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Lake Charles Ice Pirates
The Lake Charles Ice Pirates were an American ice hockey team in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lake Charles, Louisiana. They played in the Western Professional Hockey League from 1997-2001. Season-by-season record {, class="wikitable" , - style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" align="center" , , Season , , GP , , W , , L , , T , , OTL , , SOL , , Pts , , GF , , GA , , Place , , Playoffs , - align="center" , 1997/98 , , 69 , , 35 , , 28 , , — , , 6 , , — , , 76 , , 273 , , 280 , , align="left" , 5., WPHLE , , ''Lost in first round'' , - align="center" , 1998/99 , , 69 , , 40 , , 25 , , — , , 4 , , — , , 84 , , 275 , , 232 , , align="left" , 2., WPHLE , , ''Lost in third round'' , - align="center" , 1999/00 , , 70 , , 41 , , 25 , , — , , 4 , , — , , 86 , , 285 , , 222 , , align="left" , 2., WPHLE , , ''Lost in second round'' , - align="center" , 2000/01 , , 70 , , 29 , , 36 , , — , , 5 , , — , , 63 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lake Charles's population was 84,872. The city and metropolitan area of Lake Charles is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gambling, tourism, and education, being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city, metropolitan Lake Charles is often called ''the Lake Area''. History On March 7, 1861, Lake Charles was incorporated as the town of Charleston, Louisiana. Lake Charles was founded by merchant and tradesman Marco Eliche (or Marco de Élitxe) as an outpost. He was a Sephardic Jew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th century Louisiana French, Dominican Creole, Spanish, French Canadian, Acadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Professional Hockey League
The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) is a defunct 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 season. Teams in alphabetical order *Abilene Aviators (Abilene, Texas) 1998–2000; folded during the 1999–2000 season * Alexandria Warthogs (Alexandria, Louisiana) 1998–2000 * 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 2011 *Central Texas Stampede (Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Charles Civic Center
Sudduth Coliseum, in the Lake Charles Civic Center, is a 7,450-seat multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Located on Lakeshore Drive, it is the main arena of the Lake Charles Civic Center. It is a venue for hosting concerts and special events, including the 2006 Louisiana State Choir festival and Contraband Days. The center is named for former Lake Charles Mayor James Sudduth. It also serves as a host for gun shows, professional wrestling, dance performances, professional and amateur fights, school field trips and The National Day of Prayer ceremony in Lake Charles. Contraband Days is a large festival held on the grounds. The center served as a shelter for displaced residents whose homes were devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The center also hosted UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion, as well as UFC 24. It also holds Rampage in the Cage events. It also used to be the home stadium of Lake Charles' former pro hockey team, the Lake Charles Ice Pirates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Lund
Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young male domestic goat Film * Billy (''Black Christmas''), a character from ''Black Christmas'' * Billy (''Saw''), a puppet from ''Saw'' * '' Billy: The Early Years'', a 2008 biographical film about Billy Graham Literature * ''Billy'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber * ''Billy'', a 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by Pamela Stephenson Music Musicals * ''Billy'' (musical), a musical based on Billy Liar * ''Billy'', a 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and Ron Dante Albums * ''Billy'' (Samiam album) (1992) * ''Billy'' (Feedtime album) Songs * "Billy" (Kathy Linden song), a 1958 song by Kathy Linden * "Billy", a 1986 song by Céline Dion from ''The Best of Celine Dion'' * "Billy", a 1973 song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hanson (ice Hockey)
John Hanson ( – November 15, 1783) was an American Founding Father, merchant, and politician from Maryland during the Revolutionary Era. In 1779, Hanson was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving in a variety of roles for the Patriot cause in Maryland. He signed the Articles of Confederation in 1781 after Maryland joined the other states in ratifying them. In November 1781, he was elected as the first President of the Confederation Congress (sometimes styled ''President of the United States in Congress assembled''), following ratification of the articles. For this reason, some of Hanson's biographers have argued that he was actually the first holder of the office of President of the United States. Early life Hanson was born in Port Tobacco Parish in Charles County in the Province of Maryland on April 14, 1721. Sources published prior to a 1940 genealogical study sometimes listed his birth date as April 13 or his year of birth as 1715. Hanson was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcy Verot
