Columbus Checkers

Columbus Checkers
founding	1966
resolution	1970
history	Columbus Checkers 1966 - 1970 Columbus Golden Seals 1971 - 1973 Columbus Owls 1973 - 1977 Dayton Owls 1977 Grand Rapids Owls 1977-1980
Stadion	Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum
Location	Columbus , Ohio
league	International Hockey League
Turner Cups	no

The Columbus Checkers were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Columbus , Ohio . The Checkers' venue was the Ohio Expo Fairgrounds Coliseum .

history

The Columbus Checkers were founded in 1966 as a franchise of the International Hockey League . The new team played their first game on October 12, 1966 in a preparation game against the Chicago Blackhawks from the National Hockey League . In the four years of its existence, it never got beyond the first playoff round, with the playoffs not even being reached in the 1966/67 and 1969/70 seasons. Due to the low average attendance and the resulting financial problems, those responsible decided in 1970 to let the franchise become inactive. A year later it was reactivated by the California Golden Seals as their new farm team and renamed the Columbus Golden Seals .

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
1966-67	72	23	48	1	-	-	47	294	373	7th, IHL	not qualified
1967-68	72	32	30th	10	-	-	74	312	300	3rd, IHL	Defeat in the first round
1968-69	72	26th	37	9	-	-	61	286	333	6th, IHL	Defeat in the first round
1969-70	72	24	36	12	-	-	60	289	307	4th, south	not qualified

Team records

Career records

Games: 285 Bert Fizzell

Goals: 153 Bert Fizzell

Assists: 245 Bert Fizzell

Points: 398 Bert Fizzell

Penalty minutes: 552 Moe Bartoli

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Columbus Checkers
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Columbus Checkers