Harrisburg Lunatics
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The Harrisburg Lunatics are a professional inline hockey team based in Lemoyne
, Pennsylvania
, and competing in the PIHA
. Harrisburg is one of two teams that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA, the other is the Pennsylvania Typhoon
. The Lunatics have called the Susquehanna Sports Center
home since their inception in during the 2002 season.
. Today, only two of the original franchises currently compete in the PIHA in the same city and under the same team name, the Harrisburg Lunatics and York Typhoon.
For the first four year in team history, the Lunatics struggled to remain a winning team. After finishing with a winning record in 2003 season, the Lunatics went on to post consecutive losing seasons, losing more than sixty percent of their games. Things started to change during the 2006
season when the Lunatics posted 20 wins, a franchise record on the way to a 3rd place finish in the Eastern Conference
. The following season, the Lunatics posted a new franchise record of 23 wins on the way to their second consecutive 3rd place finish in the Eastern Conference. The Lunatics advance all the way to the conference finals by defeating the Marple Gladiators
two games to none, and upsetting the Regular Season Champion Pittsburgh Bandits
. In the conference finals, the Boston Roller Rats defeated the Lunatics three games to one ending their playoff run.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Records as of May 28, 2007.
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
Lemoyne is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lemoyne was incorporated as a borough on May 23, 1905. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 3,995. It was formerly named Bridgeport. Lemoyne lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, and competing in the PIHA
Piha
Piha is a northern New Zealand coastal settlement with a population of about 600. It is one of the most popular beaches in the area and a major day-trip destination for Aucklanders throughout the year, although especially so in summer.-Location:...
. Harrisburg is one of two teams that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA, the other is the Pennsylvania Typhoon
Pennsylvania Typhoon
The Pennsylvania Typhoon are a professional inline hockey team based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Mason Dixon Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association...
. The Lunatics have called the Susquehanna Sports Center
Susquehanna Sports Center
The Susquehanna Sports Center is an indoor arena located in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania , in the United States. It is the home arena of the Harrisburg Lunatics and Pennsylvania Typhoon of the PIHA....
home since their inception in during the 2002 season.
History
The Professional Inline Hockey Association was found in 2002 with eight original franchises. The founding franchises were the Cherry Hill Renegades, Delaware Blades, Harrisburg Lunatics, Line Lexington Law Dawz, Mount Laurel Generals, Pottstown Machine, Reading Nasty Boyz, and York TyphoonYork Typhoon
The York Typhoon were a professional inline hockey team based in York, Pennsylvania, and competed in the Professional Inline Hockey Association. They are now known as the Pennsylvania Typhoon. York is one of two franchises that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA,...
. Today, only two of the original franchises currently compete in the PIHA in the same city and under the same team name, the Harrisburg Lunatics and York Typhoon.
For the first four year in team history, the Lunatics struggled to remain a winning team. After finishing with a winning record in 2003 season, the Lunatics went on to post consecutive losing seasons, losing more than sixty percent of their games. Things started to change during the 2006
2006 PIHA season
-PIHA awards:...
season when the Lunatics posted 20 wins, a franchise record on the way to a 3rd place finish in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference (PIHA)
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in the Professional Inline Hockey Association used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference....
. The following season, the Lunatics posted a new franchise record of 23 wins on the way to their second consecutive 3rd place finish in the Eastern Conference. The Lunatics advance all the way to the conference finals by defeating the Marple Gladiators
Marple Gladiators
The Marple Gladiators are a professional inline hockey team based in Broomall, Pennsylvania, and competing in the Professional Inline Hockey Association....
two games to none, and upsetting the Regular Season Champion Pittsburgh Bandits
Pittsburgh Bandits
The Pittsburgh Bandits are a professional inline hockey team based in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania, and competing in the AIHL, having previously competed in the PIHA....
. In the conference finals, the Boston Roller Rats defeated the Lunatics three games to one ending their playoff run.
