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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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All time leagues: ECHL | WCHL

Season 1996-1997

This club in 1996-1997: ECHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Klemen Mohoric	25.05.1975	180 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Peteris Skudra	24.04.1973	185 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Olow Sundström	24.04.1968	183 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Alexei Krivchenkov	11.06.1974	186 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Ted Russell	07.05.1972	178 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Martin Woods	14.05.1975	183 cm	93 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Scott Allen	06.04.1966	178 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Peter Cermak	16.04.1976	183 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Brandon Christian	21.04.1972	193 cm	127 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Aleksandrs Cuncukovs	03.04.1971	185 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Jim Krayer	25.12.1972	178 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Martin Masa	10.08.1973	183 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Chad Michalchuk	10.07.1973	177 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Sean Perry	09.02.1974	180 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Ryan Savoia	06.05.1973	185 cm	95 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Lukas Smital	15.08.1974	182 cm	95 kg	right	Show profile»

Coach name	State	Born	Coach position
Scott Allen		06.04.1966	Assistant Coach	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

History
Logos

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

from 1988 to present:

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Fast factsseason 1996-1997

Youngest player: Peter Cermak (21 years)
Oldest player: Scott Allen (31 years)
Shortest player: Chad Michalchuk (177 cm)
Tallest player: Brandon Christian (193 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (5), Czechia (2), Latvia (2), Russia (1), Slovenia (1), Slovakia (1), Sweden (1), USA (3)

Leagues

Johnstown Chiefs participates in season 1996-1997: ECHL

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