Tallahassee Tiger Sharks

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Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
founding 1994
resolution 2001
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 Leon County Civic Center
Location Tallahassee , Florida
Team colors grey black
league East Coast Hockey League
division West Division (1994–1995)
South Division (1995–1997)
Southeast Division (1997–1998)
Southwest Division (1998–1999)
Southeast Division (1999–2001)
Cooperations Florida Panthers ( NHL )
Utah Grizzlies ( AHL )
Kelly Cups no

The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks were an American ice hockey franchise from Tallahassee , Florida that played in the East Coast Hockey League from 1994 to 2001 . The Tiger Sharks played their home games at the Leon County Civic Center .

history

The franchise was founded in 1994 as the successor team to the Huntsville Blast , which had moved to Tallahassee , and began playing in the East Coast Hockey League . The first head coach was Terry Christensen . In their first season, the team qualified for the play-offs. In the first two rounds, successes against Hampton Roads Admirals and Birmingham Bulls made it into the semi-finals. In five games, the team narrowly defeated the Richmond Renegades and failed to qualify for the finals of the Riley Cup . In the following season, the team made it to the finals with a record of 42 wins and 22 defeats, and the 90 points earned in the regular season also set a franchise record.

Again the Tigers Sharks failed in the third round, this time in four games against the Charlotte Checkers . In the 1996/97 season, they qualified for the play-offs for the third time in a row. In contrast to the first two appearances, the team fell by the wayside in the first round and lost in three games against the Pensacola Ice Pilots . After the play-offs were not reached for the first time in the following year, the previous head coach Terry Christensen was replaced by Jeff Brubaker . When this one with the team also missed the finals, Brubaker was replaced after a year by his predecessor. In the last two game years of the franchise, the entry into the play-offs was missed. Shortly thereafter, the franchise was dissolved and relocated to Macon , Georgia . The Macon Whoopee emerged as the successor team .

Team records

Career records

Games: 273 Matt OsieckiUnited StatesUnited States
Goals: 106 Cal IngrahamUnited StatesUnited States
Assists: 150 Greg Geldart and Cal IngrahamCanadaCanada United StatesUnited States
Points: 256 Cal IngrahamUnited StatesUnited States
Penalty minutes: 795 Louis BedardCanadaCanada

Former players

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