When the Danbury Whalers left town after this year’s hockey season ended, local hockey fans weren’t sure what would happen next. Would there be a new team? Would it happen in time for the coming season? Good news is here!
Thanks to Bruce Bennett of Bruce Bennett Nissan local hockey fans can rest easy. Yes, Danbury will have a new Federal Hockey League team for the 2015-16 season. Welcome, the Danbury Titans!
Danbury Titans Owner Bruce Bennett and Coach Phil Esposito
showing off the new logo by graphic designer Dominick Alessandro
Bruce Bennett teamed up with Ed Crowe. Both businessmen are excited to bring hockey back to Danbury. At a press conference held Friday, Bruce and Ed along with coach Phil Esposito, Assistant General Manager Tricia Coe and VP of Corporate Sponsorship Jed Wilson, officially unveiled the team logo and jerseys.
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton and Danbury Titans Owner Bruce Bennett
“Their investment in CityCenter is incredibly appreciated,” stated Mayor Mark Boughton. “I think that Bruce brings in a stability of leadership on the ownership side. This is a Danbury guy. He lives in this city, he’s invested in about a million different ways and this is just his extension of that investment.”
After coming to a game and becoming a sponsor of the Danbury Whalers, Bruce fell in love with the sport and the players. Another FHL league owner once told him he would make a good team owner. When Danbury lost its team, Bruce felt it was his chance to step in. “I built my business around loyalty to my customers, of my employees, to the product that I sell, and that’s what I’m going to bring here,” said Bruce.
The name Titans was chosen by the fans via a Facebook contest to name the new FHL team. The team will play at the Danbury Ice Arena and the season will begin in October.
The official website, as well as ticket information, are coming soon. You can currently find them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.
Personally as local hockey fans, and as a local business that's worked with Bruce Bennett for years, we are extremely excited to have Bruce and the team be a part of the downtown scene.
