# Topeka ScareCrows > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Topeka_ScareCrows > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Topeka_ScareCrows.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka_ScareCrows > Source revision: 1334036445 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{For|the FPHL team|Topeka Scarecrows (FPHL)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox Pro hockey team | text_color = #000000 | bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FF0000 5px solid; | team = Topeka Scarecrows | logo = | logo_size = 150px | city = [Topeka, Kansas](/source/Topeka%2C_Kansas) | league = [Central Hockey League](/source/Central_Hockey_League) | conference = | division = | operated = 1998–2001 | arena = [Landon Arena](/source/Landon_Arena) | colors = Black, Red, Yellow }} The '''Topeka Scarecrows''' were a professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) team located in [Topeka, Kansas](/source/Topeka%2C_Kansas), playing their home games at [Landon Arena](/source/Landon_Arena). The team was a member of the [Central Hockey League](/source/Central_Hockey_League) from their founding in 1998 until 2001 when there franchise was terminated by the league midseason. After the professional team disband, the ownership group would then start a new [junior hockey](/source/junior_hockey) team with the same name in the Tier I Junior A [United States Hockey League](/source/United_States_Hockey_League) playing from 2001 to 2003. The team was sold and then moved to [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis), [Missouri](/source/Missouri) and became the [St. Louis Heartland Eagles](/source/St._Louis_Heartland_Eagles). ==Facts== :'''Founded:''' 1998–1999 season :'''Arena:''' [Landon Arena](/source/Landon_Arena) (capacity 7,777) :'''Uniform colors:''' black, red, and yellow :'''Local Media:''' [Topeka Capital-Journal](/source/Topeka_Capital-Journal) ==History/Milestones== * '''November 13, 1997''': CHL commits itself to the goal of having a franchise in Topeka for the 1998–1999 season. Co-founders Arnold Diamond and Ed Levy begin team development beginning in 1996 and making way for team and league expansion. * '''February 23, 1998''': Shawnee County commissioners sign a contract with Flying Cross Check, L.C.C., the company that will own and operate the CHL expansion team. The five-year pact has options for two three-year extensions. * '''April 30, 1998''': The Topeka ScareCrows unveil their nickname and logo. * '''June 10, 1998''': Construction begins on the ice installation at Landon Arena (seating capacity 7,779). * '''July 20, 1998''': Installation of Landon Arena ice equipment is finished. * '''August 6, 1998''': The Topeka ScareCrows pick their first 10 players in the Central Hockey League expansion draft, then execute the franchise's first trade to secure the rights to left wing Doug Lawrence, a six-year veteran who, should he sign, would come to Topeka from the [Tulsa Oilers](/source/Tulsa_Oilers). * '''September 1, 1998''': Haywire, the mascot for the Topeka Scarecrows is born. * '''October 16, 1998''': The CHL Topeka Scarecrows play their first game ever in a sold out Landon Arena (capacity 7,777), a 7–3 loss to the [Wichita Thunder](/source/Wichita_Thunder). * '''November 6, 1998''': The CHL Topeka Scarecrows win their first game, a 4–3 triumph over the [San Antonio Iguanas](/source/San_Antonio_Iguanas) at Landon Arena. * '''November 20, 1998''': The CHL Topeka Scarecrows earn their first shootout win, 4–3, in a game against the Wichita Thunder in the Kansas Coliseum (seating capacity 9,600). * '''December 20, 1998''': The CHL Topeka Scarecrows beat the San Antonio Iguanas 5–4 to end an eight-game losing streak. * '''January 19, 1999''': [Brett Seguin](/source/Brett_Seguin_(ice_hockey)) is