Rob Concannon
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Rob Concannon is the President of the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays
minor league ice hockey club, having played in the late 1990s and early 2000s for the club, winning one of the teams' three ECHL
Kelly Cup
championships (1997) Inducted into teams Hall of Fame (2003) Now owns Trio Club on Calhoun St in Charleston, and being named in March 2010 as the president of the Washington Capitals
' AA affiliate.
Played college hockey at Providence (1990–1992) before transferring to Salem State College, named All American in 1995, See Masshole in Full, article in Boston Magazine June 2009.
He had also been a former professional major League roller hockey
player with both the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers of the RHI
and the South Carolina Fire Ants of the MLRH
.
Concannon earned his nickname "Coo Coo" because of his antics both on and of the ice, and his popularity in the Charleston area has remained, resulting in the Stingrays naming him the new team president after Darren Abbott left to take a similar role in the AHL's Manchester Monarchs
.
South Carolina Stingrays
The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Coliseum. The Carolina Ice Palace, also located in...
minor league ice hockey club, having played in the late 1990s and early 2000s for the club, winning one of the teams' three ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
Kelly Cup
Kelly Cup
The Patrick J. Kelly Cup goes to the play-off champion of the ECHL. The Kelly Cup has been awarded to teams since 1997. Prior to 1997, the playoff winner was awarded the Riley Cup. The current cup is named after Patrick J. Kelly, the league's first commissioner. The cup is loaned to the winning...
championships (1997) Inducted into teams Hall of Fame (2003) Now owns Trio Club on Calhoun St in Charleston, and being named in March 2010 as the president of the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
' AA affiliate.
Played college hockey at Providence (1990–1992) before transferring to Salem State College, named All American in 1995, See Masshole in Full, article in Boston Magazine June 2009.
He had also been a former professional major League roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
player with both the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers of the RHI
Roller Hockey International
Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that operated in North America from 1993 to 1999. It was the first major professional league for inline hockey....
and the South Carolina Fire Ants of the MLRH
Major League Roller Hockey
Major League Roller Hockey is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a professional inline hockey league of 15 franchised member clubs, all of which are located in the United States. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, MLRH is the only full contact professional inline...
.
Concannon earned his nickname "Coo Coo" because of his antics both on and of the ice, and his popularity in the Charleston area has remained, resulting in the Stingrays naming him the new team president after Darren Abbott left to take a similar role in the AHL's Manchester Monarchs
Manchester Monarchs
The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:...
.