Danbury Mad Hatters
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| City: | Danbury, Connecticut |
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| League: | Eastern Professional Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| Home arena: | Danbury Ice Arena |
| Colors: | Black, Red |
| Owner(s): | Majority: Tim Kolpien Minority: Curtis Russell |
| General manager: | Brendan Tedstone |
| Head coach: | Dave MacIsaac |
| Media: | The News-Times |
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| 2008 to present: | Danbury Mad Hatters |
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| Regular season titles: | 0 |
The Danbury Mad Hatters are a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters are a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League.
The Mad Hatters name refers Danbury's nickname as the "Hat City." The city was the former center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats. The "mad" was added to the nickname to differentiate the team from the athletic teams of Danbury High School, and also as a reference to the common colloquial expression, "mad like a hatter.[1]
The team is owned by Col. Tim Kolpien of Corning, New York. On June 10, 2008, the team announced that former Danbury Trashers defenceman Dave MacIssac would be the head coach of the Mad Hatters.[2]
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[edit] History
[edit] 2008-2009
The Danbury Mad Hatters were founded in 2008 as an Eastern Professional Hockey League expansion team. The Mad Hatters had on-ice success during their first season, as they finished their inaugural regular season at 30-18-0-2, finished 3rd and missing the playoffs by 4 pts. They also finished 2nd in attendance with average attendance 984.[3]
The future uncertain for Danbury Mad Hatters and the team was plagued by ownership, financial issues all season long. Head Coach Dave MacIssac will not returned to the team and the players may not return as well. [4] Tim Kolpien is trying to get some local investors or local people to buy the team and the team also lost lots of money.[5]
MacIsaac wouldn't address rumors of Danbury players and coaches going unpaid for months, but EPHL commissioner Jim Riggs (Commissioner) contends those stories are overblown. "You hear stuff about that all the time," said Riggs. "I think some of that has been greatly overexaggerated.[6] Tim Kolpien also denied the rumor that players had to drive themselves to away games.[7]
[edit] Roster
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
| 4 |  |
Drew Madeiros | C | L | 6' 0" | 200 lbs. | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA |
| 5 | |
Ryan Stern | C | L | 5' 11" | 185 lbs. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 9 | |
Bobby Pauls | LW | R | 5' 9" | 160 lbs. | Harrison, New York, USA |
| 12 | |
Scott Horvath | C | R | 6'2" | 225 lbs. | West Redding, Connecticut, USA |
| 15 | |
Erik Kent | RW | R | 5' 11" | 198 lbs. | Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
| 21 | |
Stephen Schofield | LW | R | 6' 2" | 185 lbs. | Sherman Oaks, California, USA |
| 25 | |
Brian Hannafin | RW | R | 5' 9" | 170 lbs. | Medford, Massachusetts, USA |
| 27 | |
Obi Aduba | LW | L | 6' 1" | 210 lbs. | Walpole, Massachusetts, USA |
| 33 | |
Matt Cosmos | RW | R | 6' 0" | 215 lbs. | Middlebury, Connecticut, USA |
| 33 | |
Jason Michaelson | F | R | 6' 3" | 250 lbs. | Newton, Connecticut, USA |
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
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Dan Hickman | D | L | 5' 9" | 190 lbs. | Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
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Shawn Breaker | D | R | 6' 0" | 205 lbs. | Strathmore, Alberta, Canada |
| 22 | |
Jonathan Loundsbury | D | R | 5' 10" | 175 lbs. | Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA |
| 23 | |
Alex Redmond | D | R | 6' 2" | 205 lbs. | San Jose, California, USA |
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Chad Jones | D | L | 6' 1" | 210 lbs. | Wiarton, Ontario, Canada |
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| # | Player | Pos. | Catches | Height | Weight | Place of Birth | |
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Derek MacIntyre | G | R | 6' 2" | 211 lbs. | Stanwood, Michigan, USA |
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Jeff Hill | G | R | 5' 8" | 160 lbs. | Cranston, Rhode Island, USA |
[edit] References
- ^ Mad Hatters name announced
- ^ Mad Hatters hire first coach
- ^ http://www.leaguestat.com/ephl/ephl/en/stats/schedule.php?view=attendance
- ^ http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11996760?source=most_viewed
- ^ http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11996760?source=most_viewed
- ^ http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11996760?source=most_viewed
- ^ http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11996760?source=most_viewed
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