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team based in

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. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the

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of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "

Evansville IceMen The Evansville IceMen were a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL in Evansville, Indiana. The franchise was originally a member of the United Hockey League before it merged into the Central Hockey League in 2010. The franchise won four post-s ...

". The AAHL IceMen played their home games at Swonder Ice Arena in Evansville.

History

The IceMen were one of the four founding members of the All American Hockey League. The IceMen were scheduled to play in the inaugural 2008-2009 season of the Midwest Hockey League. However, the league folded prior to the start of the season. The IceMen, along with the Motor City Gamblers (later the Detroit Dragons), left the fledgling league to join two other financially sound teams from the recently folded

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. The result, was the formation of the All American Hockey League, which is a lower level professional minor league affiliated with the International Hockey League. On February 14, 2009, The IceMen set an AAHL scoring record in a 24-4 win over the Chicago Blaze. Also on February 14, 2009, Evansville goalie

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. On August 15, 2009, the IceMen unveiled their new logo, replacing the previous logo's polar bear. On April 15, 2010, the IceMen defeated the

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4 - 3, closing the championship series 4 -1 to win the 2010 AAHL

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.IceMen win 2010 Davidson Cup
/ref> On June 22, 2010 the IceMen disbanded after the announcement that the IceMen owner purchased the rights to the

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franchise, from the IHL to take on the

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