Adirondack Frostbite

Adirondack Frostbite
founding	1999
resolution	2006
history	Flint Bulldogs 1991-1993 Utica Bulldogs 1993-1994 Utica Blizzard 1994-1997 Winston-Salem IceHawks 1997-1999 Adirondack IceHawks 1999-2004 Adirondack Frostbite 2004-2006
Stadion	Glens Falls Civic Center
Location	Glens Falls , New York
league	United Hockey League

The Adirondack Frostbite were an American ice hockey team from Glens Falls , New York . The team played in the United Hockey League from 1999 to 2006 .

history

The franchise of Winston-Salem IceHawks of the United Hockey League was founded in 1999 by Winston-Salem , North Carolina , to Glens Falls, New York, relocated and renamed the Adirondack IceHawks. There they replaced the Adirondack Red Wings from the American Hockey League . During the seven years of its existence, the team has been one of the most consistent in the league. In 2001 and 2005 they finished their division in first place. In the playoffs they reached the second round in the 2000/01 season, in which they defeated the New Haven Knights 2-3 wins in the best-of-five series . The team had previously received a bye .

In the summer of 2004, ESPN commentator Steve Levy and former NHL player Barry Melrose bought the franchise and renamed it Adirondack Frostbite. The suicide of head coach Marc Potvin on January 13, 2006 a few hours before a league game against the Kalamazoo Wings caused a stir . On June 12, 2006, the game was officially closed after the team owners and the arena management could not agree on a new lease. Since the 2009/10 season , the Adirondack Phantoms AHL team has once again been a professional ice hockey team in town.

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1999/00	74	28	34	-	-	12	68	260	308	4th, Eastern	Defeat in the first round
2000/01	74	40	28	-	-	6th	86	259	235	1st, Northeast	Defeat in the second round
2001/02	74	37	31	-	-	6th	80	257	260	3rd, Eastern	Defeat in the first round
2002/03	76	44	28	-	-	4th	92	300	245	2nd, Eastern	Defeat in the first round
2003/04	76	22nd	44	-	-	10	54	210	303	5th, Eastern	not qualified
2004/05	80	48	24	-	-	8th	104	276	235	1st, Eastern	Defeat in the first round
2005/06	76	46	24	-	-	6th	98	279	229	2nd, Eastern	Defeat in the first round

Team records

Career records

Games: 458 Hugo Bélanger

Goals: 221 Hugo Bélanger

Assists: 464 Hugo Bélanger

Points: 685 Hugo Bélanger

Penalty minutes: 1126 Trevor Senn

Known players

• Jake Brenk
• Alexei Yegorov
• Justin Kelly
• Pierre-Luc Létourneau-Leblond
• Cody McLeod
• Ahren Spylo
• Dimitri Suur

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Adirondack IceHawks
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Adirondack IceHawks
• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Adirondack Frostbite
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Adirondack Frostbite