The Port Huron Border Cats were a
minor professional
ice hockey
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team in the
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League (UHL), originally known as the Colonial Hockey League from 1991 to 1997 and last known as the International Hockey League from 2007 to 2010, was a low-level minor professional ice hockey league, with teams in the Unite ...
that played from 1996 to 2002.
The team was based in
Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in and seat of government of St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. The population was 28,983 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the west by Port Huron Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
Po ...
, and played at
McMorran Place
McMorran Arena is an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan consisting of a 4,800-seat multi-purpose arena and a theater. It was designed by Alden B. Dow and built in 1960 for $3.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ). The exterior of th ...
. The team ceased operations in 2002 and was replaced by another UHL expansion team, the
Port Huron Beacons.
Coaches
*
Dave Cameron (1996–1997)
*
Doug Crossman (1997–1998)
* Greg Puhalski (1998–2000)
* Jean Laforest (2000–2002)
Season-by-season results
References
External links
Port Huron Border Cats CoHL statistics at HockeyDBPort Huron Border Cats UHL statistics at HockeyDB
Defunct United Hockey League teams
Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Defunct ice hockey teams in Michigan
Port Huron, Michigan
Ice hockey clubs established in 1996
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2002
1996 establishments in Michigan
2002 disestablishments in Michigan
Florida Panthers minor league affiliates
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