Copper City Chiefs

The Copper City Chiefs were a low-level professional ice hockey team located in Rome, New York. The team was owned by Wayne Premo. 
==Franchise History==
The Chiefs joined the NEHL as an expansion team for the 2007-2008 season. When the season was cancelled and the league folded mid-season in January 2008 the Chiefs after playing 8 games had a record of 4 wins and 4 losses. The owners tried to schedule Canadian Sr. teams to complete the remaining the home schedule to no avail. The team was announced as a member of the EPHL on April 22, 2008 but the name was not officially announced until July 2, 2008. However before the 2008-09 EPHL season began the franchise folded in early October 2008. Premo cited arena issues, economic issues, and lack of funds as reasons why the team foldedhttp://www.wktv.com/news/sports/local/30072639.html
==Previous Team==
A team by the same name also participated in the New York Amateur Hockey League in the mid=1970's.
==Regular season records==
Season 	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2007-08	8 	4	4	0 	4 	36	49	143	2nd*
2008-09	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	folded
*(*) 07-08 season- NEHL disbanded mid-season
*(**)08-09 season- Franchise folded before season began
==Earlier Incarnation==
An earlier incarnation of the Copper City Chiefs was active from the fall of 1972 to 1979, and played in the NEUS Hockey League in 1973-74, and the New York Amateur Hockey League in 1974-75.
==References==
Category:Ice hockey teams in New York
Category:American ice hockey teams