Huntsville Havoc
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| For current sports news on this topic, see 2009-10 Huntsville Havoc Season For the 2008-09 season, see 2008-09 Huntsville Havoc Season. |
| Huntsville Havoc | |
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| City: | Huntsville, Alabama, USA |
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| League: | Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| Home Arena: | Von Braun Center (2004-06) CenturyTel Ice at the Von Braun Center (2007-Present) |
| Colors: | Red & Black |
| Owner(s): | HSV Sports, LLC |
| General Manager: | Kevin Walker |
| Head Coach: | 2004 - 2008 John Gibson 2008 - 2009 Eric Soltys 2010 - Present Randy Murphy |
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, USA.
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[edit] History
The team began play in the 2004-05 season, following the defunct Huntsville Channel Cats (SEHL). The team was coached by former player and coach of the [Huntsville Channel Cats]] John Gibson from the 2004-05 season till after the 2007-08 season. The team has made the postseason in each of the first 3 seasons of it's existence, losing a one-game playoff to the Jacksonville Barracudas in 2005 and being defeated two games to none by the Florida Seals in the second round of playoffs in 2006 after knocking off the defending champion Columbus Cottonmouths in three games in the opening round. In 2007 The Havoc was swept out of the playoffs by the eventual champions The Fayetteville FireAntz. The Havoc failed to make the playoffs in 2008 and on March 24, 2008 Coach Gibson's contract was not renewed. On April 28, 2008 owner Keith Jeffries announced that Eric Soltys had been hired as the team’s new Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations. In the 2009 SPHL Playoffs the Havoc was again beaten, in the first round, by the eventual champions Knoxville Ice Bears in 5 games (5 game seares). On May 18, 2009 Keith Jeffries announced that Eric Soltys had been relieved of his duties due to philosophical differences. Jeffries announced on June 29, 2009 that Randy Murphy, former coach of the New Mexico Scorpions of the Central Hockey League (CHL), would be the new Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations.
[edit] Year-by-year record
| Year | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Pct | GF | GA | PIM | Coach | Result |
| 2004-05 | SPHL | 56 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0.518 | 183 | 181 | 1542 | John Gibson | lost in round 1 |
| 2005-06 | SPHL | 56 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0.571 | 203 | 186 | 1905 | John Gibson | lost in round 2 |
| 2006-07 | SPHL | 56 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0.554 | 221 | 210 | 2108 | John Gibson | lost in round 1 |
| 2007-08 | SPHL | 52 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0.462 | 195 | 211 | 1415 | John Gibson | Out of Playoffs |
| 2008-09 | SPHL | 60 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0.542 | 204 | 197 | 1335 | Eric Soltys | lost in round 1 |
[edit] Attendance
| Season | Total | Games | Average | League Average |
| 2004-05 | 75,978 | 28 | 2,713 | 2,440 |
| 2005-06 | 87,871 | 28 | 3,138 | 2,720 |
| 2006-07 | 109,615 | 28 | 3,914 | 2,985 |
| 2007-08 | 99,672 | 26 | 3,833 | 2,969 |
| 2008-09 | 106,848 | 30 | 3,561 | 2,921 |
[edit] Roster
| Huntsville Havoc Roster 2009-10
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Last updated October 22, 2009 SoS - Start of Season
[edit] Team records
through 2008-09 season
[edit] Single season
- Goals: 37 Travis Kauffeldt (08-09)
- Assists: 52 James Patterson (06-07)
- Points: 78 James Patterson (06-07)
- Penalty Minutes: 396 Luke Phillips (05-06)
- GAA: 2.62 Tim Haun (08-09)
- SV%: .921 Matt Carmichael (04-05)
[edit] Retired numbers
[edit] Retired Numbers
| # | Name | Retired |
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| 33 | Mike Degurse Channel Cats 1996-00, 03-04, Havoc 04-06 Played in the 2006-07 season wearing number 28. | November 4, 2006 |
| 17 | Chris George Channel Cats 1996-00, Tornado 00-01, Havoc 08-09 Before this Chris's number was an "Honored Number" from being retired by the pervious team. | January 17, 2009 |
| 29 | Matt Carmichael Channel Cats 1999-00, 03-04, Tornado 00-01, Havoc 04-08 | March 21, 2009 |
[edit] 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.
| # | Name | Retired |
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| 21 | Phil Daigle Channel Cats 1995-99, Tornado 2000-01 | November 8, 2003 |
| 23 | John Gibson Channel Cats 1995-00, (Coach) 2003-04, Havoc (Coach) 2004-08 | November 8, 2003 |
| 30 | Derek Puppa Channel Cats 1996-97, 1998-99 | End of the 1999 season and again on November 8, 2003 |
| 17 | Chris George Channel Cats 1996-00, Tornado 2000-01, Havoc 2008-09 | January 4, 2004 Retired by the Havoc in 2009 |
[edit] External links
- Huntsville Havoc Official site
- The Internet Hockey Database Huntsville Havoc
| Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Teams: Columbus Cottonmouths (GA) • Fayetteville FireAntz (NC) • Huntsville Havoc (AL) • Knoxville Ice Bears (TN) Louisiana IceGators (2009) (Lafayette) • Mississippi Surge (Biloxi) • Pensacola Ice Flyers (FL) |
| Looking to relocate (Suspended Operations for the 2009-10 season): Twin City Cyclones (Winston-Salem, NC) |
| Former Teams: Macon Trax (GA) • Winston-Salem Polar Twins (NC) • Asheville Aces (NC) • Florida Seals (Orlando) Jacksonville Barracudas (FL) • Pee Dee Cyclones (Florence, SC) • Richmond Renegades (VA) |
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| National Hockey League |
| High Level: American Hockey League |
| Mid Level: ECHL • Central Hockey League • International Hockey League |
| Low Level: Mid-Atlantic Hockey League • Southern Professional Hockey League |
| Semi-Professional: North Eastern Hockey League |
| Collegiate: National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Men's National Team • Women's National Team |
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