Bill Coffey Explained
Bill Coffey is a businessman and minor league sports entrepreneur. He is one of the founders of the ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League).[1] Founded in 1988, the ECHL is a minor professional ice hockey league that serves as a development league for the NHL.[2] The ECHL iced 20 teams during the 2009–10 season.[3]
Coffey is also the founder of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL)[4] - where he served as the league's president; and he is the director of hockey operations for the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).[5] Coffey has been the owner of several minor league ice hockey teams.
Teams owned by Bill Coffey
Notes and References
- Book: Scott, Jon C.. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. 2006. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. 138–139. 1-894974-21-2.
- Web site: Honored Members . ECHL Hall Of Fame . 2010-06-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100806010529/http://www.echlhalloffame.com/members.shtml . 2010-08-06 .
- Web site: 2009-10 East Coast Hockey League . Hockeydb.com . 2010-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524040132/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/echl19892010.html. 24 May 2010 . live.
- Book: Scott, Jon C.. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. 2006. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. 185. 1-894974-21-2.
- Book: Scott, Jon C.. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. 2006. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. 199. 1-894974-21-2.
- Book: Scott, Jon C.. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. 2006. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. 103. 1-894974-21-2.
- Book: Scott, Jon C.. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. 2006. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. 138. 1-894974-21-2.
- Greensboro MonarchsBook: Scott, Jon C.. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. 2006. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. 186. 1-894974-21-2.
