Power Play

ID: 3326 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Patrick Springfield, Houston Chronicle, October 13, 2021. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/general/article/Western-Professional-Hockey-League-25-years-16528758.php.
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The Wizards’ best season was from 1998-1999, in which they had a 40-22 record and made it to the playoff quarterfinals. That season, head coach Todd Lalonde was named WPHL Coach of the Year, and rookie goaltender Kory Cooper won both WPHL Rookie of the Year and Most Outstanding Goaltender.

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By Maria Petrolia
Until the 1990s, hockey teams in the South were few and far between. The heat prevalent in the southern states did not exactly lend itself to ice-based sports, leading locals to favor warm-weather…