Knoxville Ice Bears
The Knoxville Ice Bears are a professional ice hockey team. The team competes in the SPHL. They play their home games at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Ice Bears have made the playoffs in every season of their existence. In 2006, the Ice Bears defeated the Florida Seals to take their first President's Cup. The Ice Bears won back to back President's Cup Championships in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. On April 18, 2015, the Ice Bears defeated the Mississippi RiverKings 4–2 to sweep the 2015 SPHL Finals and win their 4th President's Cup.
| Knoxville Ice Bears | |
|---|---|
| City | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| League | SPHL |
| Founded | 2002 (in the ACHL) |
| Home arena | Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum |
| Colors | Black, purple, orange |
| Owner(s) | The Knoxville IceBears Ownership Group |
| General manager | Mike Murray |
| Head coach | Andrew Harrison |
| Media | Knoxville News-Sentinel WBIR-TV WATE-TV WVLT-TV WUTK-FM |
| Franchise history | |
| 2002–present | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 5 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2021-2022) |
| Playoff championships | 4 (2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15) |
| Current season | |
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