Lexington Men O' War

Lexington Men O' War

City	Lexington, Kentucky
League	East Coast Hockey League
Conference	Northern
Division	Northwest
Founded	1981 (In the CHL)
Operated	2002–03
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Head coach	Jim Wiley
Franchise history
1981-1983	Nashville South Stars
1983–1990	Virginia Lancers
1990–1992	Roanoke Valley Rebels
1992–1993	Roanoke Valley Rampage
1993–1994	Huntsville Blast
1994–2001	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
2001–2002	Macon Whoopee
2002–2003	Lexington Men O' War
2005–present	Utah Grizzlies

The Lexington Men O' War were a minor league professional ice hockey team and member of the ECHL. The name Man O' War is from a thoroughbred race horse who was bred in Lexington, and also the name of a highly traveled road in Lexington. The Men O' War played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky from 2002 to 2003.

Like Lexington's previous team before them (the Kentucky Thoroughblades), success on the ice did not bring good attendance figures. They finished with a record of 34-31-7 and 75 points, which placed them fourth in the Northwest Division. However, they only brought in an average of 2368 fans per game, fourth fewest in the league. The team drew the Toledo Storm in the first round of the playoffs that year, and were swept in three games (1–9, 0–3, 1–5). Van Burgess led the team in points with 55, while Mark Smith paced the team with 22 goals. Jay Banach paced the team with 191 penalty minutes. Dan Murphy played a team high 43 games in net, and won 21.

The team folded following the 2002–03 season, and would later be revived as the Utah Grizzlies beginning in the 2005–06 season.^[1]

Season-by-season results


Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Playoffs
2002–03	72	34	31	7	75	188	212	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–3 vs. Toledo Storm

References

↑ Hamilton, Linda (June 2, 2005). "Grizzlies are looking to skate in East Coast Hockey League". Deseret Morning News. Salt Lake City, UT. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

Lexington Mon O' War Statistics

Suspended, relocated and defunct ECHL franchises

Relocated (still active)	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (Adirondack Thunder) Bakersfield Condors (Norfolk Admirals) Birmingham Bulls (Adirondack Thunder) Carolina Thunderbirds (Wheeling Nailers) Columbus Chill (Reading Royals) Huntington Blizzard (Manchester Monarchs) Huntsville Blast (Utah Grizzlies) Johnstown Chiefs (Greenville Swamp Rabbits) Lexington Men O' War (Utah Grizzlies) Louisville RiverFrogs (Cincinnati Cyclones) Macon Whoopee (Utah Grizzlies) Miami Matadors (Cincinnati Cyclones) Mobile Mysticks (Atlanta Gladiators) Ontario Reign (Manchester Monarchs) Stockton Thunder (Adirondack Thunder) Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (Utah Grizzlies) Texas Wildcatters (Manchester Monarchs) Toledo Storm (Toledo Walleye) Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (Wheeling Nailers) Virginia Lancers (Utah Grizzlies)

Suspended	Evansville IceMen (was approved to relocate to Owensboro, Kentucky, however, the status of the team is currently undecided)

Defunct	Arkansas RiverBlades Augusta Lynx Baton Rouge Kingfish Charlotte Checkers Chesapeake Icebreakers Chicago Express Columbia Inferno Columbus Cottonmouths Dayton Bombers Erie Panthers Fresno Falcons Greensboro Generals Greensboro Monarchs Greenville Grrrowl Hampton Roads Admirals Jackson Bandits Jacksonville Lizard Kings Knoxville Cherokees Las Vegas Wranglers Long Beach Ice Dogs Louisiana IceGators Louisville Icehawks Mississippi Sea Wolves Nashville Knights New Orleans Brass Pee Dee Pride Pensacola Ice Pilots Peoria Rivermen Phoenix RoadRunners Raleigh IceCaps Richmond Renegades Roanoke Express San Diego Gulls San Francisco Bulls Trenton Titans/Devils Victoria Salmon Kings

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