The Chicago Hitmen are a Junior A Tier II ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based out of Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Rolling Meadows is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,607 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rolling Meadows is located at ....

. The Hitmen play in the North American Hockey League's

North American Hockey League

The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...

 Midwest Division. The team plays in the 1,000 seat West Meadows Ice Arena

West Meadows Ice Arena

The West Meadows Ice Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rolling Meadows, IL. It features ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating.The ice rink is owned and operated by the Rolling Meadows Park District. West Meadows is one of two ice rinks in Rolling Meadows.The arena is home to the Chicago...

. On June 4th, 2010 the team announced that Steve Pronger was signed as head coach, Pronger comes to the Hitmen after serving as the head coach of the Chicago Blaze

Chicago Blaze

The Chicago Blaze were a women's professional basketball team in the National Women's Basketball League . Based in Chicago, Illinois, they played from 2002 to 2005....

 of the AAHL.

Regular Season Records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2010-2011	58	9	45	4	22	132	286	883	7th in North

Playoff Records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2011								Did Not Qualify

NA3HL Jr. A Tier III

The Hitmen began as the Chicago Force of the Central States Hockey League

Central States Hockey League

The North American 3 Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior "A" ice hockey league that consists of 16 teams from Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Pennsylvania....

. That team will continue to operate alongside the NAHL's Hitmen, and will also take on the Hitmen name for 2010-11. In November 2010 the CSHL fell under the direction of the NAHL and changed its name to the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL).

GLJHL Jr. B Tier III

The Hitmen will also field a team in the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League

Great Lakes Junior Hockey League

The Great Lakes Junior Hockey League , an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. The league has 12 teams located in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States.-History:...

 (GLJHL). The team previously played at the Tier III Jr. C level as the Chicago Huskies and plays at the International Ice Center in Romeoville, Illinois

Romeoville, Illinois

Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,153 at the 2000 census. As of 2006 the population has grown to 36,837. It is located in the southwest suburban area of Chicago near the newly constructed I-355 extension south from the Stevenson Expressway to I-80...

. The league advanced to the Tier III Jr. B level beginning in the 2010-11 season.

External links

• Chicago Hitmen official website