The Danbury Hat Tricks of the Federal Hockey League was welcomed to the City by a crowd over 100 fans and city officials.
The team name was selected in part because the site of the Danbury Ice Arena from 1884-1985 was home to the Foster Brothers Hatting & Mill and the New Hat Company. Billy McCreary, whose father played in the National Hockey League, will serve as Head Coach/General Manager. He had a 9-year Minor League professional hockey career.
In the coming weeks the team will be releasing the first player signings, ticket information, the jersey design, and team tryout camps.
5-diamonds on the logo represent Diamond Properties and the previous five professional teams in Danbury; the Trashers, Stars, Mad Hatters, Whalers, and Titans. In the 1940’s Toronto Maple Leafs players were awarded a hat for scoring 3-goals in a game. In 1946 Sammy Taft’s Hat Store in Toronto agreed that if Alex Kaleta of the Chicago Blackhawks scored 3-goals, he would receive a hat. Kaleta scored 4-goals that night, originating the term Hat Trick. The rabbit in the logo is yet-to-be named.