Macon Whoopees
Shop retro Macon Whoopees tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks, mugs and pint glasses. Added by the SHL to round out a sixth team in 1973, the Whoopees carried a cheeky name that doubles as a bird and lasted less than one season, but they left a franchise name for the ages. Celebrate one of hockey's most famous nicknames by browsing all of our Whoopees gear, then read the team history below. We are a small business based in the United States, dedicated to reviving the logos and memories of hockey teams that are gone but not forgotten.
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Macon Whoopees History
This being a team from the 1970s and the Southern Hockey League, it's only natural that a hockey team was named after a sexual pun that also happens to be a bird. Based out of Macon, GA, the Whoopees played only one season but left us with a franchise name for the ages. The team was added by the SHL to fill in a sixth team for the 1973-74 season and capitalize on the potential of hockey in Georgia, as the NHL's entry into Atlanta came the year prior. Unfortunately, hockey in Georgia didn't pan out in the 1970s for either the NHL or the SHL. The Whoopees would fold before the end of their first season.
