The Blue Ridge Bobcats are a professional ice hockey team based in Wytheville, Virginia. They play at the Hitachi Energy Arena and are a member of the Federal Prospects Hockey League. Their inaugural season was the 2023–24 season.
History On November 7, 2022, it was announced that the Appalachian Regional Exposition Center (APEX Center) was to host to an expansion Federal Prospects Hockey League team to start in the 2023–24 season and owned by APEX Drive Holdings LLC, which is led by Barry Soskin. On July 27, 2023, the team announced its name, the Blue Ridge Bobcats. Vojtech Zemlicka was named inaugural head coach during the press conference. In December 2023, former President GM of the Carolina Thunderbirds and former VP of Operations of the Binghamton Black Bears, Jimmy Milliken joined the Bobcats as Executive Vice President of Operations. The 2024 season kicked off a new seating alignment where they removed the temporary seating and added new permanent bleachers.
Season-by-Season Results Source: Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonFinishHead CoachWild Card GameQuarterfinalsSemi-FinalsFinals2023–24561633750.34815122110846th of 6, Continental 10th of 10, OverallVojtech ZemlickaMissed Playoffs2024–25562921692.57119417210334th of 7, Continental 7th of 14, OverallVojtech ZemlickaW, 5-2 vs Baton RougeL, 2-0, Carolina––
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External links Blue Ridge Bobcats website