Louisiana IceGators

This article is about the expansion team in the National Hockey League. For their predecessors who played from 1995 until 2005 in the AHL, see Louisiana IceGators (AHL).

Louisiana IceGators
Conference	Eastern
Division	Southeast
Founded	2005
History	Louisiana IceGators 2005-present
Home arena	Blue Yonder Arena
City	Magnolia Bend, Louisiana
Colors	Black, gold, green, white
Owner(s)	Ian Rubin Henry Beckett
General manager	Gerald Arceneaux
Head coach	Sebastien Giroux
Captain	Antero Ansikorpi
Minor League affiliates	Chicago Wolves (AHL) Florida Everblades (AHL)
Stanley Cups	2007-08, 2008-09
Conference championships	2007-08, 2008-09
Division championships	2006–07, 2007-08, 2008-09

The Louisiana IceGators are a professional ice hockey team based in Magnolia Bend, Louisiana. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won two Stanley Cup Championships and two division titles since their founding in 2005. Since 2006, the IceGators have played their home games at Blue Yonder Arena after playing for a year in the Cajundome in Lafayette.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of June 12, 2009.

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	82	41	33	8	90	281	275	1318	3rd, Southeast	Did not qualify
2006–07	82	43	28	11	97	246	245	1097	1st, Southeast	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Rangers)
2007–08	82	54	21	7	115	257	184	937	1st, Southeast	Stanley Cup Champions, 4–2 (Stars)
2008-09	82	51	21	10	112	295	24	824	1st, Southeast	Stanley Cup Champions, 2-1 (Red Wings)

Notable players

Current roster

Updated June 12, 2009.

#	Nat	Player	Species	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
10	!	Ansikorpi, AnteroAntero Ansikorpi (C)	Gray Wolf	2.0 !D	L	40	2007	Kangasala, Finland
44	!	Arnesson, MattiasMattias Arnesson	Stoat	6.0 !LW	L	41	2007	Sundsvall, Sweden
81	!	Crowley, JarredJarred Crowley	European Dragon	4.0 !C	L	36	2008	Langley, British Columbia
6	!	Delucci, ChrisChris Delucci	Alligator	2.0 !D	R	44	2007	Ocala, Florida
16	!	Dempsey, RichardRichard Dempsey (A)	Alligator	6.0 !LW	L	45	2007	Opelousas, Louisiana
24	!	Draffin, MichaelMichael Draffin	Snow Leopard	6.0 !LW	R	48	2007	Birmingham, Michigan
11	!	Edwards, DavidDavid Edwards	Bengal Tiger	2.0 !D	R	38	2007	Vernon, Connecticut
55	!	Lehtimaki, VesaVesa Lehtimaki	Black Leopard	2.0 !D	L	35	2008	Kortela, Finland
38	!	McCaine, KevinKevin McCaine (A)	Alligator	4.0 !C	L	46	2007	Samsula, Florida
26	!	Nessen, RobRob Nessen	Plains Zebra	2.0 !D	L	36	2010	Kumasi, Ghana
64	!	Ojamaa, LauriLauri Ojamaa	Siberian Lynx	6.2 !LW/C	R	38	2007	Tapa, Estonia
78	!	Ottestad, DarinDarin Ottestad	River Otter	4.0 !C	L	37	2007	Uppsala, Sweden
8	!	Palombo, DavidDavid Palombo	Cougar	7.0 !RW	L	39	2010	London, Ontario
31	!	Pawlowski, JacobJacob Pawlowski	Alligator	1.0 !G	L	39	2007	Mississauga, Ontario
4	!	Poletti, JasonJason Poletti	Black Bear	2.0 !D	L	45	2007	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
7	!	Resner, CoreyCorey Resner	River Otter	6.3 !LW/RW	R	35	2008	Ottertail, Minnesota
5	!	Sandelin, HenrikHenrik Sandelin	Red Fox	2.0 !D	R	42	2007	Linkoping, Sweden
33	!	Sarparanta, PeterPeter Sarparanta	Arctic Fox	1.0 !G	L	38	2008	Lappeenranta, Finland
51	!	Sedlacek, MartinMartin Sedlacek	Red Fox	7.0 !RW	L	43	2007	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
14	!	Setanen, HannuHannu Setanen	European Hare	7.0 !RW	R	36	2007	Kerava, Finland
2	!	Shamenko, RomanRoman Shamenko	Polar Bear	2.0 !D	R	48	2007	Zmeyevo, Soviet Union
18	!	Tamurello, NathanNathan Tamurello (A)	River Otter	6.2 !LW/C	L	39	2007	Kingsport, Nova Scotia
19	!	Tomlinson, ZachZach Tomlinson	European Dragon	7.0 !RW	R	43	2007	Tecumseh, Ontario
91	!	Tushenko, AlexiAlexi Tushenko	European Mink	4.3 !C/RW	L	35	2010	Kiev, Soviet Union
15	!	Wolfe, BrandenBranden Wolfe	Gray Wolf	2.0 !D	L	42	2007	Crystal Falls, Ontario

Franchise scoring leaders

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Gators player

Points	Goals	Assists