Chicago Freeze
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{{Infobox ice hockey team
|bg_color = #153E7E
|text_color = #FFFFFF
| team = Chicago Freeze
| logo = ChicagoFreeze.png
| logosize = 200px
| city = Geneva, Illinois
| league = North American Hockey League
| division = West
| founded = 1992
| arena = Fox Valley Ice Arena
| colors = Navy Blue, White, and Black
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| name1 = Detroit Freeze
| dates1 = 1992–1997
| name2 = Chicago Freeze
| dates2 = 1997–2003
}}
The Chicago Freeze was a Tier II junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team was originally the Detroit Freeze until it relocated to a Chicago suburb of Geneva. The Chicago Freeze played out of the Fox Valley Ice Arena, which later became home to the Chicago Hitmen of the NAHL.{{Cite web |url=http://chicagohitmen.pointstreaksites.com/view/chicagohitmen |title=NAHL: Chicago Hitmen | Home Page |access-date=2011-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325223715/http://chicagohitmen.pointstreaksites.com/view/chicagohitmen |archive-date=2010-03-25 |url-status=dead }}
Regular season
{{small|Statistics source:{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=5225 |title=Chicago Freeze Statistics and History |website=hockeydb.com}}}}
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Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Attendance | Playoffs |
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1997–98 | 56 | 28 | 24 | — | — | 4 | 60 | 202 | 208 | 2,468 | Did not qualify |
1998–99 | 56 | 28 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 60 | 189 | 178 | 1,751 | Did not qualify |
1999–00 | 56 | 26 | 35 | — | — | 4 | 56 | 171 | 194 | 1,616 | Did not qualify |
2000–01 | 56 | 35 | 33 | — | 1 | 3 | 71 | 230 | 198 | 1,318 | Did not qualify |
2001–02 | 56 | 16 | 33 | — | 4 | 3 | 36 | 153 | 231 | 1,362 | Did not qualify |
2002–03 | 56 | 24 | 34 | — | 3 | 5 | 70 | 220 | 180 | 1,700 | Did not qualify |
Notable alumni
- Craig Anderson, goaltender: 1998–99 season
- Jason Bacashihua, goaltender: - 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons
- Chris Conner, right wing: 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons
- George Parros, right wing: 1998–99 season
- John Scott, defenseman: 2001–02 season
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nahl.com/ Official website of the NAHL]
- [http://www.foxvalleyicerink.com/ Official website of Fox Valley Ice Arena]
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Category:Defunct North American Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1997
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2003
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