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Huntsville Havoc
Huntsville havoc
City: Huntsville, Alabama
League: SPHL
Founded: 2004
Home Arena: Von Braun Center
Colors: Black, red, white, silver
                   
Owner(s): HSV Sports, LLC
Head Coach: Glenn Detulleo
Media: The Huntsville Times
Franchise history
2004–present: Huntsville Havoc
Championships
Playoff Championships: 3 (2009–10, 2017-18, 2018-19)

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.[1]

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 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. In the 2008-09 SPHL season the Havoc finished in fourth place. In the 2009 SPHL Playoffs the Havoc was beaten in the first round by the eventual SPHL champions (Knoxville Ice Bears) in 5 games (5 game series). With Randy Murphy taking over coaching duties in 2009–10, the Havoc finished season play in second place, earning a team-record 71 points. The Havoc entered the SPHL playoffs as the #2 seed. In round 1 Huntsville defeated the Pensacola Ice Flyers 2 games to 1. In round 2 the Havoc swept the Knoxville Ice Bears. The Havoc then went on to sweep the Mississippi Surge in the finals, winning their first SPHL President's Cup. In the 2010–11 season, the Havoc finished 3rd in the regular season and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Columbus.

Year-by-year record[]

Season GP W L OTL Pts Pct GF GA Finish Playoffs
2004–05 56 29 27 58 0.518 183 181 6th Lost first round
2005–06 56 32 21 3 67 0.571 203 186 5th Lost second round
2006–07 56 29 23 4 62 0.554 221 210 4th Lost first round
2007–08 52 23 27 2 48 0.462 195 211 7th Did not qualify
2008–09 60 29 24 7 65 0.542 204 197 4th Lost first round
2009–10 58 31 16 9 71 0.634 199 178 2nd Won Championship
2010–11 56 30 26 60 0.536 168 158 3rd Lost first round
2011–12 56 22 28 6 50 0.446 163 198 8th Lost second round
2012–13 56 21 29 6 48 0.429 135 179 8th Lost Final
2013–14 56 31 21 4 66 0.589 180 158 5th Lost second round
2014–15 56 11 38 7 29 0.259 130 184 8th Did not qualify
2015–16 56 26 26 4 56 0.500 151 158 7th Lost first round
2016-17 56 34 16 6 74 0.660 200 165 4th Lost Semifinals
2017-18 56 30 16 10 70 0.625 203 180 4th Won Championship
2018-19 56 36 17 3 75 0.670 209 152 3rd Won Championship
2019-20 46 27 14 5 59 .641 144 124 3rd Season cancelled prior to end of season
2020-21 42 19 22 1 39 .464 123 137 4th Lost Semifinals
2021-22 56 41 13 2 84 .750 194 124 2nd Lost Semifinals
2022-23 56 34 19 3 71 197 162 3rd Lost Semifinals


Attendance[]

Year Total Games Average Lg. Avg.
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
2009–10 98,365 28 3,513 3,041
2010–11 98,327 28 3,513 2,762
2011–12 94,354 28 3,369 2,796
2012–13 98,383 28 3,514 2,804
2013–14 103,993 28 3,714 3,000
2014–15 100,381 28 3,585 3,248
2015–16 117,298 28 4,187 3,034
2016-17 130,166 28 4,648 2,967
2017-18 133,672 28 4,774 3,214

Retired numbers[]

Name Number Tenure
Chris George 17 Channel Cats 1996–00, Tornado 2000–01
Matt Carmichael 29 Channel Cats 1999–00, 03–04, Tornado 2000–01, Havoc 2004–08
Mike Degurse 33 Channel Cats 1996–00, 03–04, Havoc 04–06

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 Number Tenure
Phil Daigle 21 Channel Cats 1995–99, Tornado 2000–01
John Gibson 23 Channel Cats 1995–00, Coach 2003–04, Havoc Coach 2004–08
Derek Puppa 30 UAH 1992–96, Channel Cats 1996–97, 1998–99

Records[]

through 2013–14 season

Career[]

Games 281 Ray Ortiz (2008–2014)
Goals 110 James Patterson (2004–2008)
Assists 179 James Patterson (2004–2008)
Points 289 James Patterson (2004–2008)
Penalty Minutes 994 Luke Phillips (2004–2007)
Wins 92 Matt Carmichael (2004–2008)
Shutouts 7 Dan McWhinney (2009–2013)

Single-season[]

Goals 37 Travis Kauffeldt (2008–09)
Assists 52 James Patterson (2006–07)
Points 78 James Patterson (2006–07)
Penalty Minutes 396 Luke Phillips (2005–06)
GAA 2.46 Kevin Genoe (2013–14)
SV% .921 Matt Carmichael (2004–05)

References[]

External links[]

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