Current roster
As of May 24, 2010.| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  |
Bryan Henry | R | 2009 2009 PIHA season The 2009 PIHA season is the 8th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It runs from November 1, 2008 through April 18, 2009 with the Founders Cup playoffs to follow, ending on May 31, 2009.-Regular season:... |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania... |
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| 35 | |
Jason Rohrbach | R | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania |
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Jay Mazer | R | 2004 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania... |
| 9 | |
Scott Miller | R | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Middletown, Pennsylvania Middletown, Pennsylvania Middletown is the name of more than one location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: 17057, of the Harrisburg metropolitan area*Middletown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania: 18017... |
| 11 | |
Kevin Hollenbush | L | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality... |
| 17 | |
Josh Murphy | R | 2008 2008 PIHA season The 2008 PIHA season is the 7th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It began on December 1, 2007, and will run through April 27, 2008... |
Grantville, Pennsylvania Grantville, Pennsylvania Grantville is an unincorporated community in East Hanover Township Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Points of Interest:* St... |
| 18 | |
Dennis Hufnagle | R | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs is a census-designated place in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area... |
| 28 | |
Nick Pappas | L | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently... |
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | |
Scott Gartzke "C" | R | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Camp Hill is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 2 miles southwest of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,636 at the 2000 census... |
| 44 | |
David Sheppard | R | 2008 2008 PIHA season The 2008 PIHA season is the 7th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It began on December 1, 2007, and will run through April 27, 2008... |
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, eight miles west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mechanicsburg was settled in 1806 and incorporated as a borough on April 12, 1828... |
| 86 | |
Cory Volchko | R | 2008 2008 PIHA season The 2008 PIHA season is the 7th season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. It began on December 1, 2007, and will run through April 27, 2008... |
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Elizabethtown is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Harrisburg. Small factories existed at the turn of the century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. There was a slight increase in the next decade, with 1,970 people living in Elizabethtown in 1910. As of the 2000 census,... |
| 92 | |
Shawn Powell | R | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Elizabethtown is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Harrisburg. Small factories existed at the turn of the century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. There was a slight increase in the next decade, with 1,970 people living in Elizabethtown in 1910. As of the 2000 census,... |
| 93 | |
Zack Rohrbach | L | 2007 2007 PIHA season The 2007 PIHA season is the 6th regular season of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The 2007 Founders Cup Playoffs began on April 24, 2007 and concluded on May 27, with the Boston Roller Rats defeating the Southside Snipers to win their first Founders Cup.-Events:The 2007 All-Star... |
Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania |
Season by season results
This is a list of the last five seasons completed by the Lunatics. For the full season-by-season history, see Harrisburg Lunatics seasonsHarrisburg Lunatics seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Harrisburg Lunatics of the Professional Inline Hockey Association. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Lunatics have completed in the PIHA since their inception in 2001....
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Records as of May 28, 2007.
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs | |
| 2003 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 26 | .542 | 239 | 189 | 3rd, PIHA | Data Not Available | ||
| 2004 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 14 | .368 | 133 | 175 | 3rd, Keystone | Data Not Available | ||
| 2005 2005 PIHA season -PIHA awards:... |
32 | 12 | 20 | 24 | .375 | 130 | 169 | 3rd, Keystone | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-0 (Philadelphia Philadelphia Growl The Philadelphia Growl were a professional inline hockey team based in Voorhees, New Jersey. They were members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the Professional Inline Hockey Association . The team was founded in 2003 as one of four original expansion franchises of the... ) |
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| 2006 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 40 | .625 | 128 | 114 | 3rd, Eastern | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-1 (Typhoon York Typhoon The York Typhoon were a professional inline hockey team based in York, Pennsylvania, and competed in the Professional Inline Hockey Association. They are now known as the Pennsylvania Typhoon. York is one of two franchises that were original members of PIHA that are currently competing in the PIHA,... ) |
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| 2007 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 48 | .719 | 159 | 88 | 2nd, Mason Dixon | Lost in Conference Finals, 3-1 (Boston) | |
| 2008 | In progress (see 2007-08 PIHA season) | ||||||||||