After a quick on-ice evaluation skate, the CGHA fielded its first team, Spin, in September 2002 at the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, IL. Though the drive was far for many CGHA skaters, they managed to field a solid bench for each game.
Like many new teams, winning was few and far between. In fact, Spin would not win their first official game until the very last regular season game of the season. The record for this season may not indicate a success based upon wins, it was a success as a concept.
Games Played: 14 (12 regular, 2 playoffs) Record: W 2 – L 10 – T 2 – OTL 0
- 9/16/02 – Spin vs. ? (L, 3-9)
- 9/30/02 – Spin vs. Storm (L, 4-5) recap
- Missing game (L)
- Missing game (L)
- 11/18/02 – Spin vs. Piazons (L, 9-3) recap
- 11/25/02 – Spin vs. Storm (L, 2-1) recap
- 12/9/02 (9:50pm) – Spin vs. Canucks (L)
- 12/16/02 (10pm) – Spin vs. Teampat (L)
- 1/05/03 (9:50pm) – Spin vs. Canucks (L)
- 1/12/03 (9:30pm) – Spin vs. Teampat (W by forfeit)
- 1/13/03 (9:50pm) – Spin vs. Canucks (L)
- 1/17/03 (10:10pm) – Spin vs. Storm (W, 4-3 OT) – Fan Appreciation Night recap
- 1/21/03 (9:50pm) – Spin vs. ? – playoffs (1st vs. 4th us) – Lost
- 1/25/03 (10:10pm) – 3rd place playoff game – Lost
Chicago Spin 2002 Fall Season: Games Played at the Glacier Rink, Vernon Hills
Standings (updated January 14 or 18, 2003)
| Team name | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA |
| Piazons | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 80 | 38 |
| Canucks | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 73 | 44 |
| Storm | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 65 |
| Team Pat | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 37 |
| SPIN | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 49 |
Stats: Known goals-assists are listed but counts could be higher.
- Mark Bachman Jr (3-0)
- Geoff Boehme (0-2)
- Allison Einhorn
- Keith Halverson
- Chuck Jacobson (9-7)
- Bryan Lind (0-3)
- Andy Rogers (0-7)
- Ryan Ruskin (0-1)
- Shane Thompson (4-0)
- Larry Zyks (2-2)
- Rex Babiera
- Betty Hale
- Chris Rapoff
- Michael Ko
- Greg Bates (1-0)
- Joe Nowak (2-0)
- Jim Bulwa (2-0)
- Shawn Fitzgerald (0-1)