2010-2011 Central Hockey League Champions

[Dimaline312000 51]

I know this is a Red Wings forum and most of you don't really care about Minor League Hockey especially a team all the way in Louisiana but this is another one of my teams. At one point between the Western Pro Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League there were about 7 or 8 teams in Louisiana. Through the years the teams have vanished one by one. When the WPHL and the Central Hockey League Merged the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs were the only team to survive the merger. I was born in Louisiana and lived there for 13 years. Now there is 2 teams in Louisiana the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs and the Louisiana IceGators.

In the WPHL the MudBugs won 3 Championships in a Row and the last one they won was ten years ago. Last night in Game 7 of the CHL Ray Miron President's Cup Finals the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs defeated the Colorado Eagles by the final score of 2-1 to win their first Championship in ten years. I really cannot express how I feel right now. The only thing that could make me feel any better than the way I do right now is if the Detroit Red Wings would have Won the Stanley Cup as well.

I know most of you don't care about this but I really had to post this becasue this means so much to me becasue at the time I lived in Louisiana there were no hockey teams and I've been following this team since Day 1. It is interesting to note that there are at least 3 or more players from Michigan on the team. So I guess if there is any way to associate this thread with what this forum is it would be that. But I just wanted to create this thread and say Congratulations to the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs for winning the 2010-2011 Central Hockey League Ray Miron Presidnt's Cup Championship!!!!

[hooon 1,089]

It is a general hockey discussion forum so I don't see why its completely irrelevant.

Congrats man, glad you got to see your team win. Game 7 sounds like it would have been cool to watch. Do you still live in Louisiana? How did you watch the game? I don't get many minor league games on TV.

[Guest Hatethedrake!]

I have to give credit to any team named MUDBUGS. Way to go Mudbugs.

[Dimaline312000 51]

I didn't get to watch the game. All I did was keep checking the CHL's Website Scoreboard. I've never seen a game live because no I don't still live in Louisiana I moved up here to Michigan in 95 and the team wasn't around than. I've been following them just through their website's. I visit a bunch of team and league websites all year long to keep up on as much Hockey as I can. So I follow my teams only by their websites. If you go to youtube you can see some small clips of highlight goals and fights. Thank you very much for understanding why I would want to post this. Game 7's for me is torture plus they were in Colorado for Game 7. See in this series Colorado had home ice advantage and they did 2 games in Colorado 3 in Shreveport and 2 in Colorado. The MudBugs had a 3-2 Series lead when they went back to Colorado for Games 6 and 7 in Game 6 the Eagles swamped the MudBugs 8-1 so I was very nervous checking the game's score every few minutes. It was 2-0 through most of the game when Colorado Pulled their goalie and the MudBugs got a Penalty and they scored and broke the shutout but the MudBugs were still able to hang on and Win!! Yeah I do like the name MudBugs it is very fitting for a team in Louisiana since Crawfish which is another word for MudBugs is really a popular Cajun Food down south, so yea the name MudBugs is pretty cool but very fitting for the state.

[Datsyerberger 279]

Good thing you're a Mudbugs fan, because while their logo isn't spectacular, the IceGators have one of the most brutal logos (and names) in pro hockey.

Yuck.

[Dimaline312000 51]

The IceGators are the other Louisiana Team. Yeah I agree it is definetly a brutal Logo. It's not great logo or name but for the area of the state it is fitting. I actually have a IceGators Jersey. Now I have to get a MudBugs Jersey. I've never really thought of Louisiana as much of a hockey state and it's kinda proven with some of these logos. See if you can find the following teams Logos and check them out. These are all defunt teams: Alexandria Wharthogs, Monroe Moccasins, Lake Charles Ice Pirates, New Orleand Brass and Baton Rouge KingFish. Way To Go MudBugs!!!!

[Datsyerberger 279]

The IceGators are the other Louisiana Team. Yeah I agree it is definetly a brutal Logo. It's not great logo or name but for the area of the state it is fitting. I actually have a IceGators Jersey. Now I have to get a MudBugs Jersey. I've never really thought of Louisiana as much of a hockey state and it's kinda proven with some of these logos. See if you can find the following teams Logos and check them out. These are all defunt teams: Alexandria Wharthogs, Monroe Moccasins, Lake Charles Ice Pirates, New Orleand Brass and Baton Rouge KingFish. Way To Go MudBugs!!!!

Oh, I don't think the basic element of the IceGators' name is bad. Gators. That's good. Alligators. Also good. IceGators? That's silly.

