Huntsville Havoc

Pro hockey team
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city = Huntsville, Alabama
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founded = 2004
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arena = Von Braun Civic Center
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owner = HSV Sports, LLC
GM = Kevin Walker
coach = Eric Soltys (Head)
Paul Snell (Assistant)
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The Huntsville Havoc are a professional ice hockey team in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). They play their home games at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville, Alabama.

History

The team began play in the 2004-05 season, following the defunct Huntsville Channel Cats of the South East Hockey League. The team finished sixth out of eight teams in the regular season in 2004-05 and lost a one-game playoff to the Jacksonville Barracudas. In 2006, Huntsville finished fifth in the league and was defeated two games to none by the Florida Seals in the second round of playoffs after knocking off the defending league champion Columbus Cottonmouths in three games in the opening round. In 2007, Huntsville's fourth-place regular season finish was for naught as they were swept out of the playoffs by the eventual league champion Fayetteville FireAntz. In 2008, the Havoc finished last in the SPHL standings and were the only team left out of the league playoffs. Immediately following the conclusion of the season, the team announced it would not renew the contract of head coach John Gibson, who had led the Havoc through all four SPHL seasons, coached the SEHL Huntsville Channel Cats to the league championship in 2004, and was an All-Star defenseman for the CHL version of the Channel Cats. Eric Soltys was named head coach of the team for the 2008-09 season with Paul Snell serving as his assistant.

Year-by-year record

*Head Coach: Eric Soltys
*Assistant Coach: Paul Snell

Retired numbers

* 33 Mike Degurse; LW; Channel Cats 1996-00, 03-04, Havoc 04-06 [http://www.waaytv.com/cg1-bin/showhavoc.cgi?id=13]

Honored numbers

The following numbers were retired by the Huntsville Channel Cats. The numbers are still being honored by the Huntsville Havoc as no player has been issued the numbers.
* 23 John Gibson; Channel Cats 1995-00, Coach 2003-04, Havoc Coach 2004-08
* 30 Derek Puppa; Channel Cats 1996-97, 1998-99
* 21 Phil Daigle; Channel Cats 1995-99, Tornado 2000-01
* 17 Chris George; Channel Cats 1996-00, Tornado 2000-01

Team records

"through 2006-07 season"

ingle season

:Goals: 34 Bill Monkman (05-06) flagicon|CAN:Assists: 52 James Patterson (06-07) flagicon|USA:Points: 78 James Patterson (06-07) flagicon|USA:Penalty Minutes: 396 Luke Phillips (05-06) flagicon|CAN:GAA: 2.75 Matt Carmichael (05-06) flagicon|CAN:SV%: .921 Matt Carmichael (04-05) flagicon|CAN

Career

:Career Goals: 83 James Patterson flagicon|USA:Career Assists: 144 James Patterson flagicon|USA:Career Points: 228 James Patterson flagicon|USA:Career Penalty Minutes: 994 Luke Phillips flagicon|CAN:Career Goaltending Wins: 75 Matt Carmichael flagicon|CAN:Career Shutouts: 4 Matt Carmichael flagicon|CAN:Career Games: 169 James Patterson flagicon|USA

External links

* [http://www.huntsvillehavoc.com/ Huntsville Havoc] Official site
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=3601 The Internet Hockey Database] Huntsville Havoc
* [http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Huntsville_Havoc_seasons List of Huntsville Havoc seasons with results and transactions] The Ice Hockey Wiki