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Mississippi Surge 
City Biloxi, Mississippi League Southern Professional Hockey League Founded 2009 Home arena Mississippi Coast Coliseum Colors Blue, Gold, Metallic Silver, White
Owner(s) Surge LLC (Tim Kerr) General manager Tim Kerr Head coach Jeff Bes Media The Sun Herald Franchise history 2009–Present Mississippi Surge Championships Playoff championships 1 The Mississippi Surge is a professional team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that began play in the 2009-10 season. Based in Biloxi, home games are played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum also known as "The Power Plant".[1]
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History
The Mississippi Surge began play 2009 following the suspension of operations of the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the East Coast Hockey League. The disbandment of the Sea Wolves left South Mississippi without a hockey team or a professional sports team. A new team was announced to begin play in 2009 and the team held a name-the-team contest on their temporary webpage. On June 17, the Surge unveiled their name, logo, and colors.[2] The team was to be coached by long time Sea Wolves player and coach Steffon Walby.
In the franchise's first season in the SPHL the Surge had great success. After finishing first in the league at 34-14-8 at the end of the regular season, the Surge were presented the William B. Coffey Trophy as the regular season champions. The Surge advanced to the play-offs and faced the Columbus Cottonmouths in a series that they won 3-1. In the championship round the Surge were defeated by the Huntsville Havoc. In addition to winning the William B. Coffey Trophy, the Surge also won many of the league’s player awards. Steffon Walby was chosen as Coach of the Year, Steve Weidlich was chosen as Defenseman of the Year and was named team captain the following season, and Bill Zaniboni was chosen as the Goalie of the Year.
In the team's second year of operation, the Surge facing adversity with numerous injuries and call-ups of key players, again managed to finish the season in first place with a over-all record of 37-19. The Mississippi Surge were again crowned the Regular Season Champions and received the 2010-2011 William B. Coffey Trophy for their second year in a row. The Surge played the Knoxville Ice Bears in Round 1 of the 2010-2011 Play-offs and advanced to the SPHL Finals after winning the series 3-2. In the SPHL Finals the Surge were matched up against the 2nd Seed Augusta Riverhawks and swept the series 3-0 claiming their first President's Cup.
The Surge moved into their third year of operation under new ownership as Pensacola Ice Flyers owner, Tim Kerr bought the team from Coast Hockey LLC. They also moved into the season without the guidance of Champion coach Steffon Walby as Kerr and Walby decided to part ways. The Surge will play this season under rookie Head Coach Jeff Bes.
Current Roster
Forwards No. Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth 11 
Chris Chambers F 6' 3" 200 lbs. Crofton, Maryland, USA 13 
Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn LW L 5' 11" 190 lbs. Sharon, Ontario, Canada 14 Rob Campbell F 5' 10" 175 lbs. Reading, Massachusetts, USA 23 Jeff Grant F 6' 0" 165 lbs. Burlington, Massachusetts, USA Defensemen # Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birt 27 Nick Klaren D 6' 1" 200 lbs. North St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - Head Coach: Jeff Bes
- Player-Assistant:
Season Records
Year Position GP W L OTL Pts Pct GF GA PIM Coach Result 2009-10 1st 56 34 14 8 76 0.607 168 139 1344 Steffon Walby Lost in Finals 2010-11 1st 56 37 19 * 74 0.660 207 157 1059 Steffon Walby League Champions 2011-12 5th 3 1 2 0 2 0.333 9 12 56 Jeff Bes -- - 2010/2011 Season no points were given for OTL
Championships and Awards
Since it's debut in the 2009/2010 SPHL season. The Mississippi Surge and it's players have won 3 different championship trophies and numerous player awards.
Championships
Year League Trophy 2009-2010 SPHL Commissioner's Cup 2010-2011 SPHL Commissioner's Cup 2010-2011 SPHL President's Cup '11 President's Cup Champions Roster
Forwards No. Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth 7 Michael Richard C 5' 9" 190 lbs. Saint-Constant, Quebec, Canada 9 Matt Zultek LW L 6' 4" 210 lbs. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 11 Chris Chambers F 6' 3" 200 lbs. Crofton, Maryland, USA 13 Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn LW L 5' 11" 190 lbs. Sharon, Ontario, Canada 14 Rob Campbell F 5' 10" 175 lbs. Reading, Massachusetts, USA 15 Rusty Masters C L 6' 0" 185 lbs. Grafton, Ontario, Canada 16 Adam Bartholomay F R 5' 11" 216 lbs. Agoura Hills, California, USA 23 Jeff Grant F 6' 0" 165 lbs. Burlington, Massachusetts, USA 26 Jason Beeman RW R 5' 11" 213 lbs. Los Angeles, California, USA 28 Ryan McCarthy C 5' 10" 185 lbs. Brampton, Ontario, Canada Defensemen # Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight Place of Birth 2 Shane Wagner D 6' 0" 190 lbs. Stillwater, Minnesota, USA 3 Jeff Winchester D L 6' 2" 205 lbs. Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada 5 Greg Moore D 5' 10" 200 lbs. Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada 22 Glenn Cacaro D L 6' 0" 190 lbs. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA 25 Jack Wolgemuth D 6' 3" 185 lbs. Anchorage, Alaska, USA 27 Nick Klaren D 6' 1" 200 lbs. North St. Paul, Minnesota, USA 42 Steve Weidlich D L 6' 2" 210 lbs. Edmonton, Alberta, USA Goaltenders # Player Pos. Catches Height Weight Place of Birth 31 Dan Earles G 5' 11" 175 lbs. Penetang, Ontario, Canada 33 Bill Zaniboni G R 6' 1" 210 lbs. Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA - Head Coach: Steffon Walby
- Player-Assistant: Steve Weidlich
Player Awards
- 2009/2010 SPHL Goal-Tender of the Year: Bill Zaniboni
- 2009/2010 SPHL Defenseman of the Year: Steve Wiedlich
- 2009/2010 SPHL Coach of the Year: Steffon Walby
References
- ^ "SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE COMES TO THE COAST". TheSPHL.com. May 7, 2009. http://www.thesphl.com/fanzone/news/index.html?article_id=1165. Retrieved May 11, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Coast Hockey announces new team name". The Sun Herald. June 17, 2009. http://www.sunherald.com/newsupdates/story/1419476.html. Retrieved June 17, 2009.[dead link]
External links
- Mississippi Surge
- The Southern Professional Hockey League website
- WAAY - New Havoc Opponent Causing Controversy
- WKRG-Storm Surge vs Misissippi Surge
Southern Professional Hockey League Teams Augusta Riverhawks • Columbus Cottonmouths • Fayetteville FireAntz • Huntsville Havoc • Knoxville Ice Bears • Louisiana IceGators • Mississippi RiverKings • Mississippi Surge • Pensacola Ice FlyersArenas Cajundome (Louisiana) • Columbus Civic Center (Columbus) • Cumberland County Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville) • DeSoto Civic Center (Mississippi RiverKings) • James Brown Arena (Augusta) • James White Civic Coliseum (Knoxville) • Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Mississippi Surge) • Pensacola Civic Center (Pensacola) • Von Braun Center (Huntsville)Seasons 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11President's Cup • William B. Coffey Trophy • Other Professional Hockey leagues Sports teams based in Mississippi Baseball 
Basketball ABA: Gulf Coast FlashFootball UIFL: Mississippi Hound DogsHockey Soccer College athletics
(NCAA Division I)Categories:- Southern Professional Hockey League teams
- Ice hockey teams in Mississippi
- Biloxi, Mississippi
- Sports clubs established in 2009
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