Pensacola Ice Pilots

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Pensacola Ice Pilots
City:	Pensacola, Florida
League:	ECHL
Conference:	American Conference
Division:	South Division
Founded:	1989
Home Arena:	Pensacola Civic Center
Colors:	navy blue, gold
Owner(s):	Henley Sports, Inc.
General Manager:	Mario Forgione
Head Coach:	John Marks
Affiliates:	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Franchise history
1989 to 1996:	Nashville Knights
1996 to present:	Pensacola Ice Pilots
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	1 (2004-05)
Division Championships:	1 (2004-05)
Conference Championships:	1 (1997-98)
Kelly Cups:	None

The Pensacola Ice Pilots are a minor league ice hockey team located in Pensacola, Florida. The team is owned by Henley Sports, Inc., headed by Mario Forgione, and was previously affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Islanders. They have also had a working agreement with the Houston Aeros of the AHL for the 04-05 season. On July 19, 2007, the team announced its new affiliation with the Chicago Blackhawks and its AHL partner, the Rockford IceHogs.

The team's colors (navy blue and gold) and nickname are a tribute to the long history of Naval aviation in Pensacola (Naval Air Station Pensacola is home to the legendary Blue Angels and the National Museum of Naval Aviation).

The home of the Pensacola Ice Pilots is the Pensacola Civic Center, which is referred to as "The Hangar", and has a capacity of 8,150.

The Ice Pilots were formerly the Nashville Knights but moved to Pensacola following the 1995-1996 season.

[edit] Notable achievements

• The 1997-1998 Ice Pilots finished the season with a record of 36-24-10 and won the ECHL Southern Conference championship.
• Forward Glen Metropolit went on to play in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals. He is currently with the Boston Bruins.
• Forward Ryan Craig played 5 games with the Ice Pilots before going on to play for the NHL (Tampa Bay Lightning).
• The 2004-2005 Pensacola Ice Pilots won the Brabham Cup for the most points overall in the league during the regular season.
• Former Head Coach Dave Farrish is now the Assistant Coach of the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL.
• Head coach John Marks tied and broke the ECHL record for most career wins during the 2007-2008 season, and as of March 2 has 482 career wins.

[edit] Hall of Fame

The Pensacola Ice Pilots Hall of Fame was created in 2005 with two players, number 13 Chad Quenneville and number 22 Shane Calder.

[edit] Coaches

• Alvis Pedersen (1996-2000)
• Wayne Cashman (2000-2001)
• Todd Gordon (2001-2004)
• Dave Farrish (2004-2005)
• Rick Adduono (2005-2006)
• George Dupont (2006; over two seasons)
• Joe Clark (2006-2007)
• Dwayne Hay and Greg Schuh (2006) ^
• John Marks (2007-Present)

^ - They coached four games while Clark was away tending to his ailing mother.

[edit] Current Roster

As of December 4, 2007. ^[1]

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
'		Adam Berti ~ ^	LW	L	Jul. 1, 1986	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
4		Jason Bloomingburg	LW	L	Nov. 29, 1982	Canton, Michigan, USA
9		Rev. Scott Gregory	F	L	May 26, 1982	Navarre, Florida, USA
10		Bryan Esner	F	R	Jun. 12, 1983	Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA
11		Mathieu Roy ~	LW	L	Nov. 14, 1986	Amos, Quebec, Canada
16		Adam Hobson ~	C	L	Jan. 9, 1987	Lund, Sweden
17		Patrick Bordeleau	LW	L	Mar. 23, 1986	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18		Peter Rouleau	C	L	Jun. 18, 1983	Hancock, Michigan, USA
21		Luke Erickson	F	R	Dec. 24, 1982	Roseau, Minnesota, USA
24		Michael Cohen	F	R	Apr. 18, 1985	Williamsville, New York, USA
37		Brian Pouliot	F	R	Sep. 7, 1984	Hooksett, New Hampshire, USA
42		Michael Mullen	F	R	Jul. 16, 1983	Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Defensemen
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		J.R. Bria	D	R	Oct. 30, 1982	Monroe, Connecticut, USA
5		Steve Marr ~	D	L	Jun. 6, 1984	Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
6		Tim Songin	D	L	May 22, 1981	Hamburg, New York, USA
8		Phil Youngclaus	D	R	Jun. 29, 1983	Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
12		Jean-Claude Sawyer ~	D	L	Aug. 12, 1986	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
14		Adam Meyer	D	R	Nov. 28, 1983	Buffalo, Minnesota, USA
23		Preston Briggs	D	L	Apr. 23, 1981	Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Goaltenders
#		Player	Position	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
33		Cam Ellsworth	G	R	Jul. 8, 1980	Leamington, Ontario, Canada
35		Mike Brodeur ~	G	L	Mar. 30, 1983	Calgary, Ontario, Canada

Injured Reserve
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
'		John Daigneau (30-day)	G	L	Dec. 31, 1982	Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
'		Erik Fabian (7-day)	F	R	May 28, 1983	Roseau, Minnesota, USA
'		Bryan McGregor ~ (3-day)	W	R	Jun. 27, 1984	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
'		Andrew Winnik (30-day)	D	R	Dec. 14, 1982	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
15		A.J. MacLean (30-day)	LW	L	Aug. 31, 1983	Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
28		Dan Sullivan (30-day)	RW	R	Mar. 20, 1981	Weston, Ontario, Canada

~ - assigned by Chicago/Rockford
^ - currently called up
V - Veteran

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Pensacola Ice Pilots Official Homepage
• Pensacola Ice Pilots Booster Club
• Pilot Pride: An Unofficial Fan Site
• The Flight Path

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