The Chicago Hitmen were a Junior A Tier II

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NAHL team history

The Chicago Hitmen played in the

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from 2010 to 2012. The team first played in the 1,000-seat West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. On June 4, 2010, the team announced that Steve Pronger was signed as head coach, coming to the Hitmen after serving as the head coach of the Chicago Blaze of the AAHL. Pronger was replaced prior to the 2011–12 season by Brent Agrusa. The team also relocated to the Fox Valley Ice Arena in

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on a five-year lease. During the 2011–12 season, the Hitmen were reportedly locked out of the Fox Valley Ice Arena due to unpaid bills. The team and arena management came to short agreement to finish out the season but when the season was complete, the arena took the Hitmen ownership to court over $100,000 in disputed charges. The Hitmen folded prior to the 2012–13 season.

Season-by-season records

NA3HL Jr. A Tier III

The Hitmen organization began as the

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of the

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. That team continued to operate alongside the NAHL's Hitmen, and also were renamed as the Hitmen name for 2011–12. In November 2010, the CSHL fell under the direction of the NAHL and changed its name to the

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(NA3HL).

GLJHL Jr. B Tier III

The Hitmen also fielded a team in the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League (GLJHL). The team previously played at the Tier III Jr. C level as the Chicago Huskies and played at the International Ice Center in

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. The league advanced to the Tier III Jr. B level beginning in the 2010–11 season.http://jrhuskies.stats.pointstreak.com/teamschedule.html?teamid=128318&seasonid=6033 Game Schedule This team would also fold in 2011 and the franchise was replaced by the Chicago Jr. Bulldogs.

References

External links

Chicago Hitmen official website
Defunct North American Hockey League teams Ice hockey clubs established in 2010 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2012

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