2011-12 Knoxville Ice Bears Roster

SPHL (SPHL)
Team Record: 32-16-8 - 72 points
in the SPHL
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Mike Craigen (32-16, 8 OTL)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 100,425, Avg. 3,587 in 28 home dates
2011-12 Knoxville Ice Bears Statistics

The Knoxville Ice Bears of the SPHL ended the 2011-12 season with a record of 32 wins and 16 losses (and 8 overtime losses) for 72 points in the SPHL.

The Ice Bears paced the circuit with 208 goals. Knoxville allowed 170 goals. Emery Olauson scored 44 goals for the squad, while Kevin Swider netted 30 or more, too. Kevin Swider contributed 65 assists. Bryan Hince topped the team with 16 wins.

Mike Craigen coached the team. The 2011-12 Knoxville Ice Bears lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Josh BoydLWApril 27, 19865'6"155LColumbus, OH
Dan BremnerLWNovember 21, 19865'11"185Sarnia, ON
Mike CarpenterDDecember 19, 19876'0"205RMinot, ME USA
Tyler FletcherFApril 2, 19856'2"200RCalgary, AB
Derek FoamDSeptember 6, 19886'2"200RMississauga, ON
Jason FordFOctober 12, 19855'9"181LMilford, MI USA
Matt HacheGMay 6, 19886'4"205Guelph, ON
Ricky HelmbrechtDMarch 21, 19855'10"170LOdessa, TX
Bryan HinceGApril 9, 19866'0"195LKapuskasing, ON
Paul HolderDJune 6, 19855'11"185LSaint John, NB CAN
Jesse KallechyGMay 11, 19905'8"157LSherwood Park, AB Canada
Jeremy KlaverDJanuary 24, 19886'1"176LStrathroy, ON
Mike LaneMay 20, 19850'0"West Chester, PA USA
Nick NiedertGJune 16, 19825'8"185RHudson, IA
Emery OlausonFJuly 23, 19816'2"194LCanmore, AB Canada
Brad PawlowskiDJanuary 17, 19896'4"220Marathon, ON
Ryan RamageDMay 5, 19886'0"190RFort Erie, ON
Kyle RankGAugust 13, 19875'11"170RIslip, NY
Colin RonayneDNovember 3, 19866'4"225LCommerce, MI USA
Eric SatimCMay 5, 19885'11"180Montreal, QUE
Berkley ScottFNovember 8, 19906'3"210RAnoka, MN
David SegalRWAugust 22, 19855'10"170Vancouver, BC
Eric SlaisFAugust 6, 19856'2"187LFenton, MO USA
Kevin SwiderCNovember 17, 19775'10"177RLivonia, MI
Mike TownsFAugust 3, 19866'4"225RSurrey, BC
Brett ValliquetteLWFebruary 22, 19896'1"201LNewmarket, ON Canada
Mark Van VlietDMarch 11, 19846'0"170RDorechester, ON
Kyle VandermaleFMarch 29, 19866'0"187Exeter, NH USA
Steve WiedlerDSeptember 0, 19866'0"201LFarmingville, NY USA


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