002-03 season, the Ice Bears moved to the new South Eastern Hockey League (SEHL). Again, they finished as a runner up in the playoffs to the Huntsville Channel Cats for 2003-04. The team again moved hockey leagues and joined with the new Southern Professional Hockey League. In the SPHL's first season, the Ice Bears won the regular season championship Commissioner's Cup but lost in the second round (after a first round bye) to the eventual champions for 2004-05, the Columbus Cottonmouths. Finally, in 2005-06, the Ice Bears secured the Commissioner's Cup and the President's Cup by beating the Florida Seals in Game 4 of a best-of-5 series. In 2006-07 the team was eliminated in the league semifinals with two straight losses to the Fayetteville FireAntz. In 2007-08, the Ice Bears secured the Commissioner's Cup and the won the President's Cup by sweeping the Jacksonville Barracudas in a best-of-5 series.
[edit] Coaching history
- Tony Martino - 2002-03
- Jim Bermingham - 2003-07
- Scott Hillman - 2007- Present
[edit] Captain history
- Steve Zoryk - 2002-03
- Craig Desjarlais - 2003-04
- Todd MacIsaac - 2004-05
- Doug Searle - 2005-06
- Kevin Swider - 2006-Present
[edit] Championships
| Year | League | Trophy |
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| 2004-2005 | SPHL | Commissioner's Cup (Regular Season Title) |
| 2005-2006 | SPHL | Commissioner's Cup (Regular Season Title) |
| 2005-2006 | SPHL | President's Cup (Playoff Championship) |
| 2007-2008 | SPHL | William B. Coffey Trophy (Regular Season Title) |
| 2007-2008 | SPHL | President's Cup (Playoff Championship) |
| 2008-2009 | SPHL | William B. Coffey Trophy (Regular Season Title) |
| 2008-2009 | SPHL | President's Cup (Playoff Championship) |
[edit] External links
| Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Teams: Columbus Cottonmouths (GA) • Fayetteville FireAntz (NC) • Huntsville Havoc (AL) • Knoxville Ice Bears (TN) Louisiana IceGators (2009) (Lafayette) • Mississippi Surge (Biloxi) • Pensacola Ice Flyers (FL) |
| Looking to relocate (Suspended Operations for the 2009-10 season): Twin City Cyclones (Winston-Salem, NC) |
| Former Teams: Macon Trax (GA) • Winston-Salem Polar Twins (NC) • Asheville Aces (NC) • Florida Seals (Orlando) Jacksonville Barracudas (FL) • Pee Dee Cyclones (Florence, SC) • Richmond Renegades (VA) |
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