2008-09 Knoxville Ice Bears Roster

SPHL (SPHL)
Team Record: 35-16-5 (SO: 0-4) - 79 points
in the SPHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Scott Hillman (35-16, 9 OTL)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 101,054, Avg. 3,368 in 30 home dates
2008-09 Knoxville Ice Bears Statistics

The Knoxville Ice Bears of the SPHL ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 35 wins and 16 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 0-4 showing in shootouts for 79 points in the SPHL.

The Ice Bears topped the league with 216 goals. Knoxville allowed 171 goals, least in the league. Kevin Swider scored 37 goals for the squad and contributed 55 assists. Andrew Gallant led the team with 20 wins, while Kirk Irving added 15 or more wins, too. Andrew Gallant registered a 2.61 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Scott Hillman coached the team. The 2008-09 Knoxville Ice Bears won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chris BrannenDMarch 12, 19806'2"205LBrampton, ON CAN
Glenn CacaroDOctober 23, 19846'0"190Sioux Falls, SD USA
Mike CarterLWOctober 23, 19795'8"181LCambridge, ON CAN
Sean CryerDJune 5, 19836'0"185Brampton, ON CAN
Shawn DoucetCApril 13, 19845'10"174RBathurst, NB Canada
Jon FosterFMarch 3, 19825'9"195RSuffern, NY
Frank FurderoFFebruary 1, 19825'8"170RLivonia, MI USA
Andrew GallantGApril 21, 19826'3"200LSummerside, PEI
Kevin HarrisDJanuary 27, 19825'11"219RAltona, MB
Kirk IrvingGOctober 17, 19866'0"190RSwan Hills, AB CAN
Justin KellerLWJanuary 14, 19836'0"194LSturgis, SK CAN
Clayton LewisDFebruary 16, 19896'2"185Reno, NV USA
Kyle LundaleDNovember 1, 19865'10"190REriksdale, MB CAN
Travis MartellDAugust 21, 19836'5"227RKelowna, BC CAN
Caleb MoffatRWMarch 17, 19836'0"209ROakville, ON Canada
Ryan MooreFDecember 10, 19825'7"181Randolph, MA USA
Shaun NorrieRWSeptember 15, 19826'3"192RCalgary, AB Canada
Joel OlszowkaDNovember 13, 19830'0"
Derek PallardyFJuly 16, 19835'10"176Chesterfield, MO USA
B.J. PelkeyFJanuary 12, 19836'0"205RSt. Andrews West, ON CAN
Chris RebernikCOctober 27, 19856'0"185RMississauga, ON
Phil SbrocchiDJanuary 12, 19835'9"181Mississauga, ON CAN
Jared SiganukCSeptember 2, 19876'2"214Williamstown, NJ USA
Brett SmithDDecember 29, 19836'0"174Hudson, MA USA
Kevin SwiderCNovember 17, 19775'10"177RLivonia, MI
Mark Van VlietDMarch 11, 19846'0"170RDorechester, ON
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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