Danbury Mad Hatters
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Danbury Mad Hatters | |
City: | Danbury, Connecticut |
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League: | Eastern Professional Hockey League |
Founded: | 2008 |
Home Arena: | Danbury Ice Arena |
Colors: | black, red |
Franchise history | |
2008-present: | Danbury Mad Hatters |
Championships | |
Regular Season Titles: | 0 |
The Danbury Mad Hatters are a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut, in the United States. The Mad Hatters are a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. Beginning in the 2008 season, the Mad Hatters will play their home games at the 2,212-seat Danbury Ice Arena.
The Mad Hatters name refers Danbury's nickname as the "Hat City." The city was the former center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats. The "mad" was added to the nickname to differentiate the team from the athletic teams of Danbury High School.[1]
The team is owned by Col. Tim Kolpien of Corning, NY