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Savannah Ghost Pirates
Savannah Ghost Pirates
City	Savannah, Georgia
League	ECHL
Conference	Eastern
Division	South
Founded	2022
Home arena	Enmarket Arena
Colors	Black, white, green;
Mascot	Davy
Owner(s)	Andy Kaufman
Head coach	Jared Staal
Affiliates	Florida Panthers (NHL) ; Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Website	ghostpirateshockey.com
Franchise history
2022–present	Savannah Ghost Pirates
	Current season

The Savannah Ghost Pirates are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Savannah, Georgia. The team began play in the 2022–23 ECHL season with home games at Enmarket Arena.

History

In January 2021, the city of Savannah, Georgia, was reported to have come to an agreement with the ECHL's Jacksonville Icemen majority owner Andy Kaufmann to place an expansion team in the new Savannah Arena for the 2022–23 season.^[1] The team was the first tenant announced for Enmarket Arena, which was planned to be completed in January 2022.^[2] The ECHL approved the membership of the expansion team on January 27, 2021, to begin play in the 2022–23 season.^[3] On October 27, 2021, the team name was announced as the Savannah Ghost Pirates.^[4]

On May 19, 2022, the Ghost Pirates announced a one-year affiliation for the 2022–23 season with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights. Additionally, former NHL player and Union Dutchmen head coach Rick Bennett was announced as Savannah's first head coach.^[5] The team was placed in the South Division with the Atlanta Gladiators, Florida Everblades, Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Jacksonville Icemen, Orlando Solar Bears, and the South Carolina Stingrays.^[6]

On June 17, 2024, Ghost Pirates announced an affiliation agreement with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.^[7]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Regular season											Playoffs
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Standing	Year	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Kelly Cup
2022–23	72	28	34	9	1	66	207	258	928	7th, South	2023	did not qualify
2023–24	72	30	34	7	1	68	218	243	928	6th, South	2024	did not qualify