Pee Dee Pride

Pee Dee Pride
founding	1997
resolution	2005
history	Knoxville Cherokees 1988–1997 Pee Dee Pride 1997–2003 Florence Pride 2003–2004 Pee Dee Pride 2004–2005
Stadion	Florence Civic Center
Location	Florence , South Carolina
Team colors	red, gold and black
league	East Coast Hockey League
division	Southeast (1997-2003) Southern (2003-2004) East (2004-2005)
Kelly Cups	no

The Pee Dee Pride ( Florence Pride during the 2003-2004 season ) were an American ice hockey franchise from Florence , South Carolina . The venue for the Pee Dee Pride was the Florence Civic Center .

history

The franchise was founded in 1997 and started its gaming operations in the ECHL. Head coach was Jack Capuano , who played in the NHL during his career. The Pee Dee Pride reached 76 points in their inaugural season, placing them third in the Southeast Division and qualifying for the play-offs. In the first round they were defeated by the South Carolina Stingrays in just under five games. In the following season, the Pee Dee Pride won 106 points and easily reached the playoffs. The team only failed in the Conference Finals, in which they were defeated by the Mississippi Sea Wolves in five games. Nevertheless, this represented the greatest success of the franchise. In the last four seasons, the Pee Dee Pride consistently reached the playoffs, but the team did not reach more than the third round. For the 2003/04 season, the franchise was renamed Florence Pride, and for the following season the team was renamed Pee Dee Pride again. In 2005 the franchise was dissolved.

Team records

Career records

Games: 486 Allan Sirois

Goals: 176 Allan Sirois

Assists: 256 Allan Sirois

Points: 432 Allan Sirois

Penalty minutes: 760 Allan Sirois

Known players

• Ryan Bast
• Calvin Elfring
• Mike Glumac
• Gregg Johnson
• Jay Mazur
• Rick Mrozik
• Gregory Schmidt
• Jeff Szwez

Web links

• All Pee Dee Pride seasonal statistics
• Pee Dee Pride player list