| Copper City Chiefs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Rome, New York |
| League | EPHL |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Folded | 2008 |
| Home arena | John F. Kennedy Civic Arena (2000) |
| Colors | Black, gold |
| Owner(s) | Wayne Premo |
| Head coach | Mike Beavis |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007 - 2008 | Copper City Chiefs |
The Copper City Chiefs were a low-level professional ice hockey team located in Rome, New York. The team was owned by Wayne Premo.
The Chiefs joined the NEHL as an expansion team for the 2007-2008 season. When the season was cancelled and the league folded mid-season in January 2008 the Chiefs after playing 8 games had a record of 4 wins and 4 losses. The owners tried to schedule Canadian Sr. teams to complete the remaining the home schedule to no avail. The team was announced as a member of the EPHL on April 22, 2008 but the name was not officially announced until July 2, 2008. Mr Premeo obtained the name "Copper City Chiefs" from the Copper City Chiefs a Semi-professional hockey team from Rome, New York, who also played their games at the Kennedy Arena from 1964-1988. However before the 2008-09 EPHL season began the franchise folded in early October 2008. Premo cited arena issues, economic issues, and lack of funds as reasons why the team folded [1]
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
| 2007-08 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 49 | 143 | 2nd* |
| 2008-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | folded |
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