Danbury Mad Hatters

Danbury Mad Hatters
City	Danbury, Connecticut
League	Eastern Professional Hockey League
Founded	2008
Home arena	Danbury Ice Arena
Colors	Black, Red
Owner(s)	Majority: Tim Kolpien Minority: Curtis Russell
General manager	Brendan Tedstone
Head coach	Dave MacIsaac
Media	The News-Times
Franchise history
2008 to 2009	Danbury Mad Hatters
Championships
Regular season titles	0

The Danbury Mad Hatters were a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters were a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League.

The Mad Hatters name refers Danbury's nickname as the "Hat City." The city was the former center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats. The "mad" was added to the nickname to differentiate the team from the athletic teams of Danbury High School, and also as a reference to the common colloquial expression, "mad like a hatter.^[1]

The team is owned by Col. Tim Kolpien of Corning, New York. On June 10, 2008, the team announced that former Danbury Trashers defenceman Dave MacIssac would be the head coach of the Mad Hatters.^[2]

History

2008-2009

The Danbury Mad Hatters were founded in 2008 as an Eastern Professional Hockey League expansion team. The Mad Hatters had on-ice success during their first season, as they finished their inaugural regular season at 30-18-0-2, finished 3rd and missing the playoffs by 4 pts. They also finished 2nd in attendance with average attendance 984.^[3]

Roster

Forwards
#		Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
4		Drew Madeiros	C	L	6' 0"	200 lbs.	Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA
5		Ryan Stern	C	L	5' 11"	185 lbs.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
9		Bobby Pauls	LW	R	5' 9"	160 lbs.	Harrison, New York, USA
12		Scott Horvath	C	R	6'2"	225 lbs.	West Redding, Connecticut, USA
15		Erik Kent	RW	R	5' 11"	198 lbs.	Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
21		Stephen Schofield	LW	R	6' 2"	185 lbs.	Sherman Oaks, California, USA
25		Brian Hannafin	RW	R	5' 9"	170 lbs.	Medford, Massachusetts, USA
27		Obi Aduba	LW	L	6' 1"	210 lbs.	Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
33		Matt Cosmos	RW	R	6' 0"	215 lbs.	Middlebury, Connecticut, USA
33		Jason Michaelson	F	R	6' 3"	250 lbs.	Newton, Connecticut, USA

Defensemen
#		Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
14		Dan Hickman	D	L	5' 9"	190 lbs.	Hamden, Connecticut, USA
17		Shawn Breaker	D	R	6' 0"	205 lbs.	Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
22		Jonathan Loundsbury	D	R	5' 10"	175 lbs.	Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
23		Alex Redmond	D	R	6' 2"	205 lbs.	San Jose, California, USA
44		Chad Jones	D	L	6' 1"	210 lbs.	Wiarton, Ontario, Canada

Goaltenders
#		Player	Pos.	Catches	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
1		Derek MacIntyre	G	R	6' 2"	211 lbs.	Stanwood, Michigan, USA
32		Jeff Hill	G	R	5' 8"	160 lbs.	Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

References

1. ^ Mad Hatters name announced
2. ^ Mad Hatters hire first coach
3. ^ http://www.leaguestat.com/ephl/ephl/en/stats/schedule.php?view=attendance

See also

• Professional Hockey In Connecticut

External links

• Danbury Mad Hatters
• Eastern Professional Hockey League