Lexington Men O'War

Lexington Men O'War
founding	2002
resolution	2003
history	Nashville South Stars 1981–1983 Virginia Lancers 1983–1990 Roanoke Valley Rebels 1990–1992 Roanoke Valley Rampage 1992–1993 Huntsville Blast 1993–1994 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 1994–2001 Macon Whoopee 2001–2002 Lexington Men O'War 2002–2003 Utah Grizzlies since 2005
Stadion	Rupp Arena
Location	Lexington , Kentucky
Team colors	brown, gold
league	East Coast Hockey League
division	Northwest Division (2002-2003)
Kelly Cups	no

The Lexington Men O'War were an American ice hockey franchise from Lexington , Kentucky that played in the East Coast Hockey League from 2002 to 2003 . The Men O'War played their home games in the Rupp Arena .

history

The franchise was founded in 2002 as the successor to the Macon Whoopee , who had moved to Lexington , and began playing in the East Coast Hockey League . The head coach was Jim Wiley , who had previously led the National Hockey League team San Jose Sharks as head coach. In their only season, the team qualified for the play-offs. In the first round, the team lost in three games against the Toledo Storm and was eliminated from the competition. Shortly afterwards the franchise was dissolved. The Utah Grizzlies emerged as the successor team in 2005 .

Team records

Career records

Games: 71 Van Burgess

Goals: 22 Mark Smith

Assists: 42 Joe Vandermeer

Points: 55 Van Burgess

Penalty minutes: 191 Jay Banach

Former players

• Van Burgess
• Fraser Clair
• Mike Smith
• Marc-André Thinel

Web links

• All Lexington Men O'War seasonal stats
• Lexington Men O'War roster