The Alabama Slammers were a professional
ice hockey
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team. They were a member of the
World Hockey Association 2
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, and played their home games at
Pelham Civic Center in
Pelham, Alabama
Pelham is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in July 1964 and is a suburb located in the Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama which was home to over 1.1 million residents as of the 2020 census. At the 2000 census ...
, a suburb of
Birmingham
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. The Slammers were one of eight minor league hockey teams purchased or founded by real estate mogul David Waronker starting in 2003. By January 2007 all but one of those teams had ceased operations. They were coached to a 34-20-0-4 record, second in the league, by former NHL centerman
Garry Unger
Garry Douglas Unger (born December 7, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983.
Playing career
Unger set an NHL record by playing 914 consecutive games in the regu ...
. They were defeated by the
Macon Trax
The Macon Trax were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Macon, Georgia. They played in the low minor leagues Atlantic Coast Hockey League (2002–03), World Hockey Association 2 (2003–04) and Southern Professional Hockey Leagu ...
in the semifinal round of the WHA2 playoffs.
The league folded after one season, with three of the remaining teams moving to the
Southern Professional Hockey League
The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indiana in the mid ...
, but the Slammers folded before making the move.
2003-04 roster
* #30
Jamie Ronayne
* #34
Jeff Kilgore
* #17
Bobby Quinnell
* #18
Jorin Welsh
* #29
Mark Loeding
* #7
Stephane Desjardins
* #2
Tom Wilson
* #12
Joe Savioli
* #3
Doug Mann
* #15
Hugo Belanger
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* #27
Chad Peck
* #16
Jeff Coulter
* #8
Justin Schabes
* #61
Mike Craigen
* #24
Ryan Prentice
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* #11 Jeff Mead
* #19 Doug Lawrence
* #9 Tony Patterson
* #22
Jaroslav Kresec
* #91
Jason Renard
* #15
Jeff Cheeseman
External links
BirminghamProSports.com
Sports clubs and teams in Birmingham, Alabama
Defunct ice hockey teams in Alabama
Ice hockey teams in Alabama
World Hockey Association 2 teams
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