Toledo Storm
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Toledo Storm | |
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Toledo Blade | |
Affiliates | Detroit Red Wings (1991-1999, 2000-07) Nashville Predators (2002–04) San Jose Sharks (2005-07) |
Franchise history | |
1991–2007 | Toledo Storm |
2009–present | Toledo Walleye |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 (1991–92, 2002–03) |
Division titles | 6 (1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2005–06) |
Kelly Cups | 2 (1992–93, 1993–94) |
The Toledo Storm were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the ECHL from 1991 to 2007. The Storm played their home games at the venerable Toledo Sports Arena along the eastern banks of the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. The team colors were red and white, similar to the Detroit Red Wings, their NHL affiliate for fourteen of their sixteen seasons.[1] The Storm would win six division titles, two Henry Brabham Cups and two Jack Riley Cups as champion of the East Coast Hockey League. The franchise suspended operations following the 2006–07 season after they were sold to Toledo Arena Sports, Inc. The Storm returned to the ECHL for the 2009–10 season as the Toledo Walleye.
The Storm's logo was notorious for poor appearance, and was voted "Worst Logo" in The Hockey News annual survey of minor league hockey logos several times.[2]
History
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McSorley era (1991–94)
The Toledo Storm were founded in 1991, joining the
The
Toledo would once again take the first two games of the series defeating Nashville 3–1 in Game One and 7–4 in Game Two. When the series moved back to Nashville, the Knights would take Game Three with a 4–3 overtime victory and tie the series with a 3–2 victory in Game Four. Toledo would take Game Five in Toledo 8–2 and finish the series off with a 9–5 victory in Game Six in Nashville, to earn the first trip to the Riley Cup Finals in club history where they would play the Brabham Cup titleholder Wheeling Thunderbirds. Wheeling would take the first two games of the series 5–3 and 7–3, but the Storm would tie the series when it moved to Toledo, winning Game Three 4–3 and Game Four 7–5. Toledo would take control of the series with a 4–2 victory in Wheeling in Game Five and would clinch their first Riley Cup championship with a 7–6 overtime win in Game Six. Forward Rick Judson was named the Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player in Toledo's first league championship since the Toledo Goaldiggers won the IHL's Turner Cup during the 1982–83 season.
Later years
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The Storm celebrated their 15th-anniversary during the
Women's hockey firsts
The Toledo Storm once featured a female goaltender,
List of NHL affiliates
- Detroit Red Wings (1991–99, 2000–07)
- Nashville Predators (2002–04)[4]
- San Jose Sharks (2005–07)[5]
Season-by-season record
Riley Cup Champions †
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League Leader in points * | Conference Champions ^ | Division Champions ¤ |
ECHL Season | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||||||||||
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Finish | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | ||||
1991-92
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— | West ¤ | 1st | 64 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 95* | 367 | 274 | 1984 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | Lost in First Round, 1-4 (Louisville) | |
1992-93
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— | West ¤ | 1st | 64 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 83 | 316 | 238 | 2211 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 83 | 63 | Won in Quarterfinals, 3-1 ( Wheeling ) †
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1993-94
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— | North ¤ | 1st | 68 | 44 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 338 | 289 | 2277 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 75 | 41 | Won in First Round, 2-1 ( Raleigh ) †
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1994-95
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— | North | 3rd | 68 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 287 | 230 | 2301 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Lost in First Round, 1-3 (Nashville) | |
1995-96
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— | North ¤ | 1st | 70 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 104 | 301 | 240 | 2353 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 33 | Won in First Round, 3-0 (Dayton) Won in Quarterfinals, 3-0 (Knoxville) Lost in Semifinals, 2-3 (Jacksonville) | |
1996-97
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— | North | 5th | 70 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 258 | 248 | 1940 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | Lost in First Round, 2-3 (Columbus) | |
1997-98
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Northern | Northwest | 2nd | 70 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 90 | 251 | 210 | 1548 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-0 (Chesapeake) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-3 (Wheeling) | |
1998-99
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Northern | Northwest | 3rd | 70 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 256 | 246 | 1915 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 26 | Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-1 (Peoria) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-3 (Richmond) | |
1999-00
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Northern | Northwest | 6th | 70 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 214 | 306 | 2405 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | |
2000-01
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Northern | Northwest | 3rd | 72 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 262 | 259 | 2273 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 26 | Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-2 (Roanoke) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-3 (Trenton) | |
2001-02
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Northern | Northwest | 6th | 72 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 225 | 265 | 1944 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | |
2002-03
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Northern | Northwest ¤ | 1st | 72 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 104* | 247 | 196 | 2224 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | Won in Divisional Semifinals, 3-0 (Lexington) Lost in Divisional Finals, 1-3 (Cincinnati) | |
2003-04
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Eastern | Northern | 7th | 72 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 183 | 258 | 1508 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | |
2004-05
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National | North | 4th | 72 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 203 | 194 | 1289 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-3 (Reading) | |
2005-06
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American | North ¤ | 1st | 72 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 244 | 189 | 1627 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 36 | Won in Division Semifinals, 3-0 ( Gwinnett )
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2006-07
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American | North | 2nd | 72 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 211 | 220 | 1489 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | Lost in Divisional Semifinals, 0-3 (Cincinnati) | |
16 Seasons[6] | 6 Division Titles 2 Brabham Cups |
1,118 | 610 | 395 | 16 | 97 | 1,313 (.587) |
4,163 | 3,828 | 31,288 | 104 | 57 | 47 | 365 | 330 | 13 Playoff Appearances 2 Riley Cup Championships |
Franchise records
All-time leaders
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Head coaches
- Chris McSorley, 1991–94
- Greg Puhalski, 1994–98
- Murray Eaves, 1998–99
- Todd Gordon, 1999–00
- Dennis Holland, 2000–02
- Claude Noel, 2002–03
- Steve Harrison, 2003–04
- Nick Vitucci, 2003–07
Awards and honors
Jack Riley Cup
Henry Brabham Cup
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player
ECHL Most Valuable Player
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John Brophy Award
ECHL Defenseman of the Year ECHL Goaltender of the Year
ECHL Rookie of the Year
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References
- ^ "Detroit Red Wings Minor League Affiliate History at hockeydb.com". HockeyDB.
- ^ "Who's The Worst? We Are! We Are!". The Blade. Toledo, OH. January 31, 1996. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Tribute to Erin Whitten". Titans 101. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Nashville Predators announce affiliation with the Toledo Storm of the East Coast Hockey League". Nashville Predators. August 23, 2002. Archived from the original on October 25, 2002. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Toledo Storm Parent Teams affiliate history at hockeydb.com". HockeyDB.
- ^ "Toledo Storm hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com". HockeyDB.
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_players.php?tmi=8460 Toledo Storm all-time player roster