Augusta Lynx
City	Augusta, Georgia
League	ECHL
Conference	American Conference
Division	South Division
Operated	1998–2008
Home arena	James Brown Arena
Colors	Blue, black, gray, white
Owners	Jan Hodges Burch, Robert Burch, Dan Troutman
General manager	Dan Troutman
Head coach	John Marks
Media	WRDW (AM), b-2 Network
Affiliates	Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Franchise history
1991–1998	Raleigh IceCaps
1998–2008	Augusta Lynx

The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx, who played in the ECHL, had affiliations with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL.

The team was named for The Masters golf tournament held annually in Augusta, with the "Lynx" name a play on the golf term "hitting the links". The Lynx folded midway through the 2008–09 season on December 2, 2008, when it was announced that they were suspending operations and voluntarily relinquishing their league membership.^[1] The Lynx failure marked the first time in the ECHL's history a franchise folded mid-season.

History of the Augusta Lynx

The Augusta Lynx were formed in 1991 as the Raleigh IceCaps. The IceCaps moved to Augusta in 1998, a year after the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes.^[2]

The Lynx were replaced in their market by the Augusta Riverhawks, a team in the Southern Professional Hockey League, which began operations with the 2010–11 season.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty Infraction Minutes

Augusta's final season roster

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
		Aaron Slattengren ^	C	L	Dec. 28, 1981	Duluth, Minnesota, United States
9		Chris Lawrence	C	R	Feb. 5, 1987	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10		Scott Thauwald	LW	L	Oct. 26, 1984	Rochester, Minnesota, United States
17		Patrick Bordeleau	LW	L	Mar. 23, 1986	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
19		Brian Ihnacak	C	R	Apr. 10, 1985	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20		Chase Watson	F	L	Oct. 23, 1982	Media, Pennsylvania, United States
21		Michael Mullen	RW	R	Jul. 16, 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
22		Justin Keller ^	LW	L	Mar. 4, 1986	Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
25		Travis Fuller	LW	L	Jan. 25, 1986	Whitney, Ontario, Canada
26		Jason Bloomingburg (IR)	LW	L	Nov. 29, 1982	Canton, Michigan, United States
29		Joel Hanson	F	R	Jun. 20, 1983	Elk River, Minnesota, United States
37		A Dallas Steward	C	L	Feb. 11, 1980	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States
44		A Matt Auffrey	RW	R	Jan. 3, 1986	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Defencemen
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		B.J. Crum	D	R	Aug. 6, 1983	Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
3		Kevin Quick	D	L	Mar. 29, 1988	Buffalo, New York, United States
6		Brock Wilson	D	L	Oct. 15, 1984	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
14		C Tim Branham	D	L	May 10, 1981	Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States
27		R.J. Linder	D	R	Nov. 9, 1983	St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
55		Brent Henley	D	R	Aug. 30, 1980	Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Goaltenders
#		Player	Position	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
1		Mike Brodeur	G	L	Mar. 30, 1983	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
34		Riku Helenius	G	L	Mar. 1, 1988	Palkane, Finland

^ - Currently Called Up

References

External links

• Augusta Lynx Official Website
• ECHL Official Website