Nicolas Perkin activating FPHL Monroe Moccasins with goal of bringing NHL team to New Orleans

[GreenHornet]

yes to both....the Sea Wolves have always played in Biloxi

Figured it was Biloxi. That's been the most consistently-successful venue for hockey in Mississippi over the years. That being the case, it sounds like the FPHL is on its way to recreating the ECHL's old I-10 corridor division. In which case, @sneakytitz's suggestion of trying to get into Lafayette again would seem to be a sound idea.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Figured it was Biloxi. That's been the most consistently-successful venue for hockey in Mississippi over the years. That being the case, it sounds like the FPHL is on its way to recreating the ECHL's old I-10 corridor division. In which case, @sneakytitz's suggestion of trying to get into Lafayette again would seem to be a sound idea.

Bossier is a likely no should the league/prospective ownership attempt that.

 

[GindyDraws]

Just out of curiosity, which city is the Mississippi franchise going to play in? Is that Biloxi or Jackson? And is that Columbus the one in Georgia?

Mississippi has played since 2022 in Biloxi after the league played several trial games down there, and yes I was referring to Columbus, Georgia.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Believe it or not, there was once a time in the late 1990s that grassroots hockey programs were growing in Louisiana, thanks in no small part due to the team that started it all down there, the ECHL's Louisiana IceGators in Lafayette.
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Obviously, things fell apart, but I think there are enough folks still around who remember that time and who still support junior programs in Lafayette and Shreveport/Bossier City metro to make a successful return of minor league teams possible.

I think it was post-Katrina, when you're rebuilding a whole region, the hockey rinks are going to be low priority items.

 

[Yukon Joe]

This is a total aside, but the name Baton Rouge Zydeco is an amazing minor league hockey name (same league as the Monroe Moccasins).

Monroe Moccasins is fine - named after the snake. But it would be 20x better if instead of going with a snake logo, they went with a first nations footwear logo together with the same name.

 

[HisIceness]

Well here is a sight that may not be seen again but, finally Hockey in a form most unexpected has returned to New Orleans!

 

[JMCx4]

Well here is a sight that may not be seen again but, finally Hockey in a form most unexpected has returned to New Orleans!

That's REALLY bad for your blades. Need to continue this thread in The Rink forum, for a good old-fashioned HFBoards intervention.