| Danbury Mad Hatters | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Danbury, Connecticut |
| League | Eastern Professional Hockey League |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home arena | Danbury Ice Arena |
| Colors | Black, Red |
| Owner(s) | Majority: Tim Kolpien Minority: Curtis Russell |
| General manager | Brendan Tedstone |
| Head coach | Dave MacIsaac |
| Media | The News-Times |
| Franchise history | |
| 2008 to 2009 | Danbury Mad Hatters |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 0 |
The Danbury Mad Hatters were a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 3,050-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters were a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League.
The Mad Hatters name refers to 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, and also as a reference to the common colloquial expression, "mad like a hatter.[1]
The team is owned by Col. Tim Kolpien of Corning, New York. On June 10, 2008, the team announced that former Danbury Trashers defenceman Dave MacIssac would be the head coach of the Mad Hatters.[2]