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Jacksonville Barracudas are a
Southern Professional Hockey League ice hockey team based in
Jacksonville, Florida. The Barracudas play at the
Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Barracudas began play in 2002 in the Jacksonville Coliseum in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, which ceased play after the 2002-03 season. During the 2003 offseason the Barracudas changed both buildings and leagues, as the Coliseum was demolished to be replaced by the 15,000 seat Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, and the
World Hockey Association 2 was formed.
The WHA2 was envisioned to be a minor league for the renaissance of the
New World Hockey Association. Though the new WHA never took the ice, the WHA2 did play for one season, 2003-04.
The Barracudas won both the regular season title and the league championship of the WHA2. On
April 16,
2004 the Barracudas won the second consecutive game of a best-of-three series against the Macon Trax to bring the city of Jacksonville its only professional hockey championship.
The WHA2 disbanded in the 2004 offseason, and the Barracudas joined the
Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2004-05 season, ending with a third place finish and a semifinal loss in the playoffs. They finished the 2005-06 season in the bottom of the SPHL standings, and are committed to play in the SPHL in 2006-07.
From 2003 through 2006 the Barracudas were coached by former NHL player
Ron Duguay. In the summer of 2006
Rick Allain was named head coach of the team.
Championships
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!Trophy
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|2003-2004
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WHA2|
President's Cup|}
2005-2006 season roster
The following players were on the team's 2005-06 roster at the end of the season:
* Webb, Ryan
* Viazanica, Martin
* Hackett, Chris
* Simon, Jason
* LeColst, Greg
* Arvonen, Jan
* Antonovich, Jeff
* Maci, Tony
* Wagner, Shane
* Doherty, Patrick
* Wilson, Devin
* Pelham, Luke
* Miskovic, Jacob
* Meacham, Matt
* Summerfield, Garrett
* Capson, Greg
* Cantrall, George
2005-2006 season coaches and staff
*
Ron Duguay - head
coach and general manager
*Brett Strot - assistant coach
*Kevin Kuuk - equipment manager
*Mike Milek - Athletic Trainer
*Nick Tice - assistant equipment manager
*Grant Bridges - assistant equipment manager
External links
*
http://www.jaxcudas.com/ Jacksonville Barracudas homepageCategory:Southern Professional Hockey League teams