Troy Bruins
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Troy Bruins | |
Founded | 1951 |
Home ice | Hobart Arena Hobart Arena The Hobart Arena is a 3,782-seat multi-purpose arena in Troy, Ohio. It officially opened with 10 sold out performances of Holiday on Ice in September 1950. The Hobart Arena was the first Ohio venue for Elvis Presley on November 24, 1956... |
Based in | Troy, Ohio Troy, Ohio * - Sports :In addition to Troy High School athletics, Troy is home to the Miami Valley Silverbacks indoor football team of the Continental Indoor Football League.... |
Colors | Black, Gold and White |
League | International Hockey League |
Owner | Ken Wilson Ken Wilson (ice hockey) Ken Wilson, born July 23, 1923, in Craik, Saskatchewan, was a minor hockey league General Manager and or owner for forty years. Twenty One years in the International Hockey League, five years in the Continental Hockey League and single seasons in the National Hockey League, Western Hockey League... |
General Manager | Ken Wilson Ken Wilson (ice hockey) Ken Wilson, born July 23, 1923, in Craik, Saskatchewan, was a minor hockey league General Manager and or owner for forty years. Twenty One years in the International Hockey League, five years in the Continental Hockey League and single seasons in the National Hockey League, Western Hockey League... |
Coach(s) | Norm McAtee Norm McAtee Norm Joseph McAtee was a professional ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins... 1951–1954 Nellie Podolski 1955 -1957 |
The Troy Bruins were an International Hockey League team based in Troy, Ohio
Troy, Ohio
* - Sports :In addition to Troy High School athletics, Troy is home to the Miami Valley Silverbacks indoor football team of the Continental Indoor Football League....
that played from 1951 to 1959 at the Hobart Arena
Hobart Arena
The Hobart Arena is a 3,782-seat multi-purpose arena in Troy, Ohio. It officially opened with 10 sold out performances of Holiday on Ice in September 1950. The Hobart Arena was the first Ohio venue for Elvis Presley on November 24, 1956...
. Notable players were Brian Kilrea
Brian Kilrea
Brian Blair "Killer" Kilrea is an ice hockey head coach, general manager and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders' category, most notably with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League, with whom Kilrea has been associated for over 35 years...
and Larry King Kwong.
Goaltender, Bill Tibbs, won the James Norris Memorial Trophy IHL for the least goals against during the 1955–1956 regular season.
For the 2008-2009 season, the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
's Dayton Bombers
Dayton Bombers
The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....
wore special Troy Bruins throwback jerseys while playing six games at Hobart Arena
Hobart Arena
The Hobart Arena is a 3,782-seat multi-purpose arena in Troy, Ohio. It officially opened with 10 sold out performances of Holiday on Ice in September 1950. The Hobart Arena was the first Ohio venue for Elvis Presley on November 24, 1956...
, before auctioning them off for charity.
On May 21, 2009, it was announced that a new hockey team named the Troy Bruins would play at Hobart Arena
Hobart Arena
The Hobart Arena is a 3,782-seat multi-purpose arena in Troy, Ohio. It officially opened with 10 sold out performances of Holiday on Ice in September 1950. The Hobart Arena was the first Ohio venue for Elvis Presley on November 24, 1956...
for the upcoming 2009-2010 season as a Junior A member of the Northern Junior Hockey League
Northern Junior Hockey League
The Northern Junior Hockey League was an independent regional junior ice hockey league based in Jamestown, New York. The league's first and only season was the 2009-2010 season it included 7 teams including former UJHL teams....
. On August 31, 2010, the new Troy Bruins franchise moved up to the All American Hockey League. They ceased operations on January 5, 2011, with their final game a 4-2 win over the Queen City Storm on December 31, 2010.