Cajun Catahoulas Explained

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Team:Cajun Catahoulas
City:Carencro, Louisiana
League:Western States Hockey League
Division:Midwest
Founded:2005
Arena:Louisiana HockeyPlex
Name1:Cajun Catahoulas
Dates1:2005–2008
Name2:Texas Renegades
Dates2:2008–2009
Name3:New Mexico Renegades
Dates3:2009–2014
Name4:Springfield Express
Dates4:2014–2018

The Cajun Catahoulas were a Junior A Tier III ice hockey team, based in Carencro, Louisiana, which is located just outside Lafayette. Initially announced in May 2005[1] as a Junior B team, the Catahoulas were promoted to Junior A Tier III in August 2007.[2] The team competed in the Midwest division of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) beginning in 2005–06 season. The Catahoula name was chosen as the Catahoula Leopard Dog is the state dog of Louisiana. For the 2008–09 season the Cajun Catahoulas moved their team and operations to North Richland Hills, Texas to become the Texas Renegades.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Regular Season Finish Playoffs
2005–06 40 11 28 1 23 129 239 4th of 6, Midwest[3] Lost Div. Semifinal vs. Fort Worth Texans
2006–07 44 3 41 0 6 113 323 2000 6th of 6, Midwest[4] Did not qualify
2007–08 51 5 44 2 12 104 356 1569 6th of 6, Midwest[5] Did not qualify

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kreig . Michael . Catahoula tickets on sale Monday . The Daily Advertiser . 7B . 2005-06-26 .
  2. Web site: WSHL approved for Junior A Tier III . 2008-02-08 . Cajun Catahoulas . https://web.archive.org/web/20080201200851/http://www.cajuncatahoulas.net/ . 2008-02-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2005-06 WSHL Standings. Hockey DB. April 2, 2015.
  4. Web site: 2006-07 WSHL Standings. Hockey DB. April 2, 2015.
  5. Web site: 2007-08 WSHL Standings. Hockey DB. April 2, 2015.