Monroe Moccasins
Founded	1997
Home Ice	Monroe Civic Center Monroe Civic Center The Monroe Civic Center is a 7,600-seat multi-purpose arena, in Monroe, Louisiana. It was built in 1965.It was home to the Monroe Moccasins ice hockey team and Twin City Gators indoor football team....
Based in	Monroe, LA Monroe, Louisiana Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...
Colors	green and yellow
League	WPHL Western Professional Hockey League The Western Professional Hockey League is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000...
Head coach	Defunct
General manager	Defunct

The Monroe Moccasins were a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team that played in the Western Professional Hockey League

Western Professional Hockey League

The Western Professional Hockey League is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000...

. Based in Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...

 from 1997 until the end of the 2001 season, the team played its home games at the Monroe Civic Center

Monroe Civic Center

The Monroe Civic Center is a 7,600-seat multi-purpose arena, in Monroe, Louisiana. It was built in 1965.It was home to the Monroe Moccasins ice hockey team and Twin City Gators indoor football team....

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History

Monroe was awarded an expansion franchise in May 1997 slated to begin play that October. After early troubles with ownership and securing home ice at the civic center, the team would begin the season by going 4-3 on the road before playing their first home game before a sold out crowd on November 8. Coached by Rob Bremner, the team would see moderate success for their inaugural season finishing one game out of the playoffs and averaging 3,178 fans per game.

Prior to the 1998-99 season, permanent ice was installed at the civic center allowing for the team to remain in Monroe. On the ice, the squad would see the franchise's first playoff berth. However with declining attendance, Rob Bremner was relieved of his coaching duties following the season.

For the 1999-00 season, former Moccasin Brian Curran

Brian Curran

Brian Phillip Curran is a Canadian ice hockey player, coach. and executive. He is the current head coach of the Lloydminster Bobcats in the Alberta Junior Hockey League....

 was selected as head coach. Playing a more aggressive style, the team would advance once again to the playoffs where they would subsequently lose in the first round to Arkansas.

Leading into the 2000-01 season, the future of the franchise came into question as a result of the continual decline in attendance. By February 2000, the team was being kept afloat by the league itself. After falling short in securing 2,500 season tickets for the 2001-02 season, the team would cease operation that June.

Year-by-year record

Year	GP	W	L	T	Playoffs	Home Attendance
2000-01 2000–01 WPHL season -Regular season:- President's Cup-Playoffs :- External Links :* on hockeydb.com...	70	34	27	9	Finished fifth, missed playoffs	1,924
1999-00 1999–00 WPHL season -Regular season:- President's Cup-Playoffs :- External Links :* on hockeydb.com...	70	39	25	6	Finished third, lost in first round	2,296
1998-99 1998–99 WPHL season -Regular season:- President's Cup-Playoffs :- External Links :* on hockeydb.com...	69	37	26	6	Finished third, lost in second round	2,535
1997-98 1997–98 WPHL season -Regular season:- President's Cup-Playoffs :- External Links :* on hockeydb.com...	69	35	32	2	Finished sixth, missed playoffs	3,178