However, I have to give it to them.. that's not as bad as Ice Pirates. I'll bet that one got some ragging (Ass Pirates, anyone? Southern accents don't exactly help its cause, either).

[evilmrt 636]

Yeah man, go MudBugs! I'm a good sport because you guys kicked out the Arizona Sundogs in the first round. But thats ok man! Congrats!

Also yeah...IceGators is a weird name. Sundogs sounds weird, but its actually another word for a Parhelion. IceGators is... ??? lol

[Guest Hatethedrake!]

The ice gator logo looks like Peter Forsberg.

[Dimaline312000 51]

Oh, I don't think the basic element of the IceGators' name is bad. Gators. That's good. Alligators. Also good. IceGators? That's silly.

However, I have to give it to them.. that's not as bad as Ice Pirates. I'll bet that one got some ragging (Ass Pirates, anyone? Southern accents don't exactly help its cause, either).

Ass Pirates!?!? LOL Yeah I remember my Southern Accent and yeah that is probably what if would have sounded like if I were a fan of them down there.

Evilmrt: SunDogs is actually a pretty cool name in my opnion. It not exactlly what I would call a Hockey name but it is better than a lot of the ones I've heard of like the Macon Whooppe.

If there is anything you can be happy about in losing in the playoffs you at least get the small satisfaction that your team was knocked out by the Champs. That's the way I look at it sometimes when my teams lose in the playoffs. Thanks for the Congrats!! I just wish I was down in Louisiana today becasue their Championship Celebration is today from 2-4. Go MudBugs!!

[Krystal 41]

Congrats to the Mudbugs I lived in central texas during the mid-90s and went to many many Stampede games. Now that I moved further north, I'm a Mavericks fan so I'm glad for anyone to knock out the Eagles I hated the series we had with them... their goalie slashed my captain in the face, one of my boys ended up with his jaw wired shut from a knee to the face along the boards (no suspension) so... I'm bitter about Colorado making it that far.

So yeah - congrats! I know the Mudbugs have been bouncing leagues since their inception, good to see 'em win the big one.

[Dimaline312000 51]

Colorado and Laredo are my two hated teams in the Central Hockey League so yes it was really good to me to have the MudBugs Win the Cup aganist the Eagles!!

[FireCaptain 563]

As a Riverking fan, I cannot be glad for the MudSlugs.. haha

[VM1138 1,921]

Never follow CHL, but I do have a Mudbugs banner that I got years ago when I knew someone working for the team, so I'm at least aware they're down there, haha.

[Dimaline312000 51]

Ah the RiverKings while I don't like them but I do respect them they are a good team. That's cool that you have a MudBugs Banner VM the only merchandise I have of the MudBugs is a Puck. I've been meaning to get a Jersey but I just kept putting it off now I have to wait until I find another job. I follow as much hockey as I can it helps me stay up on everything. I follow all Pro Leagues and a few Junior Leagues. It really helps pass the time during the Summer since I hate the Summer. If you ever feel you need a shot of hockey during the summer just go to a few of the league web sites and catch up on what is happeing and what changes are coming up for next season for that league. It help when I pick at least one team in every league and I follow them throught the year(s). Go MudBugs!!

[VM1138 1,921]

Ah the RiverKings while I don't like them but I do respect them they are a good team. That's cool that you have a MudBugs Banner VM the only merchandise I have of the MudBugs is a Puck. I've been meaning to get a Jersey but I just kept putting it off now I have to wait until I find another job. I follow as much hockey as I can it helps me stay up on everything. I follow all Pro Leagues and a few Junior Leagues. It really helps pass the time during the Summer since I hate the Summer. If you ever feel you need a shot of hockey during the summer just go to a few of the league web sites and catch up on what is happeing and what changes are coming up for next season for that league. It help when I pick at least one team in every league and I follow them throught the year(s). Go MudBugs!!

I generally just follow NHL, OHL and a little AHL, since that's really all I have time for. I'd love to go really in depth with all the leagues and prospects, but watching Red Wings every other night for 8 months pretty much eats up all the goodwill I have stored up with my fiancee, haha. Any other hockey I get is from occasionally going to games (rare) or reading up on the computer when I'm not doing work for my Masters.

[Dimaline312000 51]

I generally just follow NHL, OHL and a little AHL, since that's really all I have time for. I'd love to go really in depth with all the leagues and prospects, but watching Red Wings every other night for 8 months pretty much eats up all the goodwill I have stored up with my fiancee, haha. Any other hockey I get is from occasionally going to games (rare) or reading up on the computer when I'm not doing work for my Masters.

