Knoxville Cherokees

The Knoxville Cherokees were an East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) team based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Knoxville Cherokees
City	Knoxville, Tennessee
League	ECHL
Founded	1988
Operated	1988–1997
Home arena	James White Civic Coliseum
Colors	Turquoise, black, silver
Franchise history
1988–1997	Knoxville Cherokees
1997– 2005	Pee Dee Pride
Championships
Regular season titles	1990–91, 1993–94
Division titles	1990–91, 1993–94

History

The franchise was formed in 1988 along with the ECHL. The team moved to Florence, South Carolina in 1997 and was renamed the Pee Dee Pride.

Market previously served by: Knoxville Knights of the EHL (1961-68)

Franchise replaced by: Knoxville Speed of the UHL (1999-02)

Season-by-Season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1988–89	60	32	27	0	1	65	266	286	0	3rd, League	Lost in Round 1
1989–90	60	21	33	0	6	48	230	300	1777	8th, League
1990–91	64	46	13	0	5	97	377	3230	1537	1st, West	Lost in Round 1
1991–92	64	20	36	0	8	48	265	355	1427	7th, East
1992–93	64	19	39	0	6	44	212	323	1867	8th, West
1993–94	68	44	18	0	6	97	325	246	1929	1st, West	Lost in Round 1
1994–95	68	30	30	0	8	68	241	267	1940	4th, West	Lost in Round 1
1995–96	70	37	29	0	4	78	323	303	2383	4th South
1996–97	70	24	43	3	0	51	260	343	2213	7th, East

Playoffs

• 1988–89: Lost to Johnstown 4–0 in semifinals.
• 1989–90: Did not qualify.
• 1990–91: Lost to Louisville 3–1 in quarterfinals.
• 1991–92: Did not qualify.
• 1992–93: Did not qualify.
• 1993–94: Lost to Louisville 3–1 in first round.
• 1994–95: Lost to Roanoke 3–1 in first round.
• 1995–96: Defeated Nashville 3–2 in first round; lost to Toledo 3–0 in quarterfinals.

Team records

Goals: 63 Stan Drulia (1990-91)

Assists: 93 Daniel Gauthier (1990-91)

Points: 140 Stan Drulia (1990-91)

Penalty Minutes: 443 Grant Chorney (1992-93)

GAA: 2.00 Steve Averill (1989-90)

SV%: .941 Rick Robus (1996-97)

Career Goals: 123 Mike Murray

Career Assists: 164 Mike Murray

Career Points: 287 Mike Murray

Career Penalty Minutes: 768 Greg Batters

Career Goaltending Wins: 66 Cory Cadden

Career Shutouts: 3 Dean Anderson

Career Games: 262 Mike Murray

Notable NHL alumni

List of Knoxville Cherokees alumni who played more than 25 games in Knoxville and 25 or more games in the National Hockey League.

• Garrett Burnett
• Stan Drulia
• Sean Pronger
• David Williams

External links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL)