League NAHL Colors Navy, Red, and White Color Navy, Red, and White | Division East Date founded 1990 | |
City Johnstown, Pennsylvania Home arena Cambria County War Memorial Arena Owner(s) JOHNSTOWN SPORTS PARTNERS, LLC (James P. Boucher - Maj. Owner) Arena/Stadium Cambria County War Memorial Arena Location Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
The Johnstown Tomahawks are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's East Division. The team plays its home games at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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- Keystone ice miners at johnstown tomahawks 10 25 14 highlights
- History
- Season by season records
- References
Keystone ice miners at johnstown tomahawks 10 25 14 highlights
History
The franchise was originally called the Dearborn Magic, Michigan Nationals, and the Dearborn Heights Nationals when the team played in Dearborn, Michigan. before moving and becoming St. Louis Sting in 1996. In 2001, the Sting 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.
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
The Tomahawks played their first game on September 8, 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 13, 2012 over the Kenai River Brown Bears. Their first home game in Johnstown was played on September 29, 2012 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in which the Tomahawks fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Michigan Warriors.
Season-by-season records
Note: as of conclusion of 2015–16 regular season
