Cleveland Lumberjacks


The original Lumberacks logo from [1992 to 1995|right|thumb]
The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio, played their home games at the Richfield Coliseum, and later Gund Arena.

History

Originally formed in 1960 in Muskegon, Michigan, as the Muskegon Zephyrs, the team was renamed the Mohawks in 1965 and the Lumberjacks in 1984. The team moved to Cleveland in 1992 as part of the IHL's move upmarket, bringing professional hockey back to Cleveland for the first time in 14 years. It later folded along with the IHL at the end of the 2000–01 season.
In the 1995 hockey action movie Sudden Death starring Jean-Claude van Damme, Lumberjacks players impersonated the Chicago Blackhawks.
On December 16, 2011, before a Lake Erie Monsters game former Lumberjack Jock Callander had his number 15 retired in honor of his career as a member of the Lumberjacks, as well as his involvement in hockey initiatives in the Cleveland area.

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
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
1992-1993823934458732933023242nd, AtlanticLost in round 1
1993–19948131361407627834416003rd, AtlanticOut of playoffs
1994–19958134371007830633921574th, NorthernLost in round 1
1995–19968243270129833433022583rd, CentralLost in round 1
1996–19978240320109028628018202nd, CentralLost in round 3
1997–19988235370108022826221514th, CentralLost in round 2
1998–1999822847076324831018474th, CentralOut of playoffs
1999–20008240300129222523821544th, EastLost in round 2
2000–2001824332079327025816034th, EastLost in round 1