Baltimore Skipjacks

The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional team in the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.

History
The original Skipjacks team played one season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League during the 1981–82 season. The team was taken over by the Erie Blades for the 1982–83 season, playing in Baltimore as the Skipjacks. Coach Lou Angotti and sixteen players transferred from Erie to Baltimore. Tom Jacobs was the only player from the ACHL Skipjacks to remain on the AHL Skipjacks team.

This market was previously home to: This franchise was replaced by:
 * Baltimore Clippers (1962–1977)
 * Baltimore Blades (1975–1976)
 * Baltimore Bandits (1995–1997)

Single season

 * Goals: 57 (Mitch Lamoureux, 1982–83)
 * Assists: 81 (Mike Gillis, 1982–83)
 * Points: 113 (Mike Gillis, 1982–83)
 * Penalty minutes: 353 (Mitch Wilson, 1986–87)
 * GAA: 2.63 (Jon Casey, 1984–85)
 * SV%: .942 (Don Beaupre, 1990–91)

Career

 * Career goals: Mitch Lamoureux, 119
 * Career assists: Mitch Lamoureux, 133
 * Career points: Mitch Lamoureux, 252
 * Career penalty minutes: Gary Rissling, 868
 * Career goaltending wins: Jim Hrivnak, 55
 * Career shutouts: Jim Hrivnak/Steve Guenette, 5
 * Career games: Tim Taylor, 259

Season-by-season results

 * Baltimore Skipjacks 1981–1982 (Atlantic Coast Hockey League)
 * Baltimore Skipjacks 1982–1993 (American Hockey League)

Notable alumni

 * Don Beaupre, 17 NHL seasons
 * Phil Bourque, two-time Stanley Cup champion: 1991, 1992
 * Steve Carlson, one of the famed Hanson Brothers
 * Claude Julien, current head coach of the Boston Bruins
 * Olaf Kolzig, 2000 Vezina Trophy winner
 * Ted Nolan, former head coach of the New York Islanders
 * Michel Therrien, former head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Byron Dafoe, played 14 seasons in NHL, most notably with the Boston Bruins
 * Keith Jones, played 9 seasons with Washington, Colorado, and Philadelphia.
 * Troy Loney, two-time Stanley Cup champion: 1991, 1992