the first Topeka Scarecrow to play in CHL All-Star game. * '''February 3, 1999''': [Rod Branch](/source/Rod_Branch) records the first shutout in CHL Topeka Scarecrows history. * '''March 18, 1999''': Brett Seguin records the first hat trick in CHL Topeka Scarecrows history, against the Wichita Thunder in a 4–0 win. * '''April 10, 1999''': The Topeka ScareCrows end their season after losing in the first round of their first-ever Central Hockey League playoff appearance after three one-sided games against the [Oklahoma City Blazers](/source/Oklahoma_City_Blazers_(1992%E2%80%932009)). Before going three-and-out in the playoffs, the ScareCrows finished the last half of the season with a winning record. Topeka was 18–16–1 from January through the end of the regular season after posting a 10–22–3 mark from October through December. They finished with a 28–38–4 record and averaged 4,793 fans a game. * '''October 15, 1999''': The Topeka ScareCrows begin their second season in a 3–1 loss against the San Antonio Iguanas, in front of a Landon Arena crowd of 7,156. * '''January 25, 2000''': Brett Seguin, John Vary and Bill Monkman are selected to play in the CHL all-star game. * '''April 2, 2000''': The Topeka ScareCrows' second Central Hockey League season ends with a 35–27–8 record, with eight shootout losses, just three points short of making the playoffs. They finished third in attendance, averaging 4,991 fans a game. * '''May 3, 2000''': Topeka ScareCrows general manager Chris Presson accepts position as general manager of the [United Hockey League](/source/United_Hockey_League) expansion club in New Haven (the New Haven Hurricanes). He is replaced by ScareCrows former assistant general manager Doug Miller. * '''October 13, 2000''': The CHL Topeka Scarecrows begin their third and final season at home against the Wichita Thunder 3–2 in a shootout at Landon Arena in front of 4,789 fans. * '''February 20, 2001''': The CHL's board of governors decides to terminate the Topeka Scarecrows season with 21 games remaining—10 of which were scheduled for Landon Arena. Saying that the ScareCrows and the [Border City Bandits](/source/Border_City_Bandits), of [Texarkana, Texas](/source/Texarkana%2C_Texas), "breached multiple financial obligations under their sanction agreements with the CHL," the Indianapolis-based league terminated the participation of both franchises for the remainder of the 2001 season. * '''February 22, 2001''': The Topeka ScareCrows returned to the ice in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ending a 13-day layoff that included three days in limbo following their suspension Tuesday from the Central Hockey League, with the help of a temporary restraining order issued in Shawnee County District Court on February 16, 2001, that blocked the league from ending the ScareCrows' season. * '''March 8, 2001''': U.S. District Judge Sam Crow filed an 18-page ruling in which he denies the Central Hockey League's request to lift a temporary restraining order keeping the ScareCrows on the ice. * '''March 29, 2001''': The ScareCrows' end their third and final home season at Landon Arena with a 4–1 loss to the Wichita Thunder. * '''April 10, 2001''': The CHL ScareCrows end the franchise's three-year history as a minor-league professional program by ending their best-of-five Central Hockey League playoff series in a 5–3 loss to San Antonio in front of 2,121 fans. The Iguanas' victory, which the visitors claimed with a three-goal third period that wiped out a 3–2 deficit, gave San Antonio a 3–1 series victory and advanced the Texans to the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City. ==Season-by-season records== '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' {| class="wikitable" ! Season || GP || W || L || OTL || Pts || GF || GA || PIM || Finish || Playoffs |- | [| [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_CHL_season)|| 70 || 28 || 38|| 4 || 60 || 189 || 251 || 1584 || 4th, Western|| Lost in Round 1 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [| [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_CHL_season)|| 70 || 35 || 27 || 8 || 78 || 245 || 243 || 1533 || 5th, Western|| Out of Playoffs |- | [|[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_CHL_season)|| 69|| 38 || 23 || 8 || 84 || 256 || 245 || 1533 || 3rd, Western || Lost in Round 1 |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |} ==All-Time Roster== {| class="wikitable" ! # ! Player name ! Pos ! Seasons ! Yrs ! Games Played ! Birthplace ! Birthdate |- | 2||[Alex Motley](/source/Alex_Motley)||C||1998–1999||1||19||Pleasanton, CA||Oct 1, 1974 |- | 2||[Alex Mukhanov](/source/Alex_Mukhanov)||D||1999–2000||1||24||Moscow, Russia||May 17, 1976 |- | ||Andre Quesnel||R||1999–2000||1||3||Ottawa, ONT||January 26, 1977 |- | ||Andy Adams||G||1998–1999||1||9||Thornhill, ONT||Oct 2, 1976 |- | 6||Anthony Zurfluh||D||2000–2001||1||13||Soldotna, AK||January 24, 1977 |- | 10||Bill Monkman||R||1999–2000||1||65||Tara, ONT||May 16, 1975 |- | 16||Blair Manning||C||1999–2001||2||131||Vancouver, BC||May 27, 1975 |- | ||Blake Sheane||R||2000–2001||1||11||Virden, MAN||May 5, 1977 |- | 44||Bob Berg||L||2000–2001||1||69||Beamsville, ONT||Feb 7, 1970 |- | ||Bob Pardy||D||1998–1999||1||8||St. John\'s, NF||July 28, 1974 |- | ||Brad Klyn||D||1998–1999||1||3||Surrey, BC|| |- | 40||[Brett Seguin](/source/Brett_Seguin_(ice_hockey))||C||1998–2000||2||140||St. Mary\'s, ONT||February 20, 1972 |- | 44||Chad Antonishyn||D||1998–1999||1||47||Regina, SASK||May 25, 1974 |- | ||Chris Belanger||D||1998–1999||1||10||Welland, ONT||April 4, 1972 |- | 33||Chris Bowen||L||1998–1999||1||47||Barrie, ONT||Jul 3, 1976 |- | 9||Chris Burke||L||2000–2001||1||4||Winona, MN||Aug 9, 1976 |- | 23||[Chris Felix](/source/Chris_Felix)||D||2000–2001||1||68||Bramalea, ONT||May 27, 1964 |- | ||Chris King||G||1998–1999||1||1||Braintree, MA||Feb 7, 1974 |- | 21||Chris Maillet||D||2000–2001||1||46||Moncton, NB||January 28, 1976 |- | 29||Dale Lafrance||R||1999–2000||1||13||Sudbury, ONT|| |- | ||Dave Gregory||D||1998–1999||1||23||Woodstock, ONT||Jan 5, 1967 |- | 22||David "Duke" Bouskill||L||1999–2001||2||121||Glen Williams, ONT||Sep 11, 1976 |- | 6||Gary Coupal||R||1999–2000||1||20||Sudbury, ONT||September 16, 1974 |- | 12 & 14||Grady Manson||C||1999–2000||1||23||Brandon, MAN||May 26, 1975 |- | 29||Jan Melichar||D||1998–2000||2||44||Trebic, Czech||February 24, 1978 |- | 32||Jason Girodat||F||1999–2000||1||3||Shaunavon, SASK|| |- | 14||[Jason Lafreniere](/source/Jason_Lafreniere)||C||1999–2000||1||3||St. Catharines, ONT||Jun 12, 1966 |- | 27||Jay Hern||L||2000–2001||1||58||Medicine Hat, ALTA||Jun 12, 1976 |- | 11||Jeff Goldie||L||2000–2001||1||58||Owen Sound, ONT||May 27, 1974 |- | 27||Joe Coombs||L||1998–2000||2||106||Brantford, ONT||Jan 6, 1975 |- | 16||Joey Beaudry||R||1998–2000||2||59||Prince Albert, SASK||Aug 6, 1976 |- | 32||John Gibson||D||1999–2000||1||9||Kingston, ONT||September 30, 1970 |- | 17||John McCabe||W||2000–2001||1||67||Sudbury, ONT||May 30, 1974 |- | 4||John Vary||D||1999–2001||2||138||Owen Sound, ONT||Nov 2, 1972 |- | 19||Jordan Shields||L||1998–1999||1||44||Gloucester, ONT||April 27, 1972 |- | ||Ken Eddy||D||1998–1999||1||3||Rochester, MN||Aug 4, 1969 |- | ||Kevin Fricke||D||1999–2000||1||25||Edina, MN||April 18, 1974 |- | ||Kevin Lune||D||1998–1999||1||21||Brantford, ONT||Aug 6, 1971 |- | 19||Kirk LLano||D||1999–2000||1||67||Calgary, ALTA||Oct 1, 1973 |- | 7||Kyle Haviland||D||1998–2000||2||78||Windsor, ONT||Oct 8, 1971 |- | ||Lannie McCabe||D||2000–2001||1||64||Sudbury, ONT||July 13, 1977 |- | 33||Luciano Caravaggio||G||2000–2001||1||40||Toronto, ONT||Mar 10, 1975 |- | ||Marco Emond||G||1998–1999||1||5||Valleyfield, PQ||November 20, 1977 |- | ||Marcus Nilsson||R||1998–1999||1||3|| || |- | 10||Mark Edmundson||C||2000–2001||1||65||London, ONT||Nov 3, 1975 |- | 39||Michal Podolka||G||1998–2000||2||39||Most, Czech Rep.