Texas Wildcatters
City	Beaumont, Texas
League	ECHL
Conference	American Conference
Division	South Division
Founded	2003
Home arena	Ford Arena
Colors	Black and gold
General manager	Richard W. Adams
Head coach	Malcom Cameron
Affiliates	Minnesota Wild (NHL) Houston Aeros (AHL)
Franchise history
1993 to 2000	Huntington Blizzard
2003 to 2008	Texas Wildcatters
2008 to Future	Ontario Reign
Championships
Regular season titles	none
Division Championships	2007–08
Conference Championships	none
Kelly Cups	none

The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were an ECHL team based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. They were the affiliate of the Florida Panthers in 2004–2005. The team played in Huntington, West Virginia and were known as the Huntington Blizzard from 1993–2000. The Wildcatters began play in 2003.

The Wildcatters ceased their existence in Beaumont with a 4–1 loss to the Columbia Inferno on April 25, 2008 at Ford Arena.

Contents 1 History 2 Season-by-Season results 2.1 Regular season 2.2 Playoffs 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

On October 7, 2005, the Jefferson County, Texas Commissioners announced that the team would not be allowed to use Ford Arena for the 2005–2006 season because the site was being used for Hurricane Rita relief. The team was forced to cancel the season, but resumed gameplay in 2006–2007. During the 2007-2008 season they were affliated with the Minnesota Wild of the NHL and the AHL's Houston Aeros. After the 2007-2008 season, they ceased operations and moved to Ontario, California, where they play as the Ontario Reign and are affiliated with the Los Angeles Kings.

According to a Beaumont TV report, there was a local group attempting to secure a Central Hockey League franchise for Beaumont starting in the 2008–2009 season ^[1]. After the Austin Ice Bats ceased operations in Austin, there was an attempt to move that franchise to Ford Arena for 2008-9. However, there was insufficient time to do this before the CHL needed a commitment to play. The depressed economy of the Golden Triangle makes a relocation to Beaumont unlikely in the near future.

[edit] Season-by-Season results

[edit] Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
2003–04	72	22	44	6	—	—	50	196	287	7th, Central
2004–05	72	17	44	11	—	—	45	178	260	6th, South
2005–06	Involuntary Suspension of Season (Hurricane Rita)
2006–07	72	41	22	—	5	4	91	265	222	2nd, South
2007–08	72	52	9	—	4	7	115	266	177	1st, South

[edit] Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2003–04	Out of playoffs.
2004–05	Out of playoffs.
2005–06	Involuntary suspension of season.
2006–07	—	W, 3–2, GWT	L, 2–4, FLA	—
2007–08	W, 3–1, MIS	L, 2–3, CBA	—	—

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Texas Wildcatters official site
• Texas Wildcatters Un-official Messageboard

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