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The Pee Dee Pride was a minor-league hockey organization housed in Florence, South Carolina , where they played from 1997 until 2005. The organization, which is one of the five charter members of the East Coast Hockey League ( ECHL ), was originally housed in Knoxville, Tennessee and was known as the Knoxville Cherokees. The Pride played at the Florence Civic Center , which seats 7,426 fans. The name of the organization comes from the region of South Carolina in which Florence is located, known as the " Pee Dee " region. The team's mascot was Paws the Lion. The organization never won the Kelly Cup, the ECHL championship trophy. In-state rivals of the Pride included the South Carolina Stingrays , the Greenville Grrrowl , and the Columbia Inferno . Reports have circulated that the owners of the organization will attempt to relocate the team to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and resume play in the 2006-2007 ECHL season after a year off. Since the Pride's suspension, Florence has become home to another team, the Pee Dee Cyclones of the SPHL . |
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