General manager Scott Muscutt Head coach Kārlis Zirnis | Owner(s) Tommy & Leslie Scott Date founded 2016 | |
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Home arena Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Colors Black, Teal, Purple, Red, White Color Black, Teal, Purple, Red, White | ||
Shreveport mudbugs recruiting video 2016 2017
The Shreveport Mudbugs are a Tier II junior ice hockey team based in Shreveport, Louisiana as a member of the North American Hockey League. The new Mudbugs replaced a former professional team that played in the area from 1997 to 2011 known as the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.
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- Shreveport mudbugs recruiting video 2016 2017
- Game highlights wildcats vs shreveport mudbugs 10 15 16
- History
- References
Game highlights wildcats vs shreveport mudbugs 10 15 16
History
From 1997 to 2000, Shreveport, Louisiana was home to a professional hockey team in the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) named the Shreveport Mudbugs. In 2000, the Mudbugs relocated to nearby Bossier City to play out of CenturyTel Center and changed their name to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs. The Mudbugs then joined the Central Hockey League in 2001 when the WPHL merged with the CHL. The professional Mudbugs would eventually fold in 2011 citing low attendance and financial issues even though the team had just won the league championship.
In October 2015, it was announced that a new Mudbugs team would return for the 2016–17 season after signing a 12-year lease agreement with the Louisiana State Fairgrounds and returning to Hirsch Coliseum but as a member of the Tier II junior North American Hockey League. On April 8, 2016, the Shreveport Mudbugs were officially announced as an expansion team in the NAHL. Former Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs player, Karlis Zirnis, was named the team's first head coach.
