The Waco Wizards were an American
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team in
Waco, Texas
Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and Interstate 35, I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin, Texas, Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 popul ...
. They played in the
Western Professional Hockey League
The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) was a minor professional ice hockey league.
The WPHL operated from 1996 to 2001 with teams based in the southern United States, primarily Texas and Louisiana. The league started with six te ...
from 1996 to 2000. They played their home games in the
Heart of Texas Coliseum.
Season-by-season record
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1996–97 , , 64 , , 30 , , 30 , , 4 , , 64 , , 220 , , 249 , , 5th, WPHL , , align="left" , ''Did not qualify''
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1997–98 , , 69 , , 18 , , 48 , , 3 , , 39 , , 203 , , 319 , , 7th, East Div. , , align="left" , ''Did not qualify''
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1998–99 , , 69 , , 40 , , 22 , , 7 , , 87 , , 275 , , 232 , , 1st, Central Div. , , align="left" , Lost Quarterfinals, 1–3 vs.
San Angelo Outlaws
The San Angelo Outlaws are a defunct American minor professional ice hockey team that played in the Western Professional Hockey League from 1997 to 2001 and the Central Hockey League in the 2001–02 season. They were based in San Angelo, Texas a ...
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1999–2000 , , 27 , , 11 , , 14 , , 2 , , 24 , , 86 , , 107 , , 5th, Central Div. , , align="left" , Folded during the season
Records
*Games: Tim Green, 145
*Goals: Jamie Dunn, 47
*Assists: Jamie Hearn, 70
*Points:
Tony Cimellaro, 110
*PIM: Chad Muachalchuk and Brad Domonsky, 314
External links
The Internet Hockey Database
1996 establishments in Texas
2000 disestablishments in Texas
Defunct ice hockey teams in Texas
Ice hockey clubs established in 1996
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2000
Sports clubs and teams in Waco, Texas