Baltimore Skipjacks

Pro hockey team
text_color = black
bg_color = #FFBF00
team = Baltimore Skipjacks

logosize = 120px
city = Baltimore, Maryland
league = Atlantic Coast Hockey League
American Hockey League
operated = 1981 to 1993
arena = Baltimore Arena
colors = gold and black, red white and blue
affiliates = Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
name1 = Erie Blades
dates1 = 1978 to 1982
name2 = Baltimore Skipjacks
dates2 = 1982 to 1993
name3 = Portland Pirates
dates3 = 1993 to Present
reg_season_titles = one
(1983-84)
division_titles = one
(1983-84)

The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.

History

The original Skipjacks team played one season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League during the 1981-82 season. The team was taken over by the Erie Blades for the 1982-83 season, playing in Baltimore as the Skipjacks. Coach Lou Angotti and sixteen players transferred from Erie to Baltimore. Tom Jacobs was the only player from the ACHL Skipjacks to remain on the AHL Skipjacks team.

This market was previously home to:
* Baltimore Clippers (1962-1977)
* Baltimore Blades (1975-1976)This franchise was replaced by:
* Baltimore Bandits (1995-1997)

Team records

ingle Season

:Goals: 57 (Mitch Lamoureux, 1982-83):Assists: 81 (Mike Gillis, 1982-83):Points: 113 (Mike Gillis, 1982-83):Penalty Minutes: 353 (Mitch Wilson, 1986-87):GAA: 2.63 (Jon Casey, 1984-85):SV%: .942 (Don Beaupre, 1990-91)

Career

:Career Goals: Mitch Lamoureux, 119:Career Assists: Mitch Lamoureux, 133:Career Points: Mitch Lamoureux, 252:Career Penalty Minutes: Gary Rissling, 868:Career Goaltending Wins: Jim Hrivnak, 55 :Career Shutouts: Jim Hrivnak/Steve Guenette, 5:Career Games: Tim Taylor, 259

eason-by-season results

* Baltimore Skipjacks 1981–1982 (Atlantic Coast Hockey League)
* Baltimore Skipjacks 1982–1993 (American Hockey League)

Regular Season

Playoffs

Notable Alumni

*Don Beaupre, 17 NHL seasons
*Phil Bourque, two-time Stanley Cup champion: 1991, 1992
*Steve Carlson, one of the famed Hanson Brothers
*Claude Julien, current head coach of the Boston Bruins
*Olaf Kolzig, 2000 Vezina Trophy winner
*Ted Nolan, former head coach of the New York Islanders
*Michel Therrien, current head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins
*Byron Dafoe, played 14 seasons in NHL, most notably with the Boston Bruins

External links

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=12 The Internet Hockey Database - Baltimore Skipjacks]