Darcy Verot (born July 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Career Verot, undrafted, is a former professional hockey player of the National Hockey League. A veteran and fan favorite of the American Hockey League, he is one of the few professional players to ever work his way up to the NHL from the WPHL (Western Pacific Hockey League). He ended his career in the Kontinental Hockey League, of Russia, retiring in 2013. Originally signed as a free agent, in 2000, by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Verot made his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals, playing 37 games during the 2003–04 NHL season, before the first NHL lockout, in '04. Notoriously tough, Verot led all players in penalty minutes for the last half of the season. In 2002, Verot played with the Calgary Flames organization before signing a two-way contract, in 2005, with the Columbus Blue Jackets - where he played as a letterman for two seasons with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Syrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Katelnikoff
Tracey Katelnikoff (born July 17, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Katelnikoff played four seasons (1985 to 1989) of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League, scoring 156 goals and 149 assists for 305 points, while earning 280 penalty minutes, in 267 games played. He then attended the University of Calgary where he was named to the Canada West Second All-Star team in three consecutive seasons (1993 to 1995) before commencing his professional career in Europe. Katelnikoff made his Deutsche Eishockey Liga debut with SC Riessersee during the 1995-96 season, but played the majority of his European games in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga. Returning to North America, he spent the 1999-2000 season in the Western Professional Hockey League with the Lake Charles Ice Pirates before retiring as a professional player. Katelnikoff, who is currently the owner of the Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Maruk
Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Ukrainian descent. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975 to 1989, scoring a career-high 60 goals for the Washington Capitals in 1981–82. Career As a youth, Maruk played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Etobicoke. Maruk played junior "A" hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the London Knights before he was drafted in 1975 by the California Golden Seals. While with the Seals, he became the first NHL rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season. Maruk followed the franchise when it relocated to Cleveland to become the Cleveland Barons a year later. Maruk's rights were later obtained by the Minnesota North Stars after the Barons merged with them in 1978, but he was traded shortly afterwards to the Washington Capitals. During his time with the Capitals, he scored 50 goals in 1980-81 and 60 goals in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan McDonald
Nolan McDonald (born July 29, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round (147th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. McDonald spent the majority of his professional career playing in the German 2nd Bundesliga where, in 2003, he was selected as the Goaltender of the Year. Nolan is credited as being the first goaltender in the history of the German Bundesliga to be named his team's captain. McDonald now owns a film studio in New Brunswick, Canada. He has a credit as an executive producer of the film ''Decoding Annie Parker ''Decoding Annie Parker'' is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Steven Bernstein. The film stars Samantha Morton, Helen Hunt and Aaron Paul. The film tells the story of Annie Parker and the discovery of the BRCA1 breast cancer gene. Plot ...'', which starred Helen Hunt, Samantha Morton and Aaron Paul. References External links * * * 1977 births Canadian ice hockey g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Townshend
Graeme Scott Townshend (born October 23, 1965) is a Jamaican-born Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He was the first Jamaican-born player to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), and played 45 games in the NHL between 1990 and 1993. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 1999, was spent in the minor leagues. Playing career Prior to starting his professional career, Townshend played four seasons at RPI in ECAC Hockey, serving as a team captain during the 1987–88 season. He also played for the Mimico Monarchs of the Central Junior "B" Hockey League. Townshend started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins. He scored his first NHL goal on February 2, 1991 in Boston's 6-2 loss at Pittsburgh. He also played with the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators. His NHL career lasted from 1990 to 1994. He played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Maine Mariners, Capital District Islanders, and Prince Edward Island Senators. Townshend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Duplechin
Cody may refer to: People *Cody (given name) *Cody (surname) * Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels Places Canada *Cody, British Columbia United States *Cody, Florida *Cody (Duluth), Minnesota *Cody, Missouri *Cody, Nebraska *Cody, Wyoming * Cody Lake (Minnesota), a lake in Minnesota Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Cody (band), a Danish musical group *''Come On Die Young'' (CODY), a 1999 album and song by Scottish band Mogwai * ''Cody'' (album), a 2016 album by Joyce Manor Other arts, entertainment, and media *Cody, a buffalo that appeared in the movie ''Dances with Wolves'' *Cody from ''The Rescuers Down Under'' *Cody Maverick, a rockhopper penguin and the main character in the movie '' Surf's Up'' *Cody, the surname of Janine "Smurf", Andrew "Pope", Craig, Deran, Joshua "J", and Lena Cody's criminal family in '' Animal Kingdom'' * ''Cody'' (TV series), series of Australian television movies *'' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe'', a Republic Picture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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