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Mississippi Sea Wolves

Defunct minor professional ice hockey team


Summary

Defunct minor professional ice hockey team

FieldValue
bg_colorbackground:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C80815 5px solid; border-bottom:#00004d 5px solid
teamMississippi Sea Wolves
logo_size190px
cityBiloxi, Mississippi
leagueECHL
founded1996
operated1996–2009
arenaMississippi Coast Coliseum
colorsRed, blue, and white
reg_season_titles2002–03
division_titles2002–03
kelly_cups1998–99
divisionContinental
websitemississippiseawolves.com

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The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi, and played in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL.

The Sea Wolves were founded in 1996 and had considerable success over their 10 seasons in the ECHL. They reached the playoffs in five of their first seven years and 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 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons under the ECHL's hardship provisions. Hurricane Katrina resulted in extensive damage to the team’s home arena, including flood damage to team offices, locker rooms, ice-making equipment, and two Zambonis. During the 2006–07 ECHL All-Star Game, the league officially confirmed the Sea Wolves would return in 2007–08.

On March 30, 2009, the Sea Wolves announced that the organization would be suspending operations again for the 2009–10 season, but a little more than a month later the team's management announced that professional hockey would continue to be played on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the form of the Mississippi Surge in the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Surge played at the Coast Coliseum from the 2009–10 season through 2013–14.

In 2021, the Federal Prospects Hockey League hosted three neutral site games in Biloxi. Biloxi Pro Hockey sold 20,163 tickets in the month of December and an announcement was made on December 30 that a new Sea Wolves team would return in 2022. The new team began play in the 2022–23 FPHL season.

History

League championsDivision championsPlayoff berth
ECHLSeasonDivisionRegular seasonStatisticsPostseason resultsCoachWLTOTLSOLPtsPct.GFGAPIM
1996–97South34261078.5572412452082Lost First Round, 0–3 vs. BirminghamBruce Boudreau
1997–98Southwest3427977.5502252241909did not qualifyBruce Boudreau
1998–99Southwest4122789.6362512151357Won Conf. Quarterfinals, 3–0 vs. South Carolina
Won Conf. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Florida
Won Conf. Finals, 4–1 vs. Pee Dee
Won Kelly Cup, 4–3 vs. RichmondBruce Boudreau
1999–00Southwest3527878.5572412211773Won Wildcard, 2–1 vs. Pensacola
Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. LouisianaMarc Potvin
2000–01Southwest3433573.5072212181310did not qualifyAl Pedersen
2001–02Southwest4126587.6042512321706Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Pensacola
Won Div. Finals, 3–0 vs. Jackson
Lost Conf. Finals, 1–3 vs. GreenvilleBob Woods
2002–03Southwest4424492.6392502112159Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Pensacola
Lost Div. Finals, 0–3 vs. LouisianaBob Woods
2003–04Central4520797.6742562001632Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–3 vs. GwinnettBob Woods
2004–05South39244587.6042232151372Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs. GwinnettBob Woods
2005–06Inactive due to arena damages from Hurricane Katrina
2006–07
2007–08South29401261.4242042621462Lost First Round, 1–3 vs. TexasSteffon Walby
2008–09South28357164.4512032561242did not qualifySteffon Walby

References

References

  1. (January 22, 2007). "The ECHL officially announces the Sea Wolves return".
  2. (May 7, 2009). "SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE COMES TO THE COAST". }} {{Dead link.
  3. (January 3, 2022). "Professional hockey team returning full-time to Biloxi".
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