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Mississippi Sea Wolves 
City Biloxi, Mississippi League ECHL Conference American Conference Division South Division Founded 1996 Home arena Mississippi Coast Coliseum Colors Red and blue
Championships Regular season titles 2002–03 Division Championships 2002–03 Kelly Cups 1998–99 The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL.
The Sea Wolves were founded in 1996 and enjoyed considerable success over their 10 seasons in the ECHL. They reached the playoffs in five of their first seven years, and celebrated 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 caused by Hurricane Katrina. A second team, the Texas Wildcatters, was also granted a hardship provision because of Hurricane Rita for one year, and resumed play in 2006–07.
Hurricane Katrina resulted in extensive damage to the team’s home arena, including flood damage to team offices and locker rooms as well as the ice-making equipment and two Zambonis.
During the 2006–07 ECHL All-Star Game, the league officially welcomed back the Sea Wolves at the Board of Governors Meeting held during the festivities.
“The ECHL is delighted to officially welcome back the Sea Wolves for their belated 10th year in the ‘Den’. While much works remains to be done, there has been significant progress since Dec. 1, 2006 and we expect that momentum will continue throughout the spring and summer months,” said ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. “The ownership group is unanimously behind the team and now we need fans and sponsors to lend their support to ensure a successful return.”
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 pro 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 team's management was able to keep the tradition going. The Surge will play at the Coast Coliseum beginning with the 2009–10 season. [1]
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History
League Champions Division Champions Playoff Berth Season Division Regular season Statistics Postseason results Coach W L T OTL SOL Points Pct. Goals For Goals Against Penalty Mins Mississippi Sea Wolves 1996–97 South 34 26 10 -- -- 78 .557 241 245 2082 Lost First Round (0-3) Bruce Boudreau 1997–98 Southwest 34 27 9 -- -- 77 .550 225 224 1909 -- Bruce Boudreau 1998–99 Southwest 41 22 7 -- -- 89 .636 251 215 1357 Kelly Cup Champions (14-4) Bruce Boudreau 1999–00 Southwest 35 27 8 -- -- 78 .557 241 221 1773 Lost Quarterfinals (3-4) Marc Potvin 2000–01 Southwest 34 33 5 -- -- 73 .507 221 218 1310 -- Al Pedersen 2001–02 Southwest 41 26 5 -- -- 87 .604 251 232 1706 -- Bob Woods 2002–03 Southwest 44 24 4 -- -- 92 .639 250 211 2159 Lost Division Finals (3-3) Bob Woods 2003–04 Central 45 20 7 -- -- 97 .674 256 200 1632 Lost Division Semifinals (2-3) Bob Woods 2004–05 South 39 24 9 -- -- 87 .604 223 215 1372 Lost Conference Quarterfinals (1-3) Bob Woods 2005–06 Inactive due to arena damages from Hurricane Katrina 2006–07 2007–08 South 29 40 -- 1 2 61 .424 204 262 1462 Lost First Round (1-3) Steffon Walby 2008–09 South 21 25 -- 6 0 48 .459 154 196 992 TBD
Stats compiled as of 2/19/09Steffon Walby All-Time Totals 397 294 64 7 2 867 .567 2517 2439 17754 1-time Kelly Cup Champion
24-23 postseason recordCurrent roster
As of March 30, 2009. Data taken from ECHL website.[1]
Goaltenders # Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth 1 
Ryan Munce L April 16, 1985 Mississauga, ON, Canada 31 
John Murray L July 4, 1987 Lancaster, PA, USA Defensemen # Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth 4 Chris Zarb R January 11, 1985 Waterford, MI, USA 5 Kyle Peto L September 10, 1982 Lethbridge, AB, Canada 7 Mike Nesdill R February 7, 1984 Phoenix, AZ, USA 15 Pat Oliveto R June 9, 1984 Rochester, NY, USA 17 Bill LeClerc R April 26, 1984 Acton, MA, USA 22 Martin Frechette R July 11, 1986 Sherbrooke, QC, Canada 27 Matt Deschamps R April 23, 1980 Poughkeepsie, NY, USA Forwards # Player Position Shoots Date of birth Place of birth 6 Jason Tejchma F L May 13, 1983 Muskegon, MI, USA 9 Mark Rooneem F L January 9, 1983 Grande Cache, AB, Canada 10 Mike Berry RW L June 28, 1983 Kanata, ON, Canada 14 Jeremy Hall LW L May 3, 1983 Mays Landing, NJ, USA 16 Ryan Cruthers F R July 4, 1984 Farmingdale, NY, USA 19 Jeff Kyrzakos C R February 6, 1985 Mississauga, ON, Canada 23 Ryan Menei RW R July 31, 1986 Winnipeg, MB, Canada 26 Evan Kotsopoulos LW L March 24, 1984 Unionville, ON, Canada 33 Kyle McAllister C L April 7, 1981 Cornwall, ON, Canada 71 Alexandre Parent C L October 4, 1984 Boisbriand, QC, Canada 91 Mathieu Melanson RW L August 31, 1985 Shediac, NB, Canada Staff Title Staff member Head coach Steffon Walby Assistant coach Stephane Neron Athletic trainer B.J. Leyser Equipment manager Donny White Broadcaster Leif Skodnick External links
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]
Preceded by
Hampton Roads AdmiralsKelly Cup Champions
1998–99Succeeded by
Peoria RivermenECHL (2011–12) Western Conference Eastern Conference Pacific Division Mountain Division Alaska AcesAtlantic Division Trenton TitansNorth Division South Division Greenville Road WarriorsBegin play in 2012–13: Orlando · San Francisco BullsSeasons · Kelly Cup · Brabham Cup · All-Star Game · Awards · Defunct teams · Hall of Fame · Arenas · Other Professional Hockey LeaguesCategory · Portal Categories:- Defunct ECHL teams
- Tampa Bay Lightning minor league affiliates
- Norfolk Admirals
- Ice hockey teams in Mississippi
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