Louisiana IceGators
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City | Lafayette, Louisiana |
League | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Founded | 2009 |
Home arena | Cajundome |
Colors | Green, Gold, Black, White |
Owner(s) | Chuck Anselmo Jr. & Chuck Anselmo III |
General manager | Louis Dumont |
Head coach | Kevin Kaminski |
Media | Lafayette Daily Advertiser KATC KLFY |
Franchise history | |
1995-2005 | Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) |
2009-Current | Louisiana Icegators Southern Professional Hockey League |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 0 |
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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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 |
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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
- ^ Burgess, Richard (August 17, 2010). "IceGators to chill at the 'Dome". The Advocate. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (May 15, 2009). "IceGators to skate again; join the discussion". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 15, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "IceFlyers Open at Home With Win". Pensacola News Journal.
- ^ "IceGators announced that Brent Sapergia would temporarily replace Ron Handy as head coach". IceGator's Official Website.
- ^ IceGators Announce NHL Affiliation