Tahoe Icemen

The Tahoe Icemen are a United Hockey Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team based in South Lake Tahoe, California. The Icemen currently play in the Northwest Division of the Western States Hockey League. Home games take place at South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena.
The team was originally founded by Chris Collins in 2012 as the Bay Area Seals and played out of the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. After scheduling issues concerning the continued use of the Cow Palace as a home rink, the franchise was moved to South Lake Tahoe to start the 2013-14 season with help from Greg Jamison, former President and CEO of the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks, and Van Oleson, owner of Tahoe Sports Entertainment (which runs South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena).
==History==
===Bay Area Seals (2012-2013)===
After a start to the team's first season that saw them earn only 3 wins in their first 18 games, the Seals would finish strong and earn 2nd place in the Pacific Division and their first Thorne Cup playoff appearance. The Seals would make a strong playoff run but would lose the Thorne Cup Championship game to Idaho Jr. Steelheads by a final score of 2-4.
By finishing as runner-up in playoffs, the Seals were invited to be the second of the WSHL's representative (along with the Jr. Steelheads) at the 2013 United Hockey Union National Championship Tournament. In the three-game round-robin stage of the tournament, the Seals would lose to the Lake George Fighting Spirit of the Northern States Hockey League (NSHL) before beating the Hartland Hounds and Tennyson Chevrolets, both of the Midwest Junior Hockey League (MWJHL), to move on to the tournament's semi-final round. They beat the NSHL's Syracuse Stampede before losing the UHU National Championship game to the Jr. Steelheads by a score of 1-5.
===Lake Tahoe (2013-Present)===
The team would relocate to South Lake Tahoe and call themselves the Lake Tahoe Blue for the 2013-14 season after owner Chris Collins sold the team to Tahoe Hockey Partners, LLC. Collins continued on as the team's general manager for the remainder of the season. After a sub-par 2013-14 season, Collins would be replaced with Michael Richardson, who had also been hired as head coach, while Spencer Jamison, son of Greg Jamison, would take over the position of President. The 2014-15 season would also leave the Blue out of playoff position.
On April 20, 2015, it was announced that the team had changed its name to the Tahoe Icemen. On May 4, 2015, the Icemen announced the hiring of Tom Maroste as head coach and general manager for the 2015–16 season.
==Statistics==
===Season records===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	SOL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals 	Bay Area Seals
2012–13 	46 	26 	16 	1 	3 	56 	201 	193 	2nd of 5, Pacific6th of 22, WSHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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2013–14 	46 	19 	24 	2 	1 	41 	181 	227 	5th of 6, Pacific17th of 24, WSHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014–15 	46 	7 	36 	2 	1 	17 	130 	269 	7th of 7, Northwest25th of 28, WSHL	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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2015–16 	52 	2 	50 	0 	— 	4 	83 	412 	7th of 7, Northwest29th of 29, WSHL	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016–17 	52 	15 	33 	4 	— 	34 	174 	307 	5th of 7, Northwest21st of 27, WSHL	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Vancouver RangersLost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Idaho Jr. Steelheads 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017-18 	51 	28 	20 	3 	- 	59 	241 	226 	2nd of 6 Northwest 	Bye, Division QuarterfinalsWon, Div Semifinals 2-0 vs Bellingham BlazersLost Div Final 0-2 vs Idaho IceCats	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===United Hockey Union National Championship Tournament===
AAU Sanctioned Junior A National Championship
In 2013 & 2014, the MWJHL, NSHL, and WSHL advanced two teams each in the tournament.
Year	Round Robin	RecordRanking	Semi Final Game	Championship Game
2013	 	2-0-12nd of 6	 	
==References==
==External links==
* Tahoe Icemen official site
* Official League Website
Category:Established in 2012
Category:Western States Hockey League teams
Category:Western States Hockey League