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This article is about the expansion team in the Southern Professional Hockey League. For their predecessors who played from 1995 until 2005 in the ECHL, see Louisiana IceGators (ECHL).
Louisiana IceGators
CityLafayette, Louisiana
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
Founded2009
Home arenaCajundome
ColorsGreen, Gold, Black, White
       
Owner(s)Chuck Anselmo Jr. & Chuck Anselmo III
General managerLouis Dumont
Head coachKevin Kaminski
MediaLafayette Daily Advertiser KATC KLFY
Franchise history
1995–2005 / 2009–presentLouisiana IceGators
Championships
Regular season titles0

The Louisiana IceGators are a team of the Southern Professional Hockey League who began play in the 2009-10 season. Like the original IceGators which played from 1995 until folding in 2005, they are based out of Lafayette, Louisiana. For their first season as members of the SPHL, home games were played at the Blackham Coliseum rather than the Cajundome, the original home of the ECHL 'Gators. For the 2010-11 season, however, the team's home ice returned to the Cajundome.[1]

History

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2009-2010 Louisiana Icegators logo
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2010-Current Louisiana Icegators logo

The new IceGators were brought back and owned by local businessman Danny Smith, and their head coach was Ron Handy, a member of the original IceGators team that hit the ice in 1995-96.[2] In August 2010, a deal was struck and Smith sold the team to two local businessmen, E.C. "Chuck" Anselmo, Jr. and E.C. "Chuck" Anselmo, III.

On Monday, October 26, 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.[3] Former Huntsville Havoc player and coach John Gibson was later named Head Coach, while Handy began to focus on community relations and off ice operations.[4]

On October 18, 2010[5] the IceGators affiliated with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.

Season-by-season record

Southern Professional Hockey League

Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish
2009-10 56 23 31 2 48 175 223 1650 7th (Out of Playoffs)
2010-11 56 16 40 0 32 170 231 1111 8th (Out of Playoffs)
2011-12 56 24 27 5 53 177 202 943 7th (Out in Quarterfinals)
2012-13 56 34 17 5 73 172 167 1145 2nd (Out in Semifinals)
2013-14 56 35 18 3 73 198 175 1094 2nd (Out in Quarterfinals)

References

  1. ^ Burgess, Richard (August 17, 2010). "IceGators to chill at the 'Dome". The Advocate. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Foote, Kevin (May 15, 2009). "IceGators to skate again; join the discussion". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 15, 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "IceFlyers Open at Home With Win". Pensacola News Journal.
  4. ^ "IceGators announced that Brent Sapergia would temporarily replace Ron Handy as head coach". IceGator's Official Website.
  5. ^ IceGators Announce NHL Affiliation
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