Ice Hockey Teams in Mississippi - Mississippi Sea Wolves, Mississippi Surge, Tupelo T-Rex, Mississippi Riverkings (Paperback)

Chapters: Mississippi Sea Wolves, Mississippi Surge, Tupelo T-Rex, Mississippi Riverkings. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL. The Sea Wolves were founded in 1996 and enjoyed considerable success over their 10 seasons in the ECHL. 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. Damages from Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum forced the team to suspend operations for the 200506 and 200607 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 200607. Hurricane Katrina resulted in extensive damage to the teams home arena, including flood damage to team offices and locker rooms as well as the ice-making equipment and two Zambonis. During the 200607 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. On March 30, 2009, the Sea Wolves a...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=50118