Dayton Demonz
Dayton Demonz | |
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Federal Hockey League | |
Operated | 2012–2015 |
Home arena | Hara Arena |
Colors | Black, red, white |
Owner(s) | Barry Soskin |
Media | Dayton Daily News |
Franchise history | |
2012 | Dayton Devils |
2012–2015 | Dayton Demonz |
Championships | |
Division titles | 1 (2012–13) |
Playoff championships | 1 (2013–14) |
The Dayton Demonz were a professional
Inaugural season (2012–13)
The Demonz, in their first season of FHL play, won their first franchise regular season game, 5-2 over the
2013–14 season
On December 18, 2013 it was announced that the Dayton Demonz would play against the
The Demonz battled the Danbury Whalers for first place for most of the season but finished second. The regular season record was 33-7-3-14 which was 33 wins in regulation, 7 wins in overtime, 3 losses in overtime, and 14 losses in regulation. Dayton finished the season second in attendance for back to back seasons attracting on average 850 people per game.[7]
The Demonz defeated the
2014–15 season
The Demonz qualified for the playoffs as the number two seed. The
On July 16, 2015, the expansion team Port Huron Prowlers, owned by Barry Soskin, announced that it had acquired the Demonz protected players and that the Demonz would not operate in the 2015–16 season. Instead, the owner of the Berkshire Battalion, William Dadds, announced that he intended to relocate his team to play in Dayton[11] and became the Dayton Demolition.
Mascot
The Demonz mascot, Bonez, was believed to be the skeleton of Blade, mascot of the Dayton Gems.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, PCT = Points percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty infraction minutes
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | Coach(es) | Result |
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2012–13 | 51 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 123 | 0.804 | 320 | 183 | 931 | Marc LeFebvre | Lost in Finals |
2013–14 | 57 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 116 | 0.678 | 278 | 181 | 1494 | Trevor Karasiewicz | Won Commissioner's Cup |
2014–15 | 56 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 113 | 0.673 | 279 | 174 | 1001 | Trevor Karasiewicz | Lost in First Round |
References
- ^ Dayton Pro Hockey Press Conference Recap [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Federal Hockey League: Dayton". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "Dayton announces name change". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "Pointstreak Sites".
- ^ "Federal Hockey League: Dayton Demonz | FHL coming to Winston-Salem, NC | Pointstreak Sites". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ "Dayton wins high-scoring game at Joel Coliseum Annex | Sports News | journalnow.com".
- ^ "Federal Hockey League | Pointstreak Stats".
- ^ "Federal Hockey League | Ice Chips - Playoff Edition | Pointstreak Sites". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ "Federal Hockey League | Pointstreak Stats".
- ^ "Dayton Franchise Returns 2015-16 Season at Hara Arena". FHL. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Prowlers Release 2015-16 Protected List". Port Huron Prowlers. July 16, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21.