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.