Chicago Freeze

Chicago Freeze
City	Geneva, Illinois
League	NAHL
Division	West
Founded	1992
Home arena	Fox Valley Ice Arena
Colors	Navy Blue, White, and Black
Franchise history
1992–1997	Detroit Freeze
1997–2003	Chicago Freeze

The Chicago Freeze was a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team was originally the Detroit Freeze until it relocated to a Chicago suburb of Geneva. The Chicago Freeze skated out of the Fox Valley Ice Arena which later became home to the Chicago Hitmen of the NAHL.

Notable Alumni

• Craig Anderson (Goalie) - 1998–99 season, currently on Ottawa Senators of the NHL.
• Jason Bacashihua (Goalie) - 1999–01 seasons, currently on HC 05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga.
• George Parros (Right wing) - 1998–99 season, played five NHL seasons with Los Angeles, Colorado, and won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim.
• Chris Conner (Right Wing) - 2000–02 seasons, currently on the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL
• John Scott (Defense) - 2001–02 season, MVP of the 2016 NHL All-Star Game.

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Attendance	Finish
1997–98	56	28	24	—	—	4	60	202	208	2,468	Out of playoffs
1998–99	56	28	23	—	—	4	60	189	178	1,751	Out of playoffs
1999–00	56	26	35	—	—	4	56	171	194	1,616	Out of playoffs
2000–01	56	35	33	—	1	3	71	230	198	1,318	Out of playoffs
2001–02	56	16	33	—	4	3	36	153	231	1,362	Out of playoffs
2002–03	56	24	34	—	3	5	70	220	180	1,700	Out of playoffs

External links

• Official website of the NAHL
• Official website of Fox Valley Ice Arena