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Shreveport Mudbugs
The Shreveport Mudbugs are a Junior ice hockey#Tier II, 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 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Shreveport Mudbugs. In 2000, the Mudbugs relocated to nearby Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier City to play out of CenturyTel Center and changed their name to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. The Mudbugs then joined the 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. In October 2015, it was announced that a new Mudbugs team would return for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Professional Hockey League
The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league. The WPHL operated from 1996 to 2001 with teams based in the southern United States, primarily Texas and Louisiana. The league started with six teams in the 1996–97 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999–00. After the 2000–01 season, the WPHL merged with the Central Hockey League. Former WPHL teams continued to play in the CHL until the 2012–13 CHL season, 2012–13 season. Teams in alphabetical order *Abilene Aviators (Abilene, Texas) 1998–2000; folded during the 1999–2000 season *Alexandria Warthogs (Alexandria, Louisiana) 1998–2000 *Amarillo Gorillas, Amarillo Rattlers (Amarillo, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2010 as Amarillo Gorillas *Arkansas GlacierCats (Little Rock, Arkansas) 1998–2000 *Austin Ice Bats (Austin, Texas) 1996–2001; continued in CHL until 2008 *Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (Bossier City, Louisiana) 2000–01; continued in CHL until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |