Pennsylvania Enforcers
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The Pittsburgh Cougars are a currently dormant junior ice hockey
team. The Cougars play their home games at the Iceoplex at Southpointe
near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
.
as a member of the now defunct Continental Elite Hockey League
from 2001 until the league folded in 2004. The TC Enforcers home arena was Centre Ice. In the 2002-2003 season, Scott Gardiner, head coach of the Enforcers, won CEHL coach of the year. In the same season, Goaltender Aaron Walski was named league rookie of the year.
The team was resurrected in 2007 as a member of the America East Hockey League
. The team finished their first season with only 9 wins, 35 losses and 6 ties. After the 2007-2008 season in the AEHL the management announced a move to the new United Junior Hockey League. The team joined the UJHL in Fall 2008.
The franchise became the Pittsburgh Cougars in 2009 and are currently dormant.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
team. The Cougars play their home games at the Iceoplex at Southpointe
IceoPlex at Southpointe
IceoPlex is a multi-purpose arena in Southpointe in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is the practice facility for the Pittsburgh Penguins...
near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
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Franchise History
The team was originally known as the Traverse City Enforcers playing in Traverse City, MichiganTraverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
as a member of the now defunct Continental Elite Hockey League
Continental Elite Hockey League
The Continental Elite Hockey League was a Junior A league that existed from 2001 - 2004. The league was an independent Junior ice hockey league that did not operate under USA Hockey. There are now plans for a new league to begin play in the 2012-2013 season as a Tier II Junior league...
from 2001 until the league folded in 2004. The TC Enforcers home arena was Centre Ice. In the 2002-2003 season, Scott Gardiner, head coach of the Enforcers, won CEHL coach of the year. In the same season, Goaltender Aaron Walski was named league rookie of the year.
The team was resurrected in 2007 as a member of the America East Hockey League
America East Hockey League
America East Hockey League was a Junior A league that folded in August 2008. The League had teams in the Northeastern region of the United States.It stated goal was to develops its players to play on college, Major Junior, and professional teams...
. The team finished their first season with only 9 wins, 35 losses and 6 ties. After the 2007-2008 season in the AEHL the management announced a move to the new United Junior Hockey League. The team joined the UJHL in Fall 2008.
The franchise became the Pittsburgh Cougars in 2009 and are currently dormant.