| Macon Whoopees | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Macon_whoopees_logo.gif){kind=logo} | |
| City | Macon, Georgia |
| League | Southern Hockey League |
| Operated | 1973–74 |
| Home arena | Macon Coliseum |
| Colors | Red, white, blue |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Pinkerton |
| General manager | Keke Mortson |
| Head coach | Keke Mortson |
| Affiliates | Cleveland Crusaders Houston Aeros |
The Macon Whoopees were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in Macon, Georgia, and played home games at the Macon Coliseum. The Whoopees played in the Southern Hockey League, and were the second professional hockey team in Georgia. The attempt in Macon to expand hockey southward failed, as the team ceased operations before completion of the 1973–74 season.[1] Hockey did not return to Macon until 1996, when the name was revived by the Macon Whoopee in the Central Hockey League. The original Whoopees team was named after the song "Makin' Whoopee" by Gus Kahn, and is the subject of the book Once Upon A Whoopee: A Town, A Team, A Song, A Dream, by Ed Grisamore and Bill Buckley.[2]
- ^ "Macon Whoopees hockey team statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Macon Woopees". Georgia Hockey Museum. 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.