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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 1998-1999

This club in 1998-1999: ECHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Igor Karpenko	23.07.1976	172 cm	85 kg	left	Show profile»
G	Pavel Nestak	12.03.1975	178 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Matt Eldred	17.03.1974	183 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
RD	Jakub Ficenec	11.02.1977	179 cm	89 kg	right	Show profile»
D	David Ficenec	16.05.1978	183 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Ian Smith	13.02.1973	178 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Mikhail Strelkov	17.04.1975	189 cm	105 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Derrick Walser	12.05.1978	178 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Aaron Cain	16.02.1973	191 cm	98 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Brad Englehart	16.09.1975	178 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Joel Irving	02.01.1976	190 cm	102 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Martin Masa	10.08.1973	183 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Eric Normandin	27.08.1977	183 cm	89 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Jody Shelley	07.02.1976	193 cm	103 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Kent Andrew Simpson	20.07.1975	178 cm	79 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Lukas Smital	15.08.1974	182 cm	95 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Dmitri Tarabrin	17.09.1976	177 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	John Tripp	04.05.1977	192 cm	103 kg	right	Show profile»

Coach name	State	Born	Coach position
Scott Allen		06.04.1966	Head 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 1998-1999

Youngest player: David Ficenec (20 years)
Oldest player: Ian Smith (26 years)
Shortest player: Igor Karpenko (172 cm)
Tallest player: Jody Shelley (193 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (7), Czechia (4), Germany (2), Ireland (1), Russia (2), Ukraine (1), USA (1)

Leagues

Johnstown Chiefs participates in season 1998-1999: ECHL

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