In a follow up to our story from Sunday, the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) was notified Thursday by Vermilion County Bobcats Owner Ellen Tully of her team's intentions to cease operations, effective immediately.
The league announced the story on their website along with changes in the schedule for this weekend's games. Additional changes will be announced at a later date. Tully said in a statement to the league via a press release, "Regretfully the Bobcats have ceased operations. It's a sad day for hockey fans in Danville, but I want to personally thank them for their loyalty to the Bobcats over the past 2 seasons." Information on ticket refunds for the fan base will be announced in the near future.
This past weekend started off with the SPHL on Friday announced that Peoria would be replacing the Bobcats as an opponent for Quad City for games on Friday and Saturday. It was announced at that time that the Bobcats would be Quad City’s opponent for a game at the David S. Palmer Arena for Sunday’s action. Quad City showed to the Palmer Arena on Sunday along with fans and workers, but the Bobcats team did not show to the ice for the game, leading to a forfeit win for the Storm.
The Bobcats end their second and final season with a record of 4-24-2.
