Johnstown Tomahawks

The Johnstown Tomahawks are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's North Division. The team plays its home games at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
==Franchise history==
The franchise was originally called the St Louis Sting, and in 2001 moved to Springfield, Missouri as the Springfield Spirit. In 2005, they moved to Wasilla, Alaska as the Wasilla Spirit, only to re-brand themselves as the Alaska Avalanche the next season. The Avalanche played out of the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla until the end of the 2009-10 Season. The Avalanche moved to Palmer, Alaska beginning in the 2010-11 season and played at the Palmer Ice Arena.http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2010/08/27/sports/doc4c776b9087414753189129.txthttp://www.adn.com/2010/07/27/1384160/palmer-council-approves-ice-arena.html
The team relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 2012, taking the place of the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs, who moved to Greenville, South Carolina in 2011. They became known as the Johnstown Tomahawks http://tribune-democrat.com/latestnews/x1521922382/Alaska-hockey-team-relocates-to-Johnstown http://www.warmemorialarena.com/
The Tomahawks played their first game on September 8th, 2012 against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons. They would fall 4-3 in overtime. They would earn their first win, a 6-5 shootout victory on September 13th, 2012 over the Kenai River Brown Bears. Their first home game in Johnstown was played on September 29th, 2012 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in which the Tomahawks fell 3-2 in a Shootout to the Michigan Warriors.
==Season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic 	Dearborn Magic
1990-91 	40 	6 	31 	3 	- 	- 	15 	n/a 	n/a 	4th of 4Western 	n/a
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals 	Michigan Nationals
1991-92 	42 	11 	24 	5 	2 	- 	29 	149 	202 	4th of 4Western 	n/a
1992-93 	40 	15 	19 	5 	1 	- 	36 	178 	216 	3rd of 4Western 	n/a
1993-94 	46 	18 	22 	4 	2 	- 	42 	155 	189 	3rd of 5Western 	n/a
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals	Dearborn Heights Nationals 	Dearborn Heights Nationals
1994-95 	44 	5 	32 	5 	2 	- 	17 	121 	235 	9th of 9 	n/a
1995-96 	46 	4 	36 	2 	4 	- 	14 	133 	283 	8th of 8 	n/a
St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting 	St. Louis Sting
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
1996-97 	46 	8 	38 	0 	- 	16 	123 	248 	n/a 	8th, League 	N/A
1997-98 	56 	23 	32 	1 	- 	47 	188 	237 	1,718 	7th, League 	N/A
1998-99 	56 	34 	16 	6 	- 	74 	211 	180 	1,611 	3rd, League 	N/A
1999-00 	56 	18 	35 	3 	- 	39 	164 	230 	1,605 	5th, West 	N/A
2000-01 	56 	15 	36 	5 	- 	35 	170 	263 	2,034 	5th, West 	N/A
Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit 	Springfield Spirit
2001-02 	56 	23 	29 	4 	- 	50 	182 	222 	1,533 	3rd, West 	N/A
2002-03 	56 	15 	36 	5 	- 	35 	129 	240 	1,689 	5th, West 	N/A
2003-04 	56 	13 	39 	4 	- 	30 	153 	259 	1,803 	7th, South 	N/A
2004-05 	56 	20 	29 	7 	- 	47 	144 	188 	1,027 	6th, South 	did not qualify
Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit 	Wasilla Spirit
2005-06 	56 	23 	33 	2 	- 	48 	133 	187 	1,307 	4th, West 	lost in 1st Round
Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche 	Alaska Avalanche
2006-07 	62 	16 	39 	7 	- 	39 	148 	242 	1,699 	6th, South 	did not qualify
2007-08 	58 	16 	38 	4 	- 	36 	158 	270 	1,251 	5th, South 	did not qualify
2008-09 	58 	23 	30 	5 	- 	51 	172 	224 	1,505 	3rd, West 	lost in 1st Round
2009-10 	58 	32 	19 	7 	- 	71 	198 	178 	1,393 	2nd, West 	lost in 1st Round
2010-11 	58 	32 	22 	4 	- 	68 	193 	173 	1,479 	3rd, West 	lost in 1st Round
2011-12 	60 	35 	19 	6 	- 	76 	192 	173 	1,161 	3rd, West 	lost in 1st Round
Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks 	Johnstown Tomahawks
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
2012-13 	60 	27 	21 	12 	- 	- 	66 	179 	171 	5th, North 	Lost in Play-In Round
2013-14 	60 	28 	27 	5 	- 	- 	61 	167 	181 	4th, North 	Lost in 1st Round
2014-15 	60 	25 	27 	8 	- 	- 	58 	166 	191 	5th, North 	Did not qualify
2015–16 	60 	31 	24 	5 	- 	- 	67 	197 	200 	3rd East 	Won Div. Semifinals, 3-0 vs. New Jersey TitansLost Div. Finals, 0-3 vs. Aston Rebels
2016–17 	60 	40 	16 	- 	3 	1 	84 	209 	148 	2nd, East 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 vs. NJ Titans
2017–18 	60 	23 	33 	- 	2 	2 	50 	142 	195 	5th, East 	Did not qualify
2018-19 	60 	47 	9 	- 	3 	1 	98 	245 	150 	1st, East 	Won Div Semifinals 3-2 vs Northeast GeneralsW Div. Final 3-2 vs New Jersey Junior TitansLost SF 1-2 vs Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2019-20 	51 	34 	13 	- 	2 	2 	72 	185 	140 	2nd, East 	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21 	54 	39 	10 	- 	2 	3 	83 	220 	144 	1st, East 	Lost DSF 2-3 (Maryland Black Bears)
2021–22 	60 	34 	20 	- 	6 	2 	74 	225 	148 	2nd of 6, East9th of 29, NAHL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–3 vs. Jamestown Rebels
2022–23 	60 	29 	26 	- 	4 	1 	63 	189 	211 	5th of 7, East21st of 29, NAHL 	Did not qualify
2023-24 	60 	36 	21 	- 	1 	2 	75 	208 	178 	4th of 9th Eastern Division, 11th of 32 NAHL	Lost Div. Play-In, 0-2 vs. New Jersey Junior Titans
==Playoffs==
*2006
:First Round - Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wasilla Spirit 3-games-to-2
*2009
:First Round - Wenatchee Wild defeated Alaska Avalanche 3-games-to-1
*2010
:First Round - Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Alaska Avalanche 3-games-to-0
*2011
:Divisional Semi-Finals - Wenatchee Wild defeated Alaska Avalanche 3-games-to-0
*2012
:Divisional Semi-Finals - Wenatchee Wild defeated Alaska Avalanche 3-games-to-2
*2013
:Divisional Play In Round - Port Huron Fighting Falcons defeated Johnston Tomahawks 2-games-to-1
*2014
:Divisional Semi-Finals - Port Huron Fighting Falcons defeated Johnston Tomahawks 3-games-to-0
==References==
== External links ==
*Official site
*Cambria County War Memorial Arena
*Johnstown Tomahawks Team Information Page
TheTomablog- #1 Fan Blog of the Johnstown Tomahawks
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