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With a new coach and a new league, the
Lancers found themselves outside of the postseason in their initial ECHL season. Finishing 22-30-8 put them in fifth place out of five teams. The Lancers found a replacement coach in Dave Allison for the 1989 season, and the team responded by finishing 36-18-6
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for one season. Poor attendance and lack of corporate sponsorship caused the
Whoopee to fold and the rights to the franchise were transferred to what eventually became the
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281:(AAHL) for the 1987-88 season. Coach Tortorella led the team to a 37-5-0-1 record and the best record in the league, but they lost the league championship to
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Lancers lost the best-of-five series three games to one, which included back to back losses at Greensboro in Games 3 and 4.
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Lancers finished in third place out of four teams and faced fourth place
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relocating in
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The
Virginia Lancers were founded as the result of the
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draft pick. Played 38 games for the Nordiques in the
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289:(ECHL), along with the newly-formed
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647:Carolina Thunderbirds
517:Columbus Blue Jackets
406:3-1 in quarterfinals.
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283:Carolina Thunderbirds
255:Nashville South Stars
229:Playoff championships
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127:Nashville South Stars
95:Vinton Sports Complex
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750:(Adirondack Thunder)
740:(Atlanta Gladiators)
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640:(Adirondack Thunder)
620:(Adirondack Thunder)
343:Lexington Men O' War
197:Lexington Men O' War
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396:: Did not qualify.
379:1986–87: Defeated
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353:Playoffs
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360:Erie
259:ACHL
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