The Pittsburgh Cougars are a currently dormant junior ice hockey team. The Cougars play their home games at the Iceoplex at Southpointe near

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Franchise History

The team was originally known as the Traverse City Enforcers playing in

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as a member of the now defunct

Continental Elite Hockey League The Continental Elite Hockey League was a Junior A league that existed from 2001 to 2004. The league was an independent Junior ice hockey league that did not operate under USA Hockey. There were later plans for a new league to begin play in the ...

from 2001 until the league folded in 2004. The TC Enforcers home arena was Centre Ice. In the 2002–2003 season, Scott Gardiner, head coach of the Enforcers, won CEHL coach of the year. In the same season, Goaltender Aaron Walski was named league rookie of the year. The team was resurrected in 2007 as a member of the

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. The team finished their first season with only 9 wins, 35 losses and 6 ties. After the 2007–2008 season in the AEHL the management announced a move to the new

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. The team joined the UJHL in Fall 2008.Pennsylvania Enforcers Registration & Management Software By GOALLINE.ca
/ref> The franchise became the Pittsburgh Cougars in 2009 and are currently dormant.

References

External links

Official SiteUJHL SiteAEHL Site
Defunct ice hockey teams in Pennsylvania Ice hockey teams in Pittsburgh Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 2009 establishments in Pennsylvania Ice hockey clubs established in 2009 {{Pennsylvania-sport-team-stub