| Team: | Springfield Kings |
| Color: | Purple |
| Color Text: | White |
| City: | Springfield, Illinois |
| League: | Continental Hockey League |
| Founded: | 1976 |
| Colors: | Purple and Gold[1] |
| Name1: | Springfield Kings |
| Dates1: | 1976—1985 |
The Springfield Kings were an American ice hockey team in Springfield, Illinois.[2] [3] They played in the Continental Hockey League (CnHL) from 1976 to 1985. The team played at the Ice Chateau.[4]
The team was the runner-up in the league for the 1982–83 season losing to the Troy Sabres (4-2) in the finals.[5] The head coach for the 1983–84 season was Pete Crawford. Ron Dorgan coached the team during the 1984–85 season.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Place | Playoffs | |
| 1976–77 | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 180 | 267 | |||
| 1977–78 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 190 | 143 | |||
| 1978–79 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 52 | 167 | 117 | |||
| 1979–80 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 49 | 230 | 139 | |||
| 1980–81 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 32 | 134 | 144 | |||
| 1981–82 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 235 | 160 | |||
| 1982–83 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 38 | 186 | 183 | 2nd | ||
| 1983–84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984–85 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 223 | 211 |