Elmira Jackals
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 2016–17 ECHL season
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| City | Elmira, New York |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 2000 (In the UHL) |
| Home arena | First Arena |
| Colors |
Navy blue, red, silver, white |
| Owner(s) | Chemung County Industrial Development Agency |
| Head coach | Mike Duco (interim) |
| Affiliates |
Buffalo Sabres (NHL) Rochester Americans (AHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000–present | Elmira Jackals |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2001–02, 2011–12 |
| Division Championships | 2001–02, 2009–10, 2011–12 |
| Conference Championships | 2001–02, 2003–04 |
The Elmira Jackals are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Elmira, New York. The Jackals play in the North Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They were originally part of the United Hockey League. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. The Jackals play their home games at the First Arena.
The Jackals were born as a member of the United Hockey League before the 2000–2001 season, as an affiliate of the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets. Eventually, they severed ties with the Blue Jackets and became an independent operation for the rest of their years in the league. During their tenure in the UHL, their average attendance was 3,080 per game, which included 31 sellouts. Their largest crowd was a standing-room of 4,000, on October 13, 2006.
As the Elmira Jackals prepared for their first season, in the fall of 2000, the biggest question had nothing to do with starting goalies, or first line combinations or even play off predictions. Rather, it was simply if their home arena would be ready in time. As workers raced to complete the then-named "Coach USA Center", the Jackals spent the first 10 games of their inaugural season on the road. The Jackals returned to their unfinished arena in Elmira for their first ever home game, on November 11, 2000. The arena was "ready enough" to welcome a crowd of 3,378 to cheer the Jackals to a 5-2 win. Overall, the Jackals finished that season 32-33-9 for second place in the Northeast Division and a berth in the UHL playoffs. Elmira was named franchise of the year for the UHL. The Jackals lost in the first round.
The Jackals completed the season with a 45-21-8 record with 98 points for first in the East in the regular season. In Elmira's second season of operation the team won the Eastern Conference Championship, however they fell to the Muskegon Fury in the Colonial Cup finals four games to two.
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