Battle Creek Rumble Bees Explained

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Team:Battle Creek Rumble Bees
Logosize:200
City:Battle Creek, Michigan
League:Federal Prospects Hockey League
Founded:2019
Folded:2020
Arena:The Rink Battle Creek
Gm:Adam Stio
Coach:Adam Stio
Website:Battle Creek Rumble Bees
Name1:Battle Creek Rumble Bees
Dates1:2019–2020

The Battle Creek Rumble Bees were a professional ice hockey team based in Battle Creek, Michigan. The team was a member of the Federal Prospects Hockey League and played at The Rink Battle Creek.

History

In June 2019, the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) announced it had added a tenth team for the 2019–20 season and it would be in Michigan.[1] On July 23, the Battle Creek Rumble Bees were announced[2] with Adam Stio as the general manager after previously serving in the same role with the Southern Professional Hockey League's Evansville Thunderbolts.[3] The FHL had played multiple neutral site games in Battle Creek over the previous seasons before placing an expansion team there.

The Rumble Bees hired Clint Hagmaier as their first head coach,[4] however, he was released after a 0–9 start to the season with Stio taking over as interim head coach.[5] The Rumble Bees had a 1–45–0–2 record when the league's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Their losing streak led to them being named "the worst team in professional hockey".[6] After the season, the team's players went to different teams in the FPHL as part of a dispersal draft. The Rumble Bees' 0-23-1 start to the season gave them the longest losing streak in professional hockey history which would hold up until the Delaware Thunder lost 26 straight on January 28, 2023.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019/2020 FPHL SCHEDULE . FederalHockey.com . June 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Introducing your newest pro hockey team, the Battle Creek Rumble Bees . . July 23, 2019.
  3. Web site: The FPHL's Newest Franchise . . July 23, 2019 . July 23, 2019.
  4. Web site: Rumble Bees' new head coach eager to get season started . Battle Creek Enquirer . August 14, 2019.
  5. Web site: Rumble Bees Make Coaching Change . OurSports Central . November 17, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020-06-17. 'Bad News Bees': How one-win Battle Creek became the worst team in pro hockey. 2020-06-21. ESPN.com. en.
  7. Web site: @MinorHero . 2023-02-02 . Twitter . en.