Cleveland Lumberjacks



The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League (IHL) team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Facts

 * Owner: Larry Gordon
 * Logo design: "Buzz"- A beaver wearing overalls holding a homemade hockey stick framed by a circular saw blade
 * Division titles won: none
 * Regular season titles won: none
 * League championships won: none
 * Mascot: Buzz
 * Local media: WUAB (1992–94), WBNX (1994–95), WKNR (1995-2001)

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. It 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.


 * Market previously served by: Cleveland Barons of the NHL (1976–78)
 * Franchise replaced by: Cleveland Barons of the AHL (2001–06)

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

Team records

 * Goals: 48 Tom Rodgers (1993–94)
 * Assists: 70 Jock Callander (1993–94)
 * Points: 112 Dave Michayluk (1992–93)
 * Points, Defenseman: 68 Dale DeGray (1994–95)
 * Penalty Minutes: 427 Paul Laus (1992–93)
 * Wins: 26 Rob Dopson (1992–93)
 * Shutouts: 6 Zac Bierk (2000–01)
 * GAA: 2.68 Evgeni Nabokov (1999–2000)
 * SV%: .920 Evgeni Nabokov (1999–2000)
 * Career Goals: 181 Jock Callander
 * Career Assists: 279 Jock Callander
 * Career Points: 460 Jock Callander
 * Career Penalty Minutes: 948 Rick Hayward
 * Career Goaltending Wins: 43 Philippe DeRouville
 * Career Shutouts: 6 Zac Bierk
 * Career Games: 501 Jock Callander