||Nov 8, 1977 |- | 33||Mike Degurse||L||1999–2000||1||9||Amajinnang, ONT||Apr 10, 1974 |- | 44||Mike Hiebert||D||1999–2000||1||18||Winnipeg, MAN||April 16, 1975 |- | ||Mike Migen||D||1998–1999||1||2|| || |- | 28||Mike Rusk||D||1998–2000||2||129||Milton, ONT||April 26, 1975 |- | ||Mike Tilson‡||D||1998–1999||1|| ||Pickering, ONT||June 28, 1978 |- | 9||Oleg Tsirkounov||F||1998–2000||2||92||Kiev, Ukraine||March 15, 1977 |- | ||Paul Godfrey||R||1998–1999||1||10||Sault Ste. Marie, ONT||October 30, 1976 |- | 61||Paul Strand||L||2000–2001||1||64||Sudbury, ONT||Jan 12, 1971 |- | 20||Peter Brearley||R||2000–2001||1||66||Chatham, ONT||June 27, 1975 |- | 14||Randy Best||D||1999–2000||1||15||Woodsbury, MN||May 3, 1974 |- | 23||[Rod Branch](/source/Rod_Branch)||G||1998–2000||2||93||Fort St. John, BC||April 14, 1975 |- | 4||Roy Gray||D||1998–1999||1||3||Toronto, ONT||April 22, 1976 |- | 7||Ryan Hartung||D||2000–2001||1||56||St. Paul, MN||May 26, 1977 |- | 21||Ryan McCormack||R||2000–2001||1||10||Thunder Bay, ONT||Apr 3, 1978 |- | ||Ryan Phillips||L||1998–1999||1||49||North Vancouver, BC||Aug 7, 1975 |- | 33||Scot Bell||R||1999–2000||1||26||Ottawa, ONT||April 18, 1972 |- | ||Scott Dickson||C||1998–1999||1||30||Brandon, MAN||May 12, 1976 |- | 31||Scott Hay||G||2000–2001||1||31||Scarborough, ONT||Mar 4, 1975 |- | 11 & 63||Sergei Deschevy||D||1999–2001||2||111||Kiev, Ukraine||June 25, 1977 |- | 47||Sergei Olympiev||L||1998–2000||2||53||Lipetski, Russia||Dec 1, 1975 |- | 12||Shawn Gervais||R||2000–2001||1||67||St. Albert, ALTA||Dec 7, 1976 |- | 26||Shawn Randall||R||1998–1999||1||47||Montrose, MI||November 13, 1972 |- | 77||Stephane Desjardins||D||1998–1999||1||60||Anjou, PQ||June 23, 1972 |- | ||Steve Adams||D||1998–1999||1||3||Edmonton, ALTA||Nov 4, 1975 |- | ||Steve Moore||C||1999–2000||1||67||Gardiner, ME||June 21, 1971 |- | ||Sylvain Thibeault||D||1999–2000||1||8||St. Jerome, PQ||October 30, 1970 |- | 24||Tom Gomes||R||1999–2000||1||29||Harrow, ONT||April 29, 1972 |- | ||Tom Stewart||R||1998–1999||1||26||Brantford, ONT||May 19, 1975 |- | ||Travis Riggin||F||1998–1999||1||32||Kincardine, ONT||April 26, 1977 |- | ||Travis Sinden||G||1998–1999||1||1||Phoenix, AZ||March 31, 1976 |- | 21||Trevor Hanas||R||1998–2000||2||99||Regina, SASK||January 20, 1975 |- | 10||Troy Frederick||L||1998–1999||1||64||Virden, MAN||April 4, 1969 |- | 9||Virgil Rutili||D||1998–1999||1||2||Addison, IL||February 17, 1973 |- | 17||Yuri Moscevsky||W||1999–2000||1||4||Milwaukee, WI||October 20, 1978 |- | 8 & 25||Zbynek Neckar||D||1998–2000||2||16||Pisek, Czech||September 22, 1978 |- |Source{{Cite web |title=Topeka Scarecrows [CHL] all-time player list at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_players.php?tmi=8479 |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=HockeyDB}} |} == References == {{Reflist}} {{Central Hockey League}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Topeka Scarecrows}} Category:Defunct Central Hockey League teams Category:Sports in Topeka, Kansas Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1998 Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2001 Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Kansas Category:1998 establishments in Kansas Category:2001 disestablishments in Kansas --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Topeka ScareCrows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka_ScareCrows) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka_ScareCrows?action=history)). 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