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Shreveport Mudbugs
CityShreveport, Louisiana
LeagueNorth American Hockey League
Founded2016
Home arenaHirsch Memorial Coliseum
ColorsBlack, Teal, Purple, Red, White
         
Owner(s)Tommy & Leslie Scott
General managerScott Muscutt
MediaShreveporttimes.com
Franchise history
2016–presentShreveport Mudbugs
For the former professional team of the same name that played in the WPHL, see Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.

The Shreveport Mudbugs are a Tier II junior ice hockey team based in Shreveport, Louisiana as a member of the North American Hockey League. The new Mudbugs replaced a former professional team that played in the area from 1997 to 2011 known as the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.

History

From 1997 to 2000, Shreveport, Louisiana was home to a professional hockey team in the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) named the Shreveport Mudbugs. In 2000, the Mudbugs relocated to nearby Bossier City to play out of CenturyTel Center and changed their name to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. The Mudbugs then joined thr Central Hockey League in 2001 when the WPHL merged with the CHL. The professional Mudbugs would eventually fold in 2011 citing low attendance and financial issues even though the team had just won the league championship.[1][2]

In October 2015, it was announced that a new Mudbugs team would return for the 2016–17 season after signing a 12-year lease agreement with the Louisiana State Fairgrounds and returning to Hirsch Coliseum but as a member of the Tier II junior North American Hockey League.[3] On April 8, 2016, the Shreveport Mudbugs were officially announced as an expansion team in the NAHL.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lang III, Roy (June 10, 2011). "Won and done for Mudbugs". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved June 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs win CHL title, then cease operations
  3. ^ Lang III, Roy. "Ice, Ice, Baby! Mudbugs hockey returns to Shreveport". Shreveporttimes.com. GANNETT. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Shreveport Mudbugs accepted into the NAHL for the 2016-17 season". OurSports Central. April 8, 2016.
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