Knoxville Cherokees

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Knoxville Cherokees
Knoxville Cherokees
Founded 1988
Home ice James White Civic Coliseum
Based in Knoxville, Tennessee
Colors turquoise, black, silver
League East Coast Hockey League

The Knoxville Cherokees were an East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) team based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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[edit] Facts

Founded: 1988-1989 season
Arena: James White Civic Coliseum (capacity 7,141)
Uniform colors: turquoise, black, and silver
Logo design: two feathers hanging from a stylized hockey stick merged with the letter "K" over the word "Cherokees" all on top of a stylized silver arrowhead.
Division titles won: none
Regular season titles won: 2 (1990-91, 1993-94)
League championships won: none
Local Media: Knoxville News Sentinel

[edit] History

The franchise was formed in 1988 along with the ECHL. The team moved to Florence, South Carolina in 1997 and was renamed the Pee Dee Pride.

Market previously served by: Knoxville Knights of the EHL (1961-68)
Franchise replaced by: Knoxville Speed of the UHL (1999-02)

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1988-89 60 32 27 0 1 65 266 286 0 3rd, League Lost in Round 1
1989-90 60 21 33 0 6 48 230 300 1777 8th, League
1990-91 64 46 13 0 5 97 377 3230 1537 1st, West Lost in Round 1
1991-92 64 20 36 0 8 48 265 355 1427 7th, East
1992-93 64 19 39 0 6 44 212 323 1867 8th, West
1993-94 68 44 18 0 6 97 325 246 1929 1st, West Lost in Round 1
1994-95 68 30 30 0 8 68 241 267 1940 4th, West Lost in Round 1
1995-96 70 37 29 0 4 78 323 303 2383 4th South
1996-97 70 24 43 3 0 51 260 343 2213 7th, East

[edit] Team records

Goals: 63 Stan Drulia (1990-91)
Assists: 93 Daniel Gauthier (1990-91)
Points: 140 Stan Drulia (1990-91)
Penalty Minutes: 443 Grant Chorney (1992-93)
GAA: 2.00 Steve Averill (1989-90)
SV%: .941 Rick Robus (1996-97)
Career Goals: 123 Mike Murray
Career Assists: 164 Mike Murray
Career Points: 287 Mike Murray
Career Penalty Minutes: 768 Greg Batters
Career Goaltending Wins: 66 Cory Cadden
Career Shutouts: 3 Dean Anderson
Career Games: 262 Mike Murray

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