Louisiana IceGators
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| Louisiana IceGators | |
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| City | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Home arena | Blackham Coliseum |
| Colors | Green, gold, black, white |
| Owner(s) | Danny Smith |
| General manager | Danny Smith |
| Head coach | John Gibson |
| Media | Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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| 1995-2005 / 2009-present | Louisiana IceGators |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |
The Louisiana IceGators are a team of the Southern Professional Hockey League to begin play for the 2009-10 season. Like the original IceGators which played from 1995 until folding in 2005, they are based out of Lafayette, Louisiana. Unlike the original team, however, home games will be played at the Blackham Coliseum rather than the Cajundome.
The new IceGators will be owned by local businessman Danny Smith, and their head coach will be Ron Handy, who was a member of the original IceGators team that hit the ice in 1995-96. [1]
On Monday, October 26th, 2009, Ron Handy stepped down as head coach after a 0-3-0 start. He was replaced by General Manager Brent Sapergia on an interim basis. Sapergia was banned by the league after being disqualified from two games in a row. In Pensacola, Sapergia threw a water bottle onto the ice, then a water cooler, then a pair of medical kits. Sapergia finished the tirade by emptying Louisiana's supply of hockey sticks into play and giving a farewell gesture to the fans as he left the arena.[2] Former Huntsville Havoc player and coach John Gibson was later named Head Coach, while Handy will begin to focus on community relations and off ice operations.[3]
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[edit] Season-by-season record
Southern Professional Hockey League
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
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| 2009-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 175 | -- |
[edit] Roster
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
| 11 |  |
Paul Mcbrien | F | L | 6' 1" | 195 lbs. | Okotoks, Alberta |
| 14 |  |
Kazuma Takahashi | F | L | 5' 11" | 180 lbs. | Hachinohe, Japan |
| 18 |  |
Heath Gordon | LW | 6' 2" | 215 lbs. | Pembroke, Massachusetts | |
| 19 | |
Ben Manny | F | 5' 10" | 200 lbs. | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | |
| 21 | |
Cam Lilley | RW | L | 6' 2" | 180 lbs. | Crossfield, Alberta |
| 22 | |
Dan Smith | LW | L | 6' 4" | 203 lbs. | Montreal, Quebec |
| 13 | |
Mike Omicioli | F | L | 5' 7" | 175 lbs. | West Warwick, Rhode Island |
| 26 | |
Daryl Moore | F | L | 5' 7" | 160 lbs. | Brantford, Ontario |
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Frank Littlejohn | RW | R | 5' 11" | 185 lbs. | Oshawa, Ontario |
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
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Mark Miller | D | ||||
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Nichols Bydal | D | 6' 2" | 230 lbs. | East Grand Forks, Minnesota | |
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Jason Hamilton | D | R | 6' 2" | 218 lbs. | Montreal, Quebec |
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Drew Baker | D | ||||
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Alex Hager | D | R | 5' 11" | 198 lbs. | Warwick, Rhode Island |
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John Jepson | D | ||||
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Tobias Karlsson | D | R | 6' 1" | 203 lbs. | Östersund, Sweden |
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| # | Player | Pos. | Catches | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
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David Thompson | G | L | 5' 11" | 190 lbs. | Wainwright, Alberta |
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A.J. Bucchino | G | L | 5' 10" | 185 lbs. | Bow, New Hampshire |
[edit] References
- ^ Foote, Kevin (May 15, 2009). "IceGators to skate again; join the discussion". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090515/NEWS01/905150326.
- ^ "IceFlyers Open at Home With Win". Pensacola News Journal. http://www.pnj.com/article/20091107/SPORTS/911070330/Ice-Flyers-open-at-home-with-win.
- ^ "IceGators announced that Brent Sapergia will temporarily replace Ron Handy as head coach". IceGator's Official Website. http://www.icegators.com/?page_id=8?p=628.
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