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4 unusual facts about Roanoke Valley Rampage


1992–93 ECHL season

The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds move to Wheeling, WV, becoming the first franchise to make a major relocation, the Roanoke Valley Rebels announced that they were changing their name to the Roanoke Valley Rampage, and the Cincinnati Cyclones announced that they were moving to the International Hockey League and were being replaced with a franchise in Birmingham, AL.

Darren Schwartz

He scored the fastest hat trick in ECHL history, scoring three goals on December 20, 1992 against the Roanoke Valley Rampage.

Roanoke Valley Vipers

The Virginia Lancers were a charter member of the East Coast Hockey League in 1988, later known as the Roanoke Valley Rebels and Roanoke Valley Rampage before moving to Huntsville, Alabama after the 1992-93 season.

Rob Laurie

After a four-year career at Western Michigan University, Laurie joined the Roanoke Valley Rampage of the East Coast Hockey League in 1992.



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