Battle Creek Rumble Bees
Battle Creek Rumble Bees | |
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City | Battle Creek, Michigan |
League | Federal Prospects Hockey League |
Founded | 2019 |
Folded | 2020 |
Home arena | The Rink Battle Creek |
General manager | Adam Stio |
Head coach | Adam Stio |
Website | Battle Creek Rumble Bees |
Franchise history | |
2019–2020 | Battle Creek Rumble Bees |
The Battle Creek Rumble Bees were a professional ice hockey team based in Battle Creek, Michigan. The team was a member of the Federal Prospects Hockey League and played at The Rink Battle Creek.
History
In June 2019, the
The Rumble Bees hired Clint Hagmaier as their first head coach,[4] however, he was released after a 0–9 start to the season with Stio taking over as interim head coach.[5] The Rumble Bees had a 1–45–0–2 record when the league's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Their losing streak led to them being named "the worst team in professional hockey".[6] After the season, the team's players went to different teams in the FPHL as part of a dispersal draft. The Rumble Bees' 0-23-1 start to the season gave them the longest losing streak in professional hockey history which would hold up until the Delaware Thunder lost 26 straight on January 28, 2023.[7]
References
- ^ "2019/2020 FPHL SCHEDULE". FederalHockey.com. June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Introducing your newest pro hockey team, the Battle Creek Rumble Bees". Battle Creek Enquirer. July 23, 2019.
- ^ "The FPHL's Newest Franchise". Federal Prospects Hockey League. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rumble Bees' new head coach eager to get season started". Battle Creek Enquirer. August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Rumble Bees Make Coaching Change". OurSports Central. November 17, 2019.
- ^ "'Bad News Bees': How one-win Battle Creek became the worst team in pro hockey". ESPN.com. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "@MinorHero". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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