The Chicago Freeze was a
Tier II junior A ice hockey
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team in the
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 48th season of operation in 2022–23. It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey, and acts as an alternat ...
's West Division. The team was originally the Detroit Freeze until it relocated to a
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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suburb of Geneva. The Chicago Freeze played out of the
Fox Valley Ice Arena, which later became home to the
Chicago Hitmen
The Chicago Hitmen were a Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based out of the Chicago region.
NAHL team history
The Chicago Hitmen played in the North American Hockey League from 2010 to 2012. The team first played in the 1,000-seat West Meadows I ...
of the NAHL.
Regular season
Notable alumni
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Craig Anderson , goaltender: 1998–99 season
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Jason Bacashihua , goaltender: - 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons
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Chris Conner, right wing: 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons
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George Parros
George James Parros (born December 29, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), who currently serves as the head of the NHL's Department of Player Safety, with the tit ...
, right wing: 1998–99 season
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John Scott, defenseman: 2001–02 season
References
External links
Official website of the NAHLOfficial website of Fox Valley Ice Arena
Defunct North American Hockey League teams
Freeze
Ice hockey clubs established in 1997
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2003
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