St. Louis Sting

The Springfield Spirit were a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. The team played its home games at the U.S. Ice Sports Complex in Chesterfield, Missouri.

St. Louis Sting
City	Springfield, Missouri
League	North American Hockey League
Division	South
Founded	1990
Home arena	U.S. Ice Sports Complex
Colors	Red, blue and gold
Franchise history
1990–1991	Dearborn Magic
1991–1994	Michigan Nationals
1994–1996	Dearborn Heights Nationals
1996–2001	St. Louis Sting
2001–2005	Springfield Spirit
2005–2006	Wasilla Spirit
2006–2012	Alaska Avalanche
2012–present	Johnstown Tomahawks
Championships
Division titles	1 (1999)

History

In 1996, the Dearborn Heights Nationals moved to the St. Louis region and become the St. Louis Sting. After the five years the team was sold and relocated to Springfield, Missouri.

Season-by-season records

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Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1996–97	46	8	38	0	16	123	248	—	8th of 8, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Springfield Jr. Blues)
1997–98	56	23	32	1	47	188	237	1,718	7th of 9, NAHL	Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (Detroit Compuware Ambassadors)
1998–99	56	34	16	6	74	211	180	1,611	1st of 4, South 3rd of 9, NAHL	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (Danville Wings) Won Robertson Cup Semifinal series, 2–1 (Springfield Jr. Blues) Lost Robertson Cup series, 0–3 (Detroit Compuware Ambassadors)
1999–2000	56	18	35	3	39	164	230	1,605	5th of 5, South t-9th of 11, NAHL	Did not qualify
2000–01	56	15	36	5	35	170	263	2,034	5th of 5, South 11th of 11, NAHL	Did not qualify