Richmond Renegades (SPHL)

The Richmond Renegades was a SPHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia. The team, owned by Allan B. Harvie Jr., the founder of the former ECHL Renegades franchise, began play in October 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum. The team's first head coach was John Brophy. After the Renegades loss in the first round of the 2007 playoffs, Brian Goudie replaced Brophy as head coach.

Richmond Renegades
CityRichmond, Virginia
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
Founded2006
Folded2009
Home arenaRichmond Coliseum
ColorsBlue, Gold
General managerAllan B. Harvie, Jr.
MediaRichmond Times-Dispatch
AffiliateNone Currently-Independent
Franchise history
2006–2009Richmond Renegades
Championships
Regular season titles0

The new Renegades replaced the United Hockey League Richmond RiverDogs, who relocated to suburban Chicago for the 2006–07 season to become the Chicago Hounds. The most recent Renegades were the second team with that name; the first was an ECHL team that played from 1990 to 2003.

The Richmond Renegades ceased operations at the end of the 2008–09 SPHL season.[1]

08-09 Roster edit

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Height Weight
30   Ryan Scott April 8, 1983 Williamsville, New York 5' 10" 195 lbs.
31   Mike Ronan L January 2, 1984 South Boston, Massachusetts 6' 1" 190 lbs.
Defenseman
# Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Height Weight
2   Matt Withers March 11, 1982 Laconia, New Hampshire 6' 3" 215 lbs.
10   Cody Cole October 2, 1984 St. Catharines, Ontario 5' 9" 200 lbs.
14   Arthur Kiyaga R September 29, 1985 Kampala, Uganda 5' 9" 177 lbs.
16   Dan Vandermeer – C R February 19, 1978 Caroline, Alberta 5' 11" 175 lbs.
21   Nathan Oke L May 22, 1985 Fenelon Falls, Ontario 6' 1" 202 lbs.
27   RC Lyke L May 19, 1978 Poughkeepsie, New York 6' 0" 220 lbs.
Forwards
# Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Height Weight
4   Bill Zalba September 14, 1982 Thorold, Ontario 6' 1" 204 lbs.
8   Beau McLaughlin R December 29, 1981 Virginia Beach, Virginia 6' 0" 188 lbs.
9   Justin Joy R July 5, 1982 Norfolk, New York 5' 8" 190 lbs.
12   Jason Price L February 8, 1985 Farmington Hills, Michigan 5' 9" 177 lbs.
17   Trevor Karasiewicz L August 17, 1982 Thunder Bay, Ontario 5' 11" 185 lbs.
18   Dennis Sicard June 5, 1985 Cobourg, Ontario 5' 11" 183 lbs.
19   Ryan Busby R June 11, 1983 Georgetown, Ontario 5' 6" 160 lbs.
20   Matt Larke R July 15, 1987 Oxford, Michigan 6' 0" 190 lbs.
22   Kyu Hun Kim October 17, 1982 Seoul, South Korea 6' 0" 190 lbs.
97   Geoff Rollins L March 31, 1982 Okotoks, Alberta 6' 2" 200 lbs.
Staff
Title Staff Member
Head coach Brian Goudie
Player/Assistant coaches (Official) Dan Vandermeer
Trainer Rick Thomas
Equipment Manager Andrew Dvorak

Season-by-season record edit

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
2006–07 56 27 25 4 58 187 219 1940 5th Lost in 1st Round, 1–2 (Ice Bears)
2007–08 52 27 22 3 57 178 174 1220 4th Lost in 1st Round, 0–2 (FireAntz)
2008–09 60 30 27 3 63 215 235 1247 5th Did not qualify

Attendance edit

Year Total Games Average League Average
2006–07 95,756 28 3,419 2,985
2007–08 101,476 26 3,902 2,969
2008–09 99,071 30 3,302 2,923

Single Season Team Records edit

through 2007–08 season

Games Played: (56) Danny White  , JJ Wrobel  , and Phil Youngclaus  

Goals: (33) Andre Gill   (2007–2008)

Assists: (57) Dan Vandermeer   (2007–2008)

Points: (70) Dan Vandermeer   (2007–2008)

+/-: (+23) Dan Vandermeer   (2007–2008)

Penalty Minutes: (428) Mat Goody   (2006–2007)

Wins: (20) Doug Groenestege   (2006–2007)

Shutouts: (2) Doug Groenestege   (2006–2007), Ryan Senft   (2007–2008)

Minutes: (2254:18) Doug Groenestege   (2006–2007)

GAA: (3.13) Ryan Senft   (2007–2008)

Saves: (1333) Doug Groenestege   (2006–2007)

SV%: (.909) Doug Groenestege   (2006–2007)

Retired numbers edit

# Name Position Years in Richmond Note
7 Brian Goudie D ECHL Richmond Renegades 95–97, 01–03, UHL Richmond RiverDogs 03-06, SPHL Richmond Renegades 06-07 Retired on Nov 9th, 2007
25 Trevor Senn F ECHL Richmond Renegades 94–97, 98–00, UHL Richmond RiverDogs 04-05 Retired on Dec 28th, 2007

Honors edit

2006–2007 SPHL Brian Goudie Defenseman of the Year
2007–2008 SPHL Dan Vandermeer Defenseman of the Year

References edit

  1. ^ Packett, John (March 27, 2009). "Renegades shut down operations". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 27, 2009.