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Josh Blackburn
Josh Blackburn (born November 13, 1978 in North Pole, Alaska) is a retired Americans, American ice hockey goaltender. Playing career He played college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey, Michigan Wolverines. After turning professional, he played for the Augusta Lynx and Columbia Inferno in the ECHL and the Corpus Christi Rayz of the Central Hockey League. After retiring from professional hockey in 2005, Blackburn became a goaltending consultant and opened his own goaltending school. In 2007, Blackburn returned to the University of Michigan as a volunteer assistant coach. In 2018, Blackburn joined Total Package Hockey, a hockey development program, as a goaltending coach. Awards and honours References External linksCareer Stats 1978 births Living people American men's ice hockey goaltenders Augusta Lynx players Columbia Inferno players Corpus Christi Rayz players Ice hockey people from Oklahoma Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players People from Okla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Lynx
The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx, who played in the ECHL, had affiliations with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. The team was named for The Masters golf tournament held annually in Augusta, with the "Lynx" name a play on the golf term "hitting the links". The Lynx folded midway through the 2008-09 season on December 2, 2008, when it was announced that they were suspending operations and voluntarily relinquishing their league membership. The Lynx failure marked the first time in the ECHL's history a franchise folded mid-season. History of the Augusta Lynx The Augusta Lynx were formed in 1991 as the Raleigh IceCaps. The IceCaps moved to Augusta in 1998, a year after the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina, becoming the Carolina Hurricanes. The Lynx were replaced in their market by the Augusta Riverhawks, a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |