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Johnstown Chiefs
- Year of foundation: 1988
- Colours: Black, gold, white
- Club status: ceased (relocated to Greenville, South Carolina in 2010 to become Greenville Road Warriors )
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Season 1992-1993
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This club in 1992-1993: ECHL
Current rosterseason 1992-1993
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Scott Bailey |  | 02.05.1972 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mark Krys | | 29.05.1969 | 183 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Christian Lariviere | | 25.04.1970 | 188 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Derry Menard | | 08.08.1970 | 180 cm | 84 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Jeffrey Ricciardi | | 21.06.1971 | 180 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Bob Woods | | 24.01.1968 | 185 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Chris Crombie | | 02.03.1972 | 188 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | John Craighead |  | 23.11.1971 | 184 cm | 100 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Phil Esposito | | 09.07.1970 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Steve Gibson | | 10.10.1972 | 185 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Mark Karpen | | 13.05.1969 | 179 cm | 77 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Evgeny Pavlov |  | 22.01.1971 | 188 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Dennis Purdie | | 27.11.1972 | 180 cm | 89 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Matthew Robbins | | 11.03.1970 | 189 cm | 94 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Brent Thurston | | 10.03.1971 | 183 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Tommi Virkkunen |  | 31.03.1971 | 182 cm | 83 kg | N/A | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
The owners originally wanted to name the team the Jets in honor of a team that had played in Johnstown from 1950 to 1977, mostly in the Eastern Hockey League. However, the old Jets' former owners still held the trademark for the name and refused to allow the new team to use it. Fortunately, they had a second choice. A contest was held by the owners, allowing the people of Johnstown to vote for the new team name. The cult hockey movie Slap Shot had been filmed in Johnstown, and featured a minor league team called the Charlestown Chiefs. The fans readily jumped on the tie-in, and the Johnstown Chiefs were born
In February 2010 the league announced that the Chiefs would be relocating to Greenville after the league's Board of Governors voted unanimously in favor of the move.
The team played their final game as the Johnstown Chiefs on Saturday April 3, 2010. The result was a 5-3 loss to the Elmira Jackals. According to a pre-game address by minority owner Ned Nakles to the fans in attendance, the Chiefs name, logo, team records and history will not follow the team to South Carolina, but will remain in Johnstown under ownership by a non-profit group to possibly be used again should a new team enter the ECHL in the city
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Fast factsseason 1992-1993
- Youngest player: Dennis Purdie (20 years)
- Oldest player: Bob Woods (25 years)
- Shortest player: Mark Karpen (179 cm)
- Tallest player: Matthew Robbins (189 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (9), Finland (1), Russia (1), USA (4)
Leagues
Johnstown Chiefs participates in season 1992-1993: ECHL
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