Johnstown, Pennsylvania



Johnstown is a city of about 21,000 people in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States. It has a metropolitan area of about 144,000 people.

The legendary hockey movie "Slap Shot" was filmed at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena.

Teams

 * Johnstown Bluebirds (Eastern Hockey League, 1941-42) folded
 * Johnstown Chiefs
 * 1) (AAHL, 1988-1988) join ECHL
 * 2) (ECHL, 1988-2010) become Greenville Road Warriors
 * Johnstown Jets
 * 1) (EHL, 1950-53) transfer to IHL
 * 2) (IHL, 1953-55) transfer to EHL
 * 3) (EHL, 1955-73), join NAHL
 * 4) (NAHL, 1973-77) folded after arena damaged in flood
 * 5) (United Junior Hockey League, 2009) league disbands before play
 * Johnstown Jr. Chiefs (United Junior Hockey League, 2009) announced as an expansion team on February 24, 2009; renamed Jets before play
 * Johnstown Red Wings (EHL, 1979-80) ceased operations
 * Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL, 2012-Present)
 * Johnstown Wings
 * 1) (Northeastern Hockey League, 1978-1979) join EHL as Red Wings
 * 2) (Continental Junior Hockey League, scheduled for 2010 and 2011, but unable to play)

Arenas

 * Cambria County War Memorial Arena (1950-Present)
 * Planet Ice