Pittsburgh Forge

The Pittsburgh Forge are a defunct Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The team was founded in 2001 by Kevin Constantine, a former coach of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They played at the Island Sports Center. The team compiled an 80-24-8 record in the first and only two seasons. The Forge were finalists in the Robertson Cup Tournament, the NAHL championship, during their inaugural season and were the first expansion team to do so. During their second season, the Forge set a national Junior A record with 43 wins and won the NAHL's regular season championship as well as the Robertson Cup Tournament. In two seasons, the Forge advanced 18 players onto scholarships with Division I college hockey programs. In 2003, the franchise was sold to investors in Toledo, Ohio and was relocated as the Toledo IceDiggers.

Pittsburgh Forge
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LeagueNAHL
ConferenceEastern
Founded2001
Operated2001–2003
Home arenaIsland Sports Center
ColorsRed, gold, black, white
       
Franchise history
2001–2003Pittsburgh Forge
2003–2005Toledo IceDiggers
2005–2010Alpena IceDiggers
2010–presentCorpus Christi IceRays
Championships
Regular season titles2002–03
Division Championships2002–03
Conference Championships2001–02, 2002–03
Playoff championshipsRobertson Cup
1 (2002–03)

Players

The final roster of the 2002–03 NAHL national champion Forge – the last Forge team – and their scholarship schools: Randy Bauer, Sean Berkstresser (Robert Morris), Tom Biondich (Robert Morris), Andy Brandt (Wisconsin), Jace Buzek (Robert Morris), Ben Camper (Colgate), Josh Coyle (Union), John Dingle (Ohio State), Joe Federoff (Alabama Huntsville), Josef Fotjik, Jim Gehring (Mercyhurst), Mike Handza (Denver), Denis Kirstien (Mercyhurst), Chris Lawrence (Michigan State), Mike Mannina, Peter Mannino (Denver), Matt McBride, Dylan Reese (Harvard), Gabe Rehak, Daniel Shildorfer, Erix Trax (Robert Morris), Brandon Warner (Michigan State), Ryan Webb, Matt Zeman,

Season-by-season records
SeasonGPWLOTLPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2001–025637134781991471,1352nd, EastLost Robertson Cup Finals
2002–03564394902081111,2271st, EastRobertson Cup Champions

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References
  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/stte/pittsburgh-forge-7468.html


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