Macon Whoopee (CHL)
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1996 |
Folded | 2001 |
League | Central Hockey League |
Based in | Macon, Georgia |
The Macon Whoopee was a professional ice hockey team that played from 1996 until 2001 in the Central Hockey League (CHL). Located in Macon, Georgia, the team played its home games at the Macon Coliseum.
History
A professional ice hockey team known as the Macon Whoopees, played in the Southern Hockey League during the 1973–74 season, but poor attendance led the team to disband mid-season.
Hockey was not resurrected in Macon until 1996. The new team, known as the "Whoopee" (without the plural "s"), played in the Central Hockey League from 1996 to 2001. After several owners endured seasons of poor attendance and financial losses, the team went bankrupt in 2001.
Hockey stayed in Macon for the
Later efforts to continue professional hockey in Macon led to the formation of the
Etymology
The name 'Whoopee' was a reference to a
Further reading
- Buckley, Bill; Grisamore, Ed (1998). Once upon a Whoopee. Mercer University Press. ISBN 0865546258.
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