On April 3, 2015, the Danbury Ice Arena announced that it did not want to renew its contract with the Danbury Whalers and gave them a notice to evict by April 17, leaving the team homeless.[3]
On June 13, 2015, it was announced that due to the eviction of the Whalers, a new team called the Stateline Whalers would play the 2015–16 season at the Brewster Ice Arena under former Danbury Whalers CEO and managing partner Herm Sorcher.[4][5] The team was announced as being owned by Barry Soskin, who also owns the Port Huron Prowlers and Danville Dashers and formerly the Dayton Demonz. The Danbury Whalers were officially considered to be on hiatus for the season by the FHL, but gave up their naming and territorial rights to the new Brewster team.[6]
On June 27, it was reported that the FHL had approved of a new team in Danbury, Connecticut, to replace the now departed Whalers.[7] Local businessmen Bruce Bennett and Edward Crowe were announced as the ownership group. Bennett announced the new team as the Danbury Titans.[8] On July 15, during the Titans' inaugural booster club meeting, the ownership confirmed that the league had re-organized and they would also own the new Brewster team (which had formerly announced as the Stateline Whalers and signed a lease for the Brewster Ice Arena) and Barry Soskin would no longer be involved in Brewster. On July 18, Bennett announced the team would be called the Brewster Bulldogs and that neither of his teams (the Bulldogs and Titans) would have any connection with the former Whalers.
The team failed to make the playoffs in the six-team league after the 2015–16 regular season. In June 2016 after their inaugural season ended, owner Bruce Bennett announced that he had given up operating the team to focus on managing the Danbury Titans.[9] The team officially ceased operation on July 14, 2016.[10]
Referencesedit
^. FHL. September 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^Adrian Szkolar (12 June 2015). "New FHL team will be called Stateline Whalers". lohud.com.
^"Arena ends agreement in evicting Danbury Whalers". The News-Times. April 8, 2015.
^Haggerty, Nancy (June 3, 2015). "With Danbury team gone, pro hockey comes to Brewster". LoHud. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^. FHL. June 13, 2015. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
^"Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. June 29, 2015.
^"FHL approves new Danbury franchise". News Times. June 27, 2015.
^. WDAQ. June 27, 2015. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^"Danbury Titans renew lease with Danbury Ice Arena". The News-Times. June 21, 2016.
^"Brewster Bulldogs Pro Hockey Suspends 2016-17 Season". OurSports Central. July 14, 2016.
External linksedit
Brewster Bulldogs official website
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brewster, bulldogs, were, minor, league, professional, hockey, team, federal, hockey, league, playing, brewster, york, team, played, 2015, season, citybrewster, yorkleaguefederal, hockey, leaguefounded2015home, arenabrewster, arenaowner, bruce, bennetted, crow. The Brewster Bulldogs were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the Federal Hockey League playing in Brewster New York 2 The team played in the 2015 16 FHL season Brewster BulldogsCityBrewster New YorkLeagueFederal Hockey LeagueFounded2015Home arenaBrewster Ice ArenaOwner s Bruce BennettEd Crowe 1 Head coachDavid LunWebsiteBulldogs FHLFranchise history2015 2016Brewster BulldogsHistory editOn April 3 2015 the Danbury Ice Arena announced that it did not want to renew its contract with the Danbury Whalers and gave them a notice to evict by April 17 leaving the team homeless 3 On June 13 2015 it was announced that due to the eviction of the Whalers a new team called the Stateline Whalers would play the 2015 16 season at the Brewster Ice Arena under former Danbury Whalers CEO and managing partner Herm Sorcher 4 5 The team was announced as being owned by Barry Soskin who also owns the Port Huron Prowlers and Danville Dashers and formerly the Dayton Demonz The Danbury Whalers were officially considered to be on hiatus for the season by the FHL but gave up their naming and territorial rights to the new Brewster team 6 On June 27 it was reported that the FHL had approved of a new team in Danbury Connecticut to replace the now departed Whalers 7 Local businessmen Bruce Bennett and Edward Crowe were announced as the ownership group Bennett announced the new team as the Danbury Titans 8 On July 15 during the Titans inaugural booster club meeting the ownership confirmed that the league had re organized and they would also own the new Brewster team which had formerly announced as the Stateline Whalers and signed a lease for the Brewster Ice Arena and Barry Soskin would no longer be involved in Brewster On July 18 Bennett announced the team would be called the Brewster Bulldogs and that neither of his teams the Bulldogs and Titans would have any connection with the former Whalers The team failed to make the playoffs in the six team league after the 2015 16 regular season In June 2016 after their inaugural season ended owner Bruce Bennett announced that he had given up operating the team to focus on managing the Danbury Titans 9 The team officially ceased operation on July 14 2016 10 References edit Introducing Brewster Bulldogs of the Federal Hockey League FHL September 11 2015 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved September 14 2015 Adrian Szkolar 12 June 2015 New FHL team will be called Stateline Whalers lohud com Arena ends agreement in evicting Danbury Whalers The News Times April 8 2015 Haggerty Nancy June 3 2015 With Danbury team gone pro hockey comes to Brewster LoHud Retrieved June 4 2015 Stateline Whalers Join the Federal Hockey League FHL June 13 2015 Archived from the original on June 29 2015 Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report Our Sports Central June 29 2015 FHL approves new Danbury franchise News Times June 27 2015 Danbury Titans newest team to play in the FHL WDAQ June 27 2015 Archived from the original on July 10 2015 Retrieved July 21 2015 Danbury Titans renew lease with Danbury Ice Arena The News Times June 21 2016 Brewster Bulldogs Pro Hockey Suspends 2016 17 Season OurSports Central July 14 2016 External links editBrewster Bulldogs official website FHL website nbsp This American ice hockey team related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports team in New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brewster Bulldogs amp oldid 1058806260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
