The Alabama Slammers were a professional

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team. They were a member of the

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, and played their home games at Pelham Civic Center in

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, a suburb of

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. The Slammers were one of eight minor league hockey teams purchased or founded by real estate mogul David Waronker starting in 2003. By January 2007 all but one of those teams had ceased operations. They were coached to a 34-20-0-4 record, second in the league, by former NHL centerman

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. They were defeated by the

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in the semifinal round of the WHA2 playoffs. The league folded after one season, with three of the remaining teams moving to the

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, but the Slammers folded before making the move.

2003-04 roster

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* #2 Tom Wilson * #12 Joe Savioli * #3

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* #27 Chad Peck * #16 Jeff Coulter * #8 Justin Schabes * #61 Mike Craigen * #24 Ryan Prentice * #11 Jeff Mead * #19 Doug Lawrence * #9 Tony Patterson * #22 Jaroslav Kresec * #91 Jason Renard * #15 Jeff Cheeseman

External links

BirminghamProSports.com
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