Port Huron Beacons

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| team = Port Huron Beacons

| logo = File:Port Huron Beacons Primary Logo 2004.png

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| city = Port Huron, Michigan

| league = United Hockey League

| founded = 2002

| arena = McMorran Arena

| colors = Blue, yellow, red, white
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| name1 = Port Huron Beacons

| dates1 = 2002–2005

| name2 = Roanoke Valley Vipers

| dates2 = 2005–2006

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The Port Huron Beacons were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League (UHL) that played from 2002 to 2005. The team was based in Port Huron, Michigan, and played at the McMorran Arena.

The team's first head coach was Brad Jones, a former National Hockey League player and head coach of the UHL's B.C. Icemen.{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/beacons-week-in-review/n-1976141 |title=Beacons Week in Review |website=OurSports Central |date=October 9, 2002}}{{Cite web |url=https://qctimes.com/sports/hockey/professional/minor/mallards-bring-in-3-more-rookies/article_ba93825f-6449-5300-8f64-0a8b32c31491.html |title=Mallards bring in 3 more rookies |website=Quad-City Times |date=October 1, 2003}} The team's first general manager was Kevin J. Carr from 2001 to 2004.{{cite news |date=July 28, 2002 |title=Beacons Ticket Sales Approach 400 |newspaper=The Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/212472776/ |via=Newspapers.com}} Jones resigned in February 2003 with a 24–24–5 record and was replaced by Bruce Ramsey for the remainder of the season.{{Cite news |date=February 14, 2003 |title=Well-rested Beacons ready for weekend |newspaper=The Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/212460902/ |via=Newspapers.com}}

Ramsey returned as head coach for the 2003–04 season and led the team to the semifinals in the playoffs, but was fired in the following offseason.{{Cite news |date=July 20, 2004 |title=Beacons Hire Former Red Wing |newspaper=The Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/212491512/ |via=Newspapers.com}} The Beacons then hired former NHL player Mark Kumpel, but he resigned without coaching a game and was replaced by Rick Adduono, the former head coach of the Greensboro Generals, for the 2004–05 season.{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2004 |title=FORMER GENERALS COACH GETS NEW JOB |url=https://greensboro.com/former-generals-coach-gets-new-job/article_fa5040b0-19ff-5f87-990e-dfecac3a972d.html |website=News & Record}} Gino Giacumbo served as vice president in 2003–04 and as general manager in 2004–05.{{cite web |last=Hayden |first=Nicole |date=March 22, 2017 |title=Convention Center hires new manager |url=https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/port-huron/2017/03/22/convention-center-hires-new-manager/99456252/ |website=The Times Herald}}

The Beacons departed in 2005 to become the Roanoke Valley Vipers.

Season-by-season results

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Season{{abbr|GP|Games played}}{{abbr|W|Won}}{{abbr|L|Lost}}{{abbr|SOL|Shoot-out loss}}{{abbr|Pts|Points }}{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}{{abbr|PIM|Penalties in minutes}}StandingPlayoffs
2002–0376383088424826814134th, Easternalign=left|Lost in quarterfinals Komets 0–3
2003–0476383178326926914953rd, Easternalign=left|Won in quarterfinals Generals 3–0
Lost in semifinals Jackals 2–4
2004–0580344067424528316235th, Centralalign=left|Did not qualify

References

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