| Mississippi Sea Wolves | |
| | Founded | 1996 | | Home ice | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | | Based in | Biloxi, Mississippi | | Colors | Navy Blue, Red | | League | ECHL | | Championships | 1998-1999 ECHL Kelly Cup Championship | | Head Coach/General Manager | Steffon Walby | | President | Bill Yates | | Assistant Coach | Stephane Neron | | Broadcaster | Leif Skodnick | The Mississippi Sea Wolves are a minor league hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves are members of the ECHL and are an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is a 9,150-seat multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. ...
Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ...
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ...
Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ...
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is a 9,150-seat multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. ...
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ...
The Sea Wolves were founded in 1996 and have since enjoyed considerable success. They reached the playoffs in five of their first seven years, and celebrated a league championship in 1999, when they defeated the Richmond Renegades in a best of seven series to claim the Kelly Cup. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Richmond Renegades were an ECHL ice hockey team in Richmond, Virginia that played from 1990-2003. ...
The Kelly Cup goes to play-off champion of the East Coast Hockey League. ...
Damages from Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum forced the team to suspend operations for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons under the ECHL's hardship provisions caused by Hurricane Katrina. A second team, the Texas Wildcatters, was also granted a hardship provision because of Hurricane Rita for one year, and resumed play in 2006-07. Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ...
The Texas Wildcatters are the East Coast Hockey League team based in Beaumont, Texas. ...
Hurricane Katrina resulted in extensive damage to the team’s home arena, including flood damage to team offices and locker rooms as well as the ice-making equipment and two Zambonis. During the 2006-07 ECHL All-Star Game, the league officially welcomed back the Sea Wolves at the Board of Governors Meeting held during the festivities. “The ECHL is delighted to officially welcome back the Sea Wolves for their belated 10th year in the ‘Den’. While much works remains to be done, there has been significant progress since Dec. 1, 2006 and we expect that momentum will continue throughout the spring and summer months,” said ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. “The ownership group is unanimously behind the team and now we need fans and sponsors to lend their support to ensure a successful return.”
External link
- Sea Wolves Home Page
- The ECHL officially announces the Sea Wolves return.
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