The Louisiana IceGators are a team of the Southern Professional Hockey League to begin play for the 2009-10 season. Like the original IceGators which played from 1995 until folding in 2005, they are based out of Lafayette, Louisiana. Unlike the original team, however, home games will be played at the Blackham Coliseum rather than the Cajundome.

The new IceGators will be owned by local businessman Danny Smith, and their head coach will be Ron Handy, who was a member of the original IceGators team that hit the ice in 1995-96.

On Monday, October 26th, 2009, Ron Handy stepped down as head coach after a 0-3-0 start. He was replaced by General Manager Brent Sapergia on an interim basis. Sapergia was banned by the league after being disqualified from two games in a row. In Pensacola, Sapergia threw a water bottle onto the ice, then a water cooler, then a pair of medical kits. Sapergia finished the tirade by emptying Louisiana's supply of hockey sticks into play and giving a farewell gesture to the fans as he left the arena. Former Huntsville Havoc player and coach John Gibson was later named Head Coach, while Handy will begin to focus on community relations and off ice operations.

Season-by-season record

Southern Professional Hockey League

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2009-10	5	2	3	0	4	14	19	175	--

Roster

Forwards
#		align=left	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
11		Paul Mcbrien	F	L	6' 1"	195 lbs.	Okotoks, Alberta
14		Kazuma Takahashi	F	L	5' 11"	180 lbs.	Hachinohe, Japan
18		Heath Gordon	LW		6' 2"	215 lbs.	Pembroke, Massachusetts
19		Ben Manny	F		5' 10"	200 lbs.	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
21		Cam Lilley	RW	L	6' 2"	180 lbs.	Crossfield, Alberta
22		Dan Smith	LW	L	6' 4"	203 lbs.	Montreal, Quebec
13		Mike Omicioli	F	L	5' 7"	175 lbs.	West Warwick, Rhode Island
26		Daryl Moore	F	L	5' 7"	160 lbs.	Brantford, Ontario
27		Frank Littlejohn	RW	R	5' 11"	185 lbs.	Oshawa, Ontario

Defensemen
#		align=left	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
2		Mark Miller	D
6		Nichols Bydal	D		6' 2"	230 lbs.	East Grand Forks, Minnesota
9		Jason Hamilton	D	R	6' 2"	218 lbs.	Montreal, Quebec
16		Drew Baker	D
23		Alex Hager	D	R	5' 11"	198 lbs.	Warwick, Rhode Island
49		John Jepson	D
59		Tobias Karlsson	D	R	6' 1"	203 lbs.	Östersund, Sweden

Goaltenders
#		align=left	Player	Pos.	Catches	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
1		David Thompson	G	L	5' 11"	190 lbs.	Wainwright, Alberta
33		A.J. Bucchino	G	L	5' 10"	185 lbs.	Bow, New Hampshire

References

1. {{cite web | title = IceFlyers Open at Home With Win | publisher = Pensacola News Journal | url = http://www.pnj.com/article/20091107/SPORTS/911070330/Ice-Flyers-open-at-home-with-win}

External links

• The IceGators Official Website
• The IceGators Booster Club