Louisiana IceGators

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 (USA) Henry Beckett (Canada)
General manager	Gerald Arceneaux (USA)
Head coach	Sebastien Giroux (Canada)
Captain	Antero Ansikorpi (Finland)
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	Finland !Finland	Ansikorpi, AnteroAntero Ansikorpi (C)	Gray Wolf	2.0 !D	L	40	2007	Kangasala, Finland
44	Sweden !Sweden	Arnesson, MattiasMattias Arnesson	Stoat	6.0 !LW	L	41	2007	Sundsvall, Sweden
81	Canada !Canada	Crowley, JarredJarred Crowley	European Dragon	4.0 !C	L	36	2008	Langley, British Columbia
6	United States !United States	Delucci, ChrisChris Delucci	Alligator	2.0 !D	R	44	2007	Ocala, Florida
16	United States !United States	Dempsey, RichardRichard Dempsey (A)	Alligator	6.0 !LW	L	45	2007	Opelousas, Louisiana
24	United States !United States	Draffin, MichaelMichael Draffin	Snow Leopard	6.0 !LW	R	48	2007	Birmingham, Michigan
11	United States !United States	Edwards, DavidDavid Edwards	Bengal Tiger	2.0 !D	R	38	2007	Vernon, Connecticut
13	Canada !Canada	Garreau, MatthieuMatthieu Garreau	Cougar	4.0 !C	L	52	2007	Sainte-Therese, Quebec
25	Czech Republic !Czech Republic	Kubek, BudislavBudislav Kubek	Arctic Fox	6.0 !LW	L	42	2007	Klatovy, Czech Republic
55	Finland !Finland	Lehtimaki, VesaVesa Lehtimaki	Black Leopard	2.0 !D	L	35	2008	Kortela, Finland
38	United States !United States	McCaine, KevinKevin McCaine (A)	Alligator	4.0 !C	L	46	2007	Samsula, Florida
17	Canada !Canada	McCallum, DonnieDonnie McCallum	Red Fox	4.3 !C/RW	L	44	2008	Medicine Hat, Alberta
29	Sweden !Sweden	Nordenberg, DanielDaniel Nordenberg	Gray Wolf	1.0 !G	L	50	2007	Gothenberg, Sweden
64	Estonia !Estonia	Ojamaa, LauriLauri Ojamaa	Siberian Lynx	6.2 !LW/C	R	38	2007	Tapa, Estonia
78	Sweden !Sweden	Ottestad, DarinDarin Ottestad	River Otter	4.0 !C	L	37	2007	Uppsala, Sweden
31	Canada !Canada	Pawlowski, JacobJacob Pawlowski	Alligator	1.0 !G	L	39	2007	Mississauga, Ontario
4	Canada !Canada	Poletti, JasonJason Poletti	Black Bear	2.0 !D	L	45	2007	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
5	Sweden !Sweden	Sandelin, HenrikHenrik Sandelin	Red Fox	2.0 !D	R	42	2007	Linkoping, Sweden
51	Czech Republic !Czech Republic	Sedlacek, MartinMartin Sedlacek	Red Fox	7.0 !RW	L	43	2007	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
14	Finland !Finland	Setanen, HannuHannu Setanen	European Hare	7.0 !RW	R	36	2007	Kerava, Finland
2	Russia !Russia	Shamenko, RomanRoman Shamenko	Polar Bear	2.0 !D	R	48	2007	Zmeyevo, Russia
18	Canada !Canada	Tamurello, NathanNathan Tamurello (A)	River Otter	4.0 !C	L	39	2007	Kingsport, Nova Scotia
19	Canada !Canada	Tomlinson, ZachZach Tomlinson	European Dragon	7.0 !RW	R	43	2007	Tecumseh, Ontario
15	Canada !Canada	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
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Mike Modano* C 1320 528 755 1283 .97 Neal Broten C 867 274 593 867 1.00 Brian Bellows LW 753 342 380 722 .96 Dino Ciccarelli RW 602 332 319 651 1.08 Bobby Smith C 572 185 369 554 .97 Sergei Zubov * D 829 111 434 545 .66 Dave Gagner C 609 247 287 534 .88 Bill Goldsworthy RW 670 267 239 506 .76 Tim Young C 564 178 316 494 .88 Jere Lehtinen* RW 769 231 242 473 .61	Player Pos G Mike Modano* C 528 Brian Bellows LW 342 Dino Ciccarelli RW 332 Neal Broten C 274 Bill Goldsworthy RW 267 Dave Gagner C 247 Jere Lehtinen* LW 231 Steve Payne LW 228 Bobby Smith C 185 Joe Nieuwendyk C 178	Player Pos A Mike Modano* C 755 Neal Broten C 593 Sergei Zubov* D 434 Brian Bellows LW 380 Bobby Smith C 369 Dino Ciccarelli RW 319 Tim Young C 316 Craig Hartsburg D 315 Dave Gagner C 287 Darryl Sydor* D 254