Austin Ice Bats Mugs
Description: The Austin Ice Bats played from 1996 to 2008 in the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) and the Central Hockey League (CHL) at Luedecke Arena and Chapparal Ice. The Ice Bats faced off against the Waco Wizards, Corpus Christi Ice Rays, Central Texas Stampede, Fort Worth Brahmas, Shreveport Mudbugs, Lake Charles Ice Pirates, Monroe Moccasins, Arkansas GlacierCats, Alexandria Warthogs, Tupelo T-Rex, Abilene Aviators, San Angelo Outlaws, El Paso Buzzards, Odessa Jackalopes, Amarillo Rattlers, New Mexico Scorpions, Youngstown SteelHounds, Mississippi RiverKings, Colorado Eagles, Rocky Mountain Rage, Oklahoma City Blazers, Tulsa Oilers, Wichita Thunder, Laredo Bucks, Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, Arizona Sundogs and more.
Description: The Austin Ice Bats were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, from 1996 to 2008. The were originally members of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) and later the Central Hockey League (CHL). The team was named for the Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) that nest under the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge in the city.
