Baltimore Skipjacks

Baltimore Skipjacks
City:	Baltimore, Maryland
League:	Atlantic Coast Hockey League American Hockey League
Operated:	1981 to 1993
Home Arena:	Baltimore Arena
Colors:	gold and black, red white and blue
Affiliates:	Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
Franchise history
1978 to 1982:	Erie Blades
1982 to 1993:	Baltimore Skipjacks
1993 to Present:	Portland Pirates
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	one (1983–84)
Division Championships:	one (1983–84)

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:

• Baltimore Clippers (1962–1977)
• Baltimore Blades (1975–1976)

This franchise was replaced by:

• Baltimore Bandits (1995–1997)

Team records

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)

Regular season

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	Pts	GF	GA	Standing	Head coach
1981–82	48	22	23	3	—	47	204	189	3rd, ACHL
1982–83	80	35	36	9	—	79	362	366	5th, South	Lou Angotti
1983–84	80	46	24	10	—	102	384	304	1st, South	Gene Ubriaco
1984–85	80	45	27	8	—	98	326	252	2nd, South	Gene Ubriaco
1985–86	80	28	44	8	—	64	271	304	7th, South	Gene Ubriaco
1986–87	80	35	37	—	8	78	277	295	5th, South	Gene Ubriaco
1987–88	80	13	58	9	0	35	268	434	7th, South	Gene Ubriaco
1988–89	80	30	46	4	—	64	317	347	6th, South	Terry Murray
1989–90	80	43	30	7	—	93	302	265	3rd, South	Terry Murray
1990–91	80	39	34	7	—	85	325	289	3rd, South	Rob Laird
1991–92	80	28	42	10	—	66	287	320	5th, South	Rob Laird/Barry Trotz
1992–93	80	28	40	12	—	68	318	353	4th, South	Barry Trotz

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1981–82	-	L, 3-4, Mohawk Valley	—
1982–83	Out of playoffs
1983–84	W, 4-0, Springfield	L, 2-4, Rochester	—
1984–85	W, 4-1, Rochester	W, 4-0, Binghamton	L, 2-4, Sherbrooke
1985–86	Out of playoffs
1986–87	Out of playoffs
1987–88	Out of playoffs
1988–89	Out of playoffs
1989–90	W, 4-2, Adirondack	L, 2-4, Rochester	—
1990–91	L, 2-4, Binghamton	—	—
1991–92	Out of playoffs.
1992–93	L, 3-4, Binghamton	—	—

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

References

• The Internet Hockey Database - Baltimore Skipjacks
• The Official 1992-93 Baltimore Skipjacks Game Program.