HisIceness
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Curious how many of you were around for the days of the Icecaps (1991-98 I think). Would love to hear stories, funny moments, whatever, about the franchise.
I wasn't around for the Ice-Caps, but a few years ago, I had a few beers with an ex-Ice Caps player in a bar up in NY. He claimed that he once bit the tip of a guys nose off in a fight back in the day. Seemed a bit far fetched to me. He played with a few other ECHL teams so wasn't sure if he was saying he did this with the IceCaps or with another team.
I only went once or twice. The memories are very vague since I was probably 8 or 9 at the time. I can only piece that together because I remember somebody commenting on my 49ers hat, and that was the age when I thought it was cool to be a 49ers fan for some reason (even though I didn't know anything about them besides Jerry Rice).
Besides that, the only other thing I specifically remember was being introduced to the goalie chant. My parents were horrified because those were the days when "suck" bordered on a four-letter word and everyone remembered what it actually meant.
I grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. I remember seeing Raleigh and Charlotte play the Express a few times. It was a lot of fun. I hated it when the Express went away, though luckily I moved away right after that.
My favorite memories of the IceCaps were every Generals and Checkers game (was one of the villains named Wheeler I think?),
I took a Canadian friend of mine to a Caps/Rebs game. This was when Roanoke was sporting a maple leaf with the Confederate battle flag on top. I thought my buddy was going to have an aneurysm.
i am so happy to learn that this exists
the trolling possibilities are endless
Bask in the glory of hillbilly hockey.