Well that's pretty good. NHL, OHL and even some AHL that's more than just following the Red Wings. I get what you mean about not really having time to get more in depth with Hockey. If I was still working I probably would be in the same boat. The biggest reason I do it is to really have something to do during the summer that involves hockey. I mean over the years I've taped games and highlights throughout the season's and I will watch them but it's mostly NHL stuff. I love being able to find minor league games on the TV which I have found a few but not many. But that is the biggest reason I follow so many leagues and it is just over the interent too is to just stay engrossed in hockey throughout the Entire Year. I find it very weird and I kind a feel like a Bandwagon Fan but since Fridaynight after the game I keep saying We've got the Cup as if the Wings or another Michigan Team got the Cup especially since I've never been to a MudBugs game but I keep saying We've Got The Cup, with a big smile on my face Lol.

[PredsFanTheBayouState 263]

I know this is a Red Wings forum and most of you don't really care about Minor League Hockey especially a team all the way in Louisiana but this is another one of my teams. At one point between the Western Pro Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League there were about 7 or 8 teams in Louisiana. Through the years the teams have vanished one by one. When the WPHL and the Central Hockey League Merged the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs were the only team to survive the merger. I was born in Louisiana and lived there for 13 years. Now there is 2 teams in Louisiana the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs and the Louisiana IceGators.

In the WPHL the MudBugs won 3 Championships in a Row and the last one they won was ten years ago. Last night in Game 7 of the CHL Ray Miron President's Cup Finals the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs defeated the Colorado Eagles by the final score of 2-1 to win their first Championship in ten years. I really cannot express how I feel right now. The only thing that could make me feel any better than the way I do right now is if the Detroit Red Wings would have Won the Stanley Cup as well.

I know most of you don't care about this but I really had to post this becasue this means so much to me becasue at the time I lived in Louisiana there were no hockey teams and I've been following this team since Day 1. It is interesting to note that there are at least 3 or more players from Michigan on the team. So I guess if there is any way to associate this thread with what this forum is it would be that. But I just wanted to create this thread and say Congratulations to the Bossier-Shreveport MudBugs for winning the 2010-2011 Central Hockey League Ray Miron Presidnt's Cup Championship!!!!

i remember the mudbugs from the wphl days,i was a lake charles icepirates fan back in wphl and now,i'm a icegators fan.

[Dimaline312000 51]

i remember the mudbugs from the wphl days,i was a lake charles icepirates fan back in wphl and now,i'm a icegators fan.

Yeah I followed all the Louisiana Teams from the WPHL and ECHL. Bosser-Shreveport, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Monroe, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. It's a shame it had to go from 7 teams down to only two and for a while it was only one (The MudBugs) until the Ice Gators came back even if they are in a lower league now. Hopefully one day soon I can celebrate a SPHL Championship in Louisiana!!

[PredsFanTheBayouState 263]

The IceGators are the other Louisiana Team. Yeah I agree it is definetly a brutal Logo. It's not great logo or name but for the area of the state it is fitting. I actually have a IceGators Jersey. Now I have to get a MudBugs Jersey. I've never really thought of Louisiana as much of a hockey state and it's kinda proven with some of these logos. See if you can find the following teams Logos and check them out. These are all defunt teams: Alexandria Wharthogs, Monroe Moccasins, Lake Charles Ice Pirates, New Orleand Brass and Baton Rouge KingFish. Way To Go MudBugs!!!!

have you seen the icegators new logo:

[Dimaline312000 51]

Yeah I saw it, I think it looks pretty cool. Thats one thing I like about Minor League Hockey is the Logos can change. I mean it's great to have a firm base like NHL Teams and all but it is kinda neat to see teams keep it fresh with new colors and schemes.

[Dimaline312000 51]

After Wiinning the CHL Chamionship this season the MudBugs have ceased Operations. I didn't realize how bad off they were financially until after the Finals were over. Needless to say I'm crushed. This really hurts. ALOT.

[Datsyerberger 279]

After Wiinning the CHL Chamionship this season the MudBugs have ceased Operations. I didn't realize how bad off they were financially until after the Finals were over. Needless to say I'm crushed. This really hurts. ALOT.

Wow, that sucks. Well, at least you got to see them win before they poofed.

[drwscc 212]

Noone can beat them to take the title either, so there's that. They're eternal champions, until they pop back up in a couple of years.

I miss my Ice Bats, but am more than happy with the Stars AHL team that took their place.

[Dimaline312000 51]

Yeah you're both right it was a great 14 seasons and they did win 4 Championships I'm very happy they did that. Hopefully I'll get to see them again soon. Eternal Champions... I like that. Thanks.