Baltimore_Skipjacks

Baltimore Skipjacks

The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.

History

The original Skipjacks team played one season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League during the 1981-82 season. The team was taken over by the Erie Blades for the 1982-83 season, playing in Baltimore as the Skipjacks. Coach Lou Angotti and sixteen players transferred from Erie to Baltimore. Tom Jacobs was the only player from the ACHL Skipjacks to remain on the AHL Skipjacks team.

This market was previously home to:

Baltimore Clippers (1962-1977)
Baltimore Blades (1975-1976)

This franchise was replaced by:

Baltimore Bandits (1995-1997)

Team records

Single Season

Goals: 57 (Mitch Lamoureux, 1982-83)

Assists: 81 (Mike Gillis, 1982-83)

Points: 113 (Mike Gillis, 1982-83)

Penalty Minutes: 353 (Mitch Wilson, 1986-87)

GAA: 2.63 (Jon Casey, 1984-85)

SV%: .942 (Don Beaupre, 1990-91)

Career

Career Goals: Mitch Lamoureux, 119

Career Assists: Mitch Lamoureux, 133

Career Points: Mitch Lamoureux, 252

Career Penalty Minutes: Gary Rissling, 868

Career Goaltending Wins: Jim Hrivnak, 55

Career Shutouts: Jim Hrivnak/Steve Guenette, 5

Career Games: Tim Taylor, 259

Season-by-season results

Baltimore Skipjacks 1981–1982 (Atlantic Coast Hockey League)
Baltimore Skipjacks 1982–1993 (American Hockey League)

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1981–82	48	22	23	3	—	47	204	189	3rd, ACHL
1982–83	80	35	36	9	—	79	362	366	5th, South
1983–84	80	46	24	10	—	102	384	304	1st, South
1984–85	80	45	27	8	—	98	326	252	2nd, South
1985–86	80	28	44	8	—	64	271	304	7th, South
1986–87	80	35	37	—	8	78	277	295	5th, South
1987–88	80	13	58	9	0	35	268	434	7th, South
1988–89	80	30	46	4	—	64	317	347	6th, South
1989–90	80	43	30	7	—	93	302	265	3rd, South
1990–91	80	39	34	7	—	85	325	289	3rd, South
1991–92	80	28	42	10	—	66	287	320	5th, South
1992–93	80	28	40	12	—	68	318	353	4th, South

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1981–82	Date unavailable.
1982–83	Out of playoffs.
1983–84	W, 4-0, Springfield	L, 2-4, Rochester	—
1984–85	W, 4-1, Rochester	W, 4-0, Binghamton	L, 2-4, Sherbrooke
1985–86	Out of playoffs.
1986–87	Out of playoffs.
1987–88	Out of playoffs.
1988–89	Out of playoffs.
1989–90	W, 4-2, Adirondack	L, 2-4, Rochester	—
1990–91	L, 2-4, Binghamton	—	—
1991–92	Out of playoffs.
1992–93	L, 3-4, Binghamton	—	—