2007-08 Knoxville Ice Bears Roster

SPHL (SPHL)
Team Record: 32-16-1 (SO: 0-3) - 68 points
in the SPHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Scott Hillman (32-16, 4 OTL)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 93,633, Avg. 3,601 in 26 home dates
2007-08 Knoxville Ice Bears Statistics

The Knoxville Ice Bears of the SPHL ended the 2007-08 season with a record of 32 wins and 16 losses (and 1 overtime losses), with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 68 points in the SPHL.

The Ice Bears potted 199 goals and gave up 169. Kevin Swider scored 38 goals for Knoxville and contributed 60 assists. Kirk Irving topped the squad with 19 wins, while Ervins Mustukovs registered a 2.95 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Scott Hillman coached the team. The 2007-08 Knoxville Ice Bears won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chris AffinatiFOctober 5, 19795'8"170LHighland Park, USA
Evan BoireFFebruary 26, 19855'9"194RAndrew, AB CAN
Mike CarterLWOctober 23, 19795'8"181LCambridge, ON CAN
Phil CherneskiFAugust 11, 19805'10"174Thompson, MB CAN
Mike CraigenRWMarch 16, 19825'6"194Buckhorn, ON Canada
Craig GeerlinksDOctober 30, 19806'1"205RSt. Thomas, ON CAN
Kevin HarrisDJanuary 27, 19825'11"219RAltona, MB
Joel HenituikApril 19, 19850'0"Spruce Grove, ALTA Canada
Scott HoltzmanF5'9"180Knoxville, TN
Jon HutcheonDSeptember 27, 19845'9"209Billerica, MA USA
Kirk IrvingGOctober 17, 19866'0"190RSwan Hills, AB CAN
Kristjan JefkinsFAugust 7, 19826'0"201RSurrey, BC CAN
Ryan KindretLWApril 11, 19856'2"192LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jason LepineDMarch 26, 19856'0"185RCornwall, ON
Paul LynchDApril 23, 19826'3"220LSalem, MA
Ben MannyFJuly 23, 19795'10"201Chippewa Falls, WI USA
Art MnatsakanovDNovember 28, 19835'10"229LGrosse Pointe Woods, MI USA
Ryan MooreFDecember 10, 19825'7"181Randolph, MA USA
Tim MorrisonFApril 29, 19825'10"249Londonderry, NH USA
Ervins MustukovsGApril 7, 19846'2"175RRiga, Latvia
B.J. PelkeyFJanuary 12, 19836'0"205RSt. Andrews West, ON CAN
Luke PhillipsFJanuary 21, 19825'8"190Birken, BC Canada
Mathew PierceFJune 15, 19856'0"205LArnprior, ON
Jordan RamsteadGFebruary 21, 19855'11"179LEckville, AB CAN
Blair RobertsonApril 27, 19830'0"Outlook, SASK Canada
Corey RuttLWDecember 23, 19856'0"194LEdmonton, AB CAN
Brett SmithDDecember 29, 19836'0"174Hudson, MA USA
Kevin SwiderCNovember 17, 19775'10"177RLivonia, MI
Mark VidaDOctober 7, 19846'6"218Toronto, ON Canada
Tim VitekFAugust 22, 19835'10"168LDresden, ON CAN
Matt WithersDMarch 11, 19826'3"216Laconia, NH USA
J.J. WrobelLWFebruary 26, 19765'10"194LWest Lorne, ON Canada


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