Fayetteville Force hockey logo, North Carolina, 1997โ€“2001

Fayetteville Force

Fayetteville, North Carolina1997โ€“2001

Order vintage Fayetteville Force tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks, mugs and more. The Force drew about 4,000 fans a night to the Crown Coliseum and climbed to 45 wins and the league's best regular season record in the 1999-2000 season. Celebrate Fayetteville hockey by browsing all of our Force gear, then read the team history below. Every design comes from an American small business devoted to preserving the history of fondly remembered and long-lost hockey teams.

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Fayetteville Force History

The Fayetteville Force hockey team played out of the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC, starting with the 1997-98 season. While the team won only 27 games its first season, it was popular in Fayetteville and drew about 4,000 fans per game. Over the nextย couple of seasons, the team improved on the ice and won 35 and then 45 games. With 45 wins in 1999-00ย season, they held the best regular season record. Unfortunately they would fall in the first round of the playoffs to Macon. After one more go around in the 2000-01 season, the Force folded as the league merged with the WPHL and lost most of its eastern US teams.

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