Augusta Lynx

Augusta Lynx

Company type	Minor league ice hockey franchise
Industry	Sports
Founded	1998
Defunct	December 2, 2008
Headquarters	Augusta, Georgia , United States
Area served	Augusta, Georgia
Products	Ice hockey team

The Augusta Lynx were a professional minor league ice hockey franchise located in Augusta, Georgia, participating in the ECHL. Their home venue was the James Brown Arena, and they held developmental partnerships with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and the Norfolk Admirals from the American Hockey League.

The team's name paid homage to Augusta’s renowned Masters golf tournament, with "Lynx" alluding to the golf phrase "hitting the links." The organization discontinued operations midway through the 2008–09 season on December 2, 2008, becoming the first team in ECHL history to fold during a season.

History of the Augusta Lynx

Founded initially as the Raleigh IceCaps in 1991, the franchise moved to Augusta in 1998 after the Hartford Whalers relocated to North Carolina and rebranded as the Carolina Hurricanes. Following the Lynx's departure, Augusta was later represented by the Southern Professional Hockey League's Augusta Riverhawks, who commenced play in the 2010–11 campaign.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty Infraction Minutes

Season	League	Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	PTS	PCT	GF	GA	PIM	Coach(es)	Result
1998-99	ECHL	Southeast	70	38	27	5	0	0	81	0.579	235	233	1984	Dan Wiebe	Eliminated in first round (Baton Rouge Kingfish) 2–0
1999-00	ECHL	Southeast	70	34	31	0	5	0	73	0.486	243	248	1781	Dan Wiebe	Won first round (New Orleans Brass) 2-1 Advanced past second round (Florida Everblades) 3-2 Defeated in third round (Greenville Grrrowl) 3–1
2000-01	ECHL	Southeast	72	36	29	7	0	0	79	0.549	259	253	1579	Scott MacPherson, Jim Burton	Exited in first round (New Orleans Brass) 2–1
2001-02	ECHL	Southeast	72	36	26	10	0	0	82	0.569	218	224	1834	Jim Burton	Missed playoffs
2002-03	ECHL	Southeast	72	27	39	6	0	0	60	0.417	203	256	1623	Jim Burton, David Wilkie	Missed playoffs
2003-04	ECHL	Central	72	32	33	7	0	0	71	0.493	203	234	1510	Stan Drulia	Missed playoffs
2004-05	ECHL	East	72	28	35	9	0	0	65	0.451	188	237	1232	Stan Drulia	Missed playoffs
2005-06	ECHL	South	72	30	36	6	0	0	66	0.458	216	255	1475	Bob Ferguson	Eliminated in first round (Greenville Grrrowl)2–0
2006-07	ECHL	South	72	39	29	0	1	3	82	0.569	258	265	1225	Bob Ferguson	Eliminated in first round (Charlotte)2–0
2007-08	ECHL	South	72	32	35	0	1	4	69	0.479	200	223	1173	Bob Ferguson	Eliminated in first round (South Carolina Stingrays)3–2
2008-09	ECHL	South	18	6	10	0	1	1	14	0.389	39	70	471	John Marks	Franchise ceased operations December2
| |716 |338 |330 |50 |8 |8 |742 |0.449 |2262 |2498 |15887 |7 |6/11 Playoff Appearances

Augusta's final season roster

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#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
		Aaron Slattengren ^	Center	Left	December 28, 1981	Duluth, Minnesota, United States
9		Chris Lawrence	Center	Right	February 5, 1987	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10		Scott Thauwald	Left wing	Left	October 26, 1984	Rochester, Minnesota, United States
17		Patrick Bordeleau	Left wing	Left	March 23, 1986	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
19		Brian Ihnacak	Center	Right	April 10, 1985	"Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall	"Chase Watson"	Forward"	Left"	October 23, 1982"	"Media, Pennsylvania, United States"
21	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall	"Michael Mullen"	Right wing"	Right"	July 16, 1983"	"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States"
22	Template:Country data "CAN"Template:Namespace detect showall	"Justin Keller ^"	Left wing"	Left"	March 4, 1986"	"Nelson, British Columbia, Canada"
25	Template:Country data "CAN"Template:Namespace detect showall	"Travis Fuller"	Left wing"	Left"	January 25, 1986"	"Whitney, Ontario, Canada"
26	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall	"Jason Bloomingburg (IR)"	Left wing"	Left"	November 29, 1982"	"Canton, Michigan, United States"
29	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall	"Joel Hanson"	Forward"	Right"	June 20, 1983"	"Elk River, Minnesota, United States"
37	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall	'\'\'\'A\'\'\' Dallas Steward'	'\'\'C\'\	'\'L\'\	'February 11, 1980'	'Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States'
'44'	''	'\'\'A\'\' Matt Auffrey'	'RW'	'R'	'January 3, 1986'	'Cincinnati, Ohio, United States'

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'2'	''	'B.J. Crum'	'Defense'	'Right'	'August 6, 1983'	'Hampden, Massachusetts, United States'
'3'	''	'Kevin Quick'	'Defense'	'Left'	'March 29, 1988'	'Buffalo, New York, United States'
'6'	''	'Brock Wilson'	'Defense'	'Left'	'October 15, 1984'	'St. Louis, Missouri, United States'
'14'	''	'\'\'Captain\'\' Tim Branham'	'Defense'	'Left'	'May 10, 1981'	'Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States'
'27'	''	'R.J. Linder'	'Defense'	'Right'	'November 9, 1983'	'St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States'
'55'	''	'Brent Henley'	'Defense'	'Right'	'August 30, 1980'	'Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada'

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'1' '' 'Mike Brodeur' 'Goalie' 'Left' 'March 30, 1983' 'Calgary, Alberta, Canada'
'34' 'Template:Country data FINTemplate:Namespace detect showall' 'Riku Helenius' 'Goalie' 'Left' 'March 1, 1988' 'Palkane, Finland'

^ - Currently on call-up

Head coach John Marks Assistant coach Dane Litke Athletic trainer Chad Weprin Equipment manager Ryan Adamson Public relations director A.J. Bembry Broadcasting director Anthony Langella Game operations director James T. Warbington

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External links

• Official Website of the Augusta Lynx
• Official ECHL Website