Dayton Gems (2009–12)

For other uses, see Dayton Gems (disambiguation).

Dayton Gems

City	Dayton, Ohio
League	Central Hockey League
Conference	Turner
Founded	2009
Home arena	Hara Arena
Colors	Blue, Red, White
Owner(s)	GDHP, LLC (Rob Garfield, Kathy Rupp & Dr. Paul Nitz)
General manager	Brian Gratz
Head coach	Brian Gratz
Media	Dayton Gems
Franchise history
2009–2010	Dayton Gems (IHL)
2010–2012	Dayton Gems (CHL)
Championships
Regular season titles	None
Division Championships	None
Conference Championships	None
Ray Miron President's Cup	None

The Dayton Gems were a professional ice hockey team based in Dayton, Ohio, in the Central Hockey League. The team was originally a member of the International Hockey League before it merged into the CHL. The team played their home games at the Hara Arena in nearby Trotwood.

History

The team was established in 2009 and joined the IHL for the 2009–10 season. The team was named after the original Dayton Gems of the original International Hockey League. Their acceptance into the IHL was officially announced on June 9, 2009.^[1] On June 15, 2009 the Gems named John Marks head coach.^[2]

On December 2, 2009 the IHL Board of Governors announced that the Board had terminated the ownership group of the Dayton Gems and that the board has taken ownership of the team and a new local ownership group is being pursued.^[3] The Dayton Gems were taken over by a local ownership group GDHP, LLC, led by Rob Garfield, in January 2010. The other two owners were Kathy Rupp and Dr. Paul Nitz.

On April 23, the Gems owners announced that John Marks was fired as head coach after one season.^[4]

On June 1, 2010, the International Hockey League announced that they are joining the Central Hockey League.^[5]

On July 7, 2010 the Dayton Gems announced that Brian Gratz would become the new Head Coach/GM.^[6]

On July 19, 2010, the 2010–11 Dayton Gems jerseys were announced after they were voted by the fans.^[7] Also, the Gems announced the first ten players signed for the upcoming season.^[8]^[9]

On May 17, 2012, the Dayton Gems ceased operations.^[10] The Gems were replaced by the Dayton Demonz of the Federal Hockey League for the 2012–13 season.^[11]^[12]

Season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
International Hockey League
2009–10	76	25	46	5	55	200	267	1106	7th of 7 in the IHL
Central Hockey League
2010–11	66	32	29	5	69	201	200	1102	8th of 9, Turner Conference
2011–12	66	23	29	14	60	185	228	958	6th of 7, Turner Conference

Playoff record

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
International Hockey League
2009–10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Did not qualify
Central Hockey League
2010–11	3	0	3	0	8	12	28	Lost in 1st Round
2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Did not qualify

References

External links

Dayton Gems official website

Central Hockey League (1992–2014)

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