Johnstown Tomahawks

Johnstown Tomahawks
City Johnstown, Pennsylvania
League NAHL
Division East
Founded 1990
Home arena Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Colors Navy, Red, and White
              
Owner(s) JOHNSTOWN SPORTS PARTNERS, LLC (James P. Boucher - Maj. Owner)
General manager Rick Boyd
Head coach Mike Letizia (2014–15)
Media The Tribune-Democrat, FastHockeyTheTomablog
Franchise history
1990–1991 Dearborn Magic
1991–1994 Michigan Nationals
1994–1996 Dearborn Heights Nationals
1996–2001 St. Louis Sting
2001–2005 Springfield Spirit
2005–2006 Wasilla Spirit
2006–2012 Alaska Avalanche
2012–present Johnstown Tomahawks

The Johnstown Tomahawks are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's East Division. The team plays its home games at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

History

Alaska Avalanche logo.

The franchise was originally called the Dearborn Magic, Michigan Nationals, and the Dearborn Heights Nationals when the team played in Dearborn, Michigan.[1] before moving and becoming St. Louis Sting in 1996. In 2001, the Sting moved to Springfield, Missouri as the Springfield Spirit. In 2005, they moved to Wasilla, Alaska as the Wasilla Spirit, only to re-brand themselves as the Alaska Avalanche the next season. The Avalanche played out of the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla until the end of the 2009–10 season. The Avalanche moved to Palmer, Alaska beginning in the 2010–11 season and played at the Palmer Ice Arena.[2][3]

The team relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 2012, taking the place of the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs, who moved to Greenville, South Carolina in 2011. They became known as the Johnstown Tomahawks [4][5]

The Tomahawks played their first game on September 8, 2012 against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons. They would fall 4-3 in overtime. They would earn their first win, a 6-5 shootout victory on September 13, 2012 over the Kenai River Brown Bears. Their first home game in Johnstown was played on September 29, 2012 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in which the Tomahawks fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Michigan Warriors.

Season-by-season records

Note: as of conclusion of 2015–16 regular season[6][7]

Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
St. Louis Sting
1996–97 46 8 38 0 16 123 248 — 8th, NAHL
1997–98 56 23 32 1 47 188 237 1,718 7th, NAHL
1998–99 56 34 16 6 74 211 180 1,611 3rd, NAHL
1999–00 56 18 35 3 39 164 230 1,605 5th, NAHL
2000–01 56 15 36 5 35 170 263 2,034 5th, NAHL
Springfield Spirit
2001–02 56 23 29 4 50 182 222 1,533 3rd, West
2002–03 56 15 36 5 35 129 240 1,689 5th, West
2003–04 56 13 39 4 30 153 259 1,803 7th, South
2004–05 56 20 29 7 47 144 188 1,027 6th, South Did not qualify
Wasilla Spirit
2005–06 56 23 33 2 48 133 187 1,307 4th, West Lost 1st Round, 2-3 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs
Alaska Avalanche
2006–07 62 16 39 7 39 148 242 1,699 6th, South Did not qualify
2007–08 58 16 38 4 36 158 270 1,251 5th, South Did not qualify
2008–09 58 23 30 5 51 172 224 1,505 3rd, West Lost 1st Round, 1-3 vs. Wenatchee Wild
2009–10 58 32 19 7 71 198 178 1,393 2nd, West Lost 1st Round, 0-3 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2010–11 58 32 22 4 68 193 173 1,479 3rd, West Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 vs. Wenatchee Wild
2011–12 60 35 19 6 76 192 173 1,161 3rd, West Lost Div. Semifinals, 2-3 vs. Wenatchee Wild
Johnstown Tomahawks
2012–13 60 27 21 12 66 179 171 1343 5th, North Lost Play-In Series, 1-2 vs. Port Huron Fighting Falcons
2013–14 60 28 27 5 61 167 181 1130 4th, North Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 vs. Port Huron Fighting Falcons
2014–15 60 25 27 8 58 166 191 1167 5th, North Did not qualify
2015–16 60 31 24 5 67 197 200 1502 3rd of 4, East Div.
12th of 22, NAHL 		Won Div. Semifinals, 3-0 vs. New Jersey Titans
TBD Div. Finals, 0-0 vs. Aston Rebels

References

  1. ↑ "Dearborn Heights Nationals Statistics and History". HockeyDB. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2010/08/27/sports/doc4c776b9087414753189129.txt
  3. ↑ http://www.adn.com/2010/07/27/1384160/palmer-council-approves-ice-arena.html
  4. ↑ http://tribune-democrat.com/latestnews/x1521922382/Alaska-hockey-team-relocates-to-Johnstown
  5. ↑ http://www.warmemorialarena.com/
  6. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/149.html
  7. ↑ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=164&seasonid=2025

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