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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 2002-2003
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Current rosterseason 2002-2003
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Peter Aubry |  | 19.05.1977 | 192 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Shane Clifford |  | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Tim Branham | | 10.05.1981 | 189 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Pierre-Luc Courchesne | | 04.09.1981 | 185 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ian Manzano | | 26.04.1977 | 184 cm | 91 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Phillipe Roy | | 16.01.1977 | 172 cm | 90 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jean-François Boutin | | 17.11.1976 | 180 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Dominic Forget | | 03.03.1981 | 175 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Shawn Mather | | 11.03.1980 | 178 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Vladimir Nemec |  | 03.11.1978 | 181 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Josh Piro | | 29.01.1979 | 185 cm | 76 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Ryan Shmyr | | 28.04.1977 | 195 cm | 104 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jason Shmyr | | 27.07.1975 | 187 cm | 100 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Lukas Smital |  | 15.08.1974 | 182 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jason Spence | | 07.07.1979 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Samuel St. Pierre | | 28.06.1979 | 185 cm | 91 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Shaun Sutter | | 02.06.1980 | 185 cm | 82 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Dmitri Tarabrin |  | 17.09.1976 | 177 cm | 82 kg | right | 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 2002-2003
- Youngest player: Pierre-Luc Courchesne (21 years)
- Oldest player: Lukas Smital (28 years)
- Shortest player: Phillipe Roy (172 cm)
- Tallest player: Ryan Shmyr (195 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (12), Czechia (1), Russia (1), Slovakia (1), USA (2)
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