Muskegon Lumberjacks (1992-2010)
| Muskegon Lumberjacks | |
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| City | Muskegon, Michigan |
| League | International Hockey League |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Operated | 1992–2010 |
| Home arena | L. C. Walker Arena |
| Colors | Black, gold, white |
| Owner(s) | Jeff and Stacey Patulski |
| General manager | Tim Taylor |
| Head coach | Rich Kromm |
| Media | WLAW (92.5) |
| Affiliates |
AHL (higher): Grand Rapids Griffins AAHL (lower): Battle Creek Revolution Evansville IceMen |
| Franchise history | |
| 1992–2008 | Muskegon Fury |
| 2008–2010 | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| 2010–2016 | Evansville IceMen |
| 2017–present | Jacksonville IceMen |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (1998–99, 2004–05) |
| Division Championships | 4 (1996, 1999, 2005, 2007) |
| Colonial Cups | 4 (1999, 2002, 2004, 2005) |
The Muskegon Lumberjacks was an International Hockey League ice hockey team located in Muskegon, Michigan. After the 2010 season, the team folded and Ron Geary, the owner of the Evansville IceMen of the AAHL, purchased the franchise rights of the former Muskegon Lumberjacks from the IHL. Geary then moved the franchise to Evansville, Indiana where they became the Evansville IceMen.
The Muskegon Fury was an International Hockey League ice hockey team located in Muskegon, Michigan. The team's colors were teal, purple, and black. The Fury were established in 1992 after the original Muskegon Lumberjacks of the previous International Hockey League relocated to Cleveland, Ohio. Up to that point, hockey had been in Muskegon for 32 consecutive seasons and Tony Lisman, owner and president of the Fury, would not let that tradition end. Lisman kept his vow to keep hockey in Muskegon by establishing the Fury in the one-season-old Colonial Hockey League (CoHL).
The Fury made it to the Colonial Cup Finals in their third season after losing in the first round of the playoffs after their first two seasons. However, they lost to the Thunder Bay Senators in six games. In the 1995–96 season, they won their division but were upset in the first round to the Detroit Falcons four-games-to-one. Erin Whitten, one of the few female hockey players to play professionally, played for the Fury during the 1995–96 season before being traded to the Flint Generals.
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