Madison Monsters
Madison Monsters | |
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founding | 1995 |
resolution | 1999 |
history |
Madison Monsters 1995–1999 Knoxville Speed 1999–2002 |
Stadion | Dane County Memorial Coliseum |
Location | Madison , Wisconsin |
league |
Colonial Hockey League (1995–1997) United Hockey League (1997–1999) |
The Madison Monsters were an American ice hockey team based in Madison , Wisconsin . The team played from 1995 to 1999 in the Colonial Hockey League (from 1997 United Hockey League).
history
The team was founded in 1995 as a franchise of the Colonial Hockey League . In their first three seasons, the Madison Monsters reached the first round of the playoffs for the Colonial Cup. In this they failed one after the other to the Thunder Bay Senators , their successor team Thunder Bay Thunder Cats and the later champion Quad City Mallards .
Following the 1998/99 season, in which the team had missed the playoffs for the first time, the franchise was relocated to Knoxville , Tennessee , where it then took part in the United Hockey League's game operations under the name Knoxville Speed .
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 |
1995/96 | 74 | 37 | 30th | - | - | 7th | 81 | 267 | 284 | 3rd, CoHLW | Defeat in the first round |
1996/97 | 74 | 46 | 21st | - | - | 7th | 99 | 315 | 259 | 2nd, CoHLW | Defeat in the first round |
1997/98 | 74 | 39 | 24 | - | - | 11 | 89 | 271 | 265 | 4th, west | Defeat in the first round |
1998/99 | 74 | 29 | 40 | - | - | 5 | 63 | 237 | 294 | 3rd, western | not qualified |
Team records
Career records
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Games: 273 Brian Downey
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Goals: 143 Matt Loen
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Assists: 234 Brian Downey
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Points: 332 Brian Downey
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Penalty minutes: 526 Jim Duhart