The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA Chiefs

Slapshot Cup expands to 18 teams in second year

2011-09-28T23:50:27-04:00

The Slapshot Cup Hockey Tournament has expanded for its second year in Johnstown.

Former players rally to help ‘Ziggy'

2010-06-03T00:31:00-04:00

Randy Rowe felt it was so important to wear the specially designed Ziggy’s Fundraiser sweater that he juggled his schedule and planned a 91⁄2-hour drive from Belleville, Ontario, to Richland Township.

Johnstown sufferes an epic loss

2010-04-04T01:08:48-04:00

The final seconds ticked down in the Johnstown Chiefs’ ECHL existence on Saturday night, and even though the hometown team trailed by four goals, a standing-room-only crowd began chanting, “Let’s go Chiefs.”
That chant would be nothing out of the ordinary on most nights. But this game was the last game.
Twenty-two ECHL seasons and thousands of memories came to a conclusion when the Chiefs dropped a 5-3 contest to Elmira at Cambria County War Memorial Arena.

Mike Mastovich: ‘A sad night for Johnstown’

2010-04-04T01:03:32-04:00

Scott Allen stood on the New York Islanders bench during Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators.
Long Island and the NHL is about as far from Johnstown and the ECHL as one gets on a sunny afternoon.

Joe Gorden: City teams usually on thin ice

2010-04-04T00:58:26-04:00

A sellout crowd turned out on Saturday to say goodbye to the ECHL’s
Johnstown Chiefs in their last game at Cambria County War Memorial Arena. The irony was obvious.

Nailers to play 11 games in Johnstown next year

2010-04-03T23:12:51-04:00

The thought of loyal Johnstown Chiefs fans rooting for the Wheeling Nailers might have been difficult to grasp a few months ago.
But next season, Johnstown’s hockey fans have no other choice.

Mike Mastovich: 10 Defining moments in Chiefs history

2010-04-03T00:10:20-04:00

So, this is it.
Twenty-two ECHL seasons and 1,518 regular-season games.
It ends tonight at a sold-out Cambria County War Memorial Arena.

Chiefs drop final road game

2010-04-02T23:59:18-04:00

The Johnstown Chiefs dropped the final road game in team history on Friday night, falling behind early and failing to catch up to the Cincinnati Cyclones in a 5-1 loss in front of more than 10,000 fans at U.S. Bank Arena.

Arena confirms: Wheeling Nailers to play some games in Johnstown next year

2010-04-02T21:24:45-04:00

From goalies to grinders to scorers, the Chiefs have seen it all

2010-04-02T00:02:55-04:00

Nineteen seasons of covering the Johnstown Chiefs have been filled with numerous ups and downs, unexpected twists and more than enough bizarre antics.