Harrisburg Lunatics
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| Harrisburg Lunatics | |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Mason Dixon |
| Founded | 2002 |
| History | 2002 - present |
| Arena | Susquehanna Sports Center |
| City | Lemoyne, Pennsylvania |
| Team Colors | Black, Red, White |
| Owner | |
| General Manager | |
| Head Coach | Todd Wiley |
| Captain | |
| Minor League Affiliates | Harrisburg Ragin Lunatics, Harrisburg Screamin Lunatics |
| Founders Cups | None |
| Conference Championships | None |
| Division Championships | None |
The Harrisburg Lunatics are a professional inline hockey team based in Lemoyone, Pennsylvania, and competing in the PIHA. Harrisburg is one of two teams that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA, the other is the York Typhoon. The Lunatics have called the Susquehanna Sports Center home since their inception in during the 2002 season.
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[edit] History
The Professional Inline Hockey Association was found in 2002 with eight original franchises. The founding franchises were the Cherry Hill Renegades, Delaware Blades, Harrisburg Lunatics, Line Lexington Law Dawz, Mount Laurel Generals, Pottstown Machine, Reading Nasty Boyz, and York Typhoon. Today, only two of the original franchises currently compete in the PIHA in the same city and under the same team name, the Harrisburg Lunatics and York Typhoon.
For the first four year in team history, the Lunatics struggled to remain a winning team. After finishing with a winning record in 2003 season, the Lunatics went on to post consecutive losing seasons, losing more than sixty percent of their games. Things started to change during the 2006 season when the Lunatics posted 20 wins, a franchise record on the way to a 3rd place finish in the Eastern Conference. The following season, the Lunatics posted a new franchise record of 23 wins on the way to their second consecutive 3rd place finish in the Eastern Conference. The Lunatics advance all the way to the conference finals by defeating the Marple Gladiators two games to none, and upsetting the Regular Season Champion Pittsburgh Bandits. In the conference finals, the Boston Roller Rats defeated the Lunatics three games to one ending their playoff run.
[edit] Current roster
As of January 30, 2008.
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| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 30 |  |
Thuy Nguyen | 2008 | ||
| 35 | |
Jason Rohrbach | R | 2007 | Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania |
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| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 1 | |
Jay Mazer | R | 2004 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 9 | |
Scott Miller | R | 2007 | Middletown, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | |
Matt Matincheck | R | 2007 | Middletown, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | |
Kevin Hollenbush | L | 2007 | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 28 | |
Nick Pappas | L | 2007 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 20 | |
Scott Gartzke "C" | R | 2007 | Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
| 33 | |
Steve Yingling | L | 2007 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 71 | |
Jason Allen | R | 2007 | Whitehall, Pennsylvania |
| 86 | |
Cory Volchko | R | 2008 | Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania |
| 92 | |
Shawn Powell | R | 2007 | Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania |
[edit] Seasons and records
[edit] Season by season results
This is a list of the last five seasons completed by the Lunatics. For the full season-by-season history, see Harrisburg Lunatics seasons
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Records as of May 28, 2007.
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs | |
| 2003 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 26 | .542 | 239 | 189 | 3rd, PIHA | Data Not Available | ||
| 2004 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 14 | .368 | 133 | 175 | 3rd, Keystone | Data Not Available | ||
| 2005 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 24 | .375 | 130 | 169 | 3rd, Keystone | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-0 (Philadelphia) | ||
| 2006 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 40 | .625 | 128 | 114 | 3rd, Eastern | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-1 (Typhoon) | ||
| 2007 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 48 | .719 | 159 | 88 | 2nd, Mason Dixon | Lost in Conference Finals, 3-1 (Boston) | |
| 2008 | In progress (see 2007-08 PIHA season) | ||||||||||
[edit] Honored members
- See also: List of Harrisburg Lunatics players and Harrisburg Lunatics notable players and award winners
