Cleveland Lumberjacks
# Cleveland Lumberjacks

The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League (IHL) team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

## Facts

    Owner: Larry Gordon
    Logo design: "Buzz"- A beaver wearing overalls holding a homemade hockey stick framed by a circular saw blade
    Division titles won: none
    Regular season titles won: none
    League championships won: none
    Mascot: Buzz
    Local media: WUAB (1992–94), WBNX (1994–95), WKNR (1995-2001)

## History

Originally formed in 1960 in Muskegon, Michigan as the Muskegon Zephyrs, the team was renamed the Mohawks in 1965 and the Lumberjacks in 1984. It moved to Cleveland in 1992 as part of the IHL's move upmarket, bringing professional hockey back to Cleveland for the first time in 14 years. It later folded along with the IHL at the end of the 2000–01 season.

In the 1995 hockey action movie Sudden Death starring Jean-Claude van Damme, Lumberjacks players impersonated the Chicago Blackhawks.

    Market previously served by: Cleveland Barons of the NHL (1976–78)
    Franchise replaced by: Cleveland Barons of the AHL (2001–06)

On December 16, 2011, before a Lake Erie Monsters game former Lumberjack Jock Callander had his number 15 retired in honor of his career as a member of the Lumberjacks, as well as his involvement in hockey initiatives in the Cleveland area.

## Season-by-season record

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

| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992-93 | 82 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 329 | 330 | 2324 | 2nd, Atlantic | Lost in round 1 |
| 1993–94 | 81 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 76 | 278 | 344 | 1600 | 3rd, Atlantic | Out of playoffs |
| 1994–95 | 81 | 34 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 306 | 339 | 2157 | 4th, Northern | Lost in round 1 |
| 1995–96 | 82 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 334 | 330 | 2258 | 3rd, Central | Lost in round 1 |
| 1996–97 | 82 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 286 | 280 | 1820 | 2nd, Central | Lost in round 3 |
| 1997–98 | 82 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 228 | 262 | 2151 | 4th, Central | Lost in round 2 |
| 1998–99 | 82 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 248 | 310 | 1847 | 4th, Central | Out of playoffs |
| 1999–2000 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 92 | 225 | 238 | 2154 | 4th, East | Lost in round 2 |
| 2000–01 | 82 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 270 | 258 | 1603 | 4th, East | Lost in round 1 |

### Playoffs

| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992–93 | L, 0–4, FW | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Out of Playoffs | Out of Playoffs | Out of Playoffs | Out of Playoffs |
| 1994–95 | L, 1–3, CIN | — | — | — |
| 1995-96 | L, 0–3, MCH | — | — | — |
| 1996-97 | W, 3–1, IND | W, 4–1, ORL | L, 1–4, DET | — |
| 1997-98 | W, 3–1, FW | L, 2–4, ORL | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Out of Playoffs | Out of Playoffs | Out of Playoffs | Out of Playoffs |
| 1999–2000 | W, 2–1, MIL | L, 2–4, GR | — | — |
| 2000-01 | L, 0–4, GR | — | — | — |

## Team records

    Goals: 48 Tom Rodgers (1993–94)
    Assists: 70 Jock Callander (1993–94)
    Points: 112 Dave Michayluk (1992–93)
    Points, Defenseman: 68 Dale DeGray (1994–95)
    Penalty Minutes: 427 Paul Laus (1992–93)
    Wins: 26 Rob Dopson (1992–93)
    Shutouts: 6 Zac Bierk (2000–01)
    GAA: 2.68 Evgeni Nabokov (1999–2000)
    SV%: .920 Evgeni Nabokov (1999–2000)
    Career Goals: 181 Jock Callander
    Career Assists: 279 Jock Callander
    Career Points: 460 Jock Callander
    Career Penalty Minutes: 948 Rick Hayward
    Career Goaltending Wins: 43 Philippe DeRouville
    Career Shutouts: 6 Zac Bierk
    Career Games: 501 Jock Callander
