Augusta Lynx

The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx, who played in the ECHL, had affiliations with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL.
The team was named for The Masters golf tournament held annually in Augusta, with the "Lynx" name a play on the golf term "hitting the links". The Lynx folded mid-way through the 2008-09 season on December 2, 2008, when it was announced that they were suspending operations and voluntarily relinquishing their league membership.
==History of the Augusta Lynx==
The Augusta Lynx were formed in 1991 as the Raleigh IceCaps. The IceCaps moved to Augusta in 1998 when the Hartford Whalers moved to Raleigh, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes. 
There have been talks in The Augusta Chronicle that there may be a new hockey franchise in Augusta within two years
==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 	Lost in round 1 (Baton Rouge) 2-0
1999-00	ECHL 	Southeast	70 	34 	31 	0 	5 	0 	73 	0.486	243 	248 	1781 	Dan Wiebe 	Won Round 1 (New Orleans) 2-1<BR> Won Round 2 (Florida) 3-2<BR> Lost in round 3 (Greenville) 3-1
2000-01	ECHL 	Southeast	72 	36 	29 	7 	0 	0 	79 	0.549	259 	253 	1579 	Scott MacPherson, Jim Burton	Lost in round 1 (New Orleans) 2-1
2001-02	ECHL 	Southeast	72 	36 	26 	10	0 	0 	82 	0.569	218 	224 	1834 	Jim Burton 	Out of Playoffs
2002-03	ECHL 	Southeast	72 	27 	39 	6 	0 	0 	60 	0.417	203 	256 	1623 	Jim Burton, David Wilkie 	Out of Playoffs
2003-04	ECHL 	Central 	72 	32 	33 	7 	0 	0 	71 	0.493	203 	234 	1510 	Stan Drulia 	Out of Playoffs
2004-05	ECHL 	East 	72 	28 	35 	9 	0 	0 	65 	0.451	188 	237 	1232 	Stan Drulia 	Out of Playoffs
2005-06	ECHL 	South 	72 	30 	36 	6 	0 	0 	66 	0.458	216 	255 	1475 	Bob Ferguson 	Lost in round 1 (Greenville) 2-0
2006-07	ECHL 	South 	72 	39 	29 	0 	1 	3 	82 	0.569	258 	265 	1225 	Bob Ferguson 	Lost in round 1 (Charlotte) 2-0
2007-08	ECHL 	South 	72 	32 	35 	0 	1 	4 	69 	0.479	200 	223 	1173 	Bob Ferguson 	Lost in round 1 (South Carolina) 3-2
2008-09	ECHL 	South 	18 	6 	10 	0 	1 	1 	14 	0.389	39 	70 	471 	John Marks 	Team ceased operations December 2
Totals 	1 	4 	716	338	330	50	8 	8 	742	0.449	2262	2498	15887	7 	6/11 Playoff Seasons
==Augusta's Final Season Roster==
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards
# 	 	Player 	Position	Shoots 	Date of birth	Place of birth
 	 	Aaron Slattengren ^ 	C 	L 	Dec. 28, 1981	Duluth, Minnesota, USA
9 	 	Chris Lawrence 	C 	R 	Feb. 5, 1987 	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10 	 	Scott Thauwald 	LW 	L 	Oct. 26, 1984	Rochester, Minnesota, USA
17 	 	Patrick Bordeleau 	LW 	L 	Mar. 23, 1986	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
19 	 	Brian Ihnacak 	C 	R 	Apr. 10, 1985	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20 	 	Chase Watson 	F 	L 	Oct. 23, 1982	Media, Pennsylvania, USA
21 	 	Michael Mullen 	RW 	R 	Jul. 16, 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
22 	 	Justin Keller ^ 	LW 	L 	Mar. 4, 1986 	Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
25 	 	Travis Fuller 	LW 	L 	Jan. 25, 1986	Whitney, Ontario, Canada
26 	 	Jason Bloomingburg (IR)	LW 	L 	Nov. 29, 1982	Canton, Michigan, USA
29 	 	Joel Hanson 	F 	R 	Jun. 20, 1983	Elk River, Minnesota, USA
37 	 	A Dallas Steward 	C 	L 	Feb. 11, 1980	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA
44 	 	A Matt Auffrey 	RW 	R 	Jan. 3, 1986 	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen
# 	 	Player 	Position 	Shoots 	Date of birth	Place of birth
2 	 	B.J. Crum 	D 	R 	Aug. 6, 1983 	Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
3 	 	Kevin Quick 	D 	L 	Mar. 29, 1988	Buffalo, New York, USA
6 	 	Brock Wilson 	D 	L 	Oct. 15, 1984	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
14 	 	C Tim Branham	D 	L 	May 10, 1981 	Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA
27 	 	R.J. Linder 	D 	R 	Nov. 9, 1983 	St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
55 	 	Brent Henley 	D 	R 	Aug. 30, 1980	Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
# 	 	Player 	Position 	Catches 	Date of birth	Place of birth
1 	 	Mike Brodeur 	G 	L 	Mar. 30, 1983	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
34 	 	Riku Helenius	G 	L 	Mar. 1, 1988 	Palkane, Finland
^ - Currently Called Up
Staff 	Staff 	Staff	Staff	Staff	Staff	Staff
Title 	Staff Member 	 	 	 	 	
Head Coach 	John Marks 	 	 	 	 	
Assistant Coach 	Dane Litke 	 	 	 	 	
Trainer 	Chad Weprin 	 	 	 	 	
Equipment Manager 	Ryan Adamson 	 	 	 	 	
Director of Public Relations	A.J. Bembry 	 	 	 	 	
Director of Broadcasting 	Anthony Langella	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
* Augusta Lynx Official Website
* ECHL Official Website
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Category:ECHL Teams
Category:Defunct ECHL teams