Louisville Icehawks
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| Louisville Icehawks | |
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| City | Louisville, Kentucky |
| League | ECHL |
| Division | Southern Division |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Operated | 1990–1994 |
| Home arena | Broadbent Arena (6,600) |
The Louisville Icehawks were a professional
The San Diego Chicken, but with coloration and costume matching the team's. Tommy Hawk was "banned" from the inside portion of the arena for a period of time, due to an altercation with a visiting player who was in the penalty box. In the 1995–96 season, the team was renamed and moved to Florida to become the Jacksonville Lizard Kings
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For a period of time the Louisville Icehawk's parent team/NHL Affiliate were the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Trevor Buchanan was a player for the Icehawks that spent a great deal of time in the penalty box, thus spawning his own fan club.
Playoffs
- 1990–91: Defeated Knoxville 3–0 in quarterfinals; lost to Greensboro 4–0 in semifinals.
- 1991–92: Defeated Toledo 4–1 in first round; received quarterfinals bye; defeated Cincinnati 3–1 in semifinals; lost to Hampton Roads 4–0 in finals.
- 1992–93: Did not qualify.
- 1993–94: Defeated Knoxville 2–1 in first round; lost to Birmingham 3–0 in quarterfinals.
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Icehawks replica jersey
See also
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