{"product_id":"clearance-baton-rouge-kingfish-t-shirt","title":"CLEARANCE Baton Rouge Kingfish T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur clearance section houses discounted apparel items. These consist of overstock, test prints, returns, misprinted, or out of print items from our collections. The specific details on the condition or defects for each item are listed in the item's description (if any). Items that were returned damaged or in otherwise non-new condition will not be sold and instead are donated to charity. All sales from this section are final.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Baton Rouge Kingfish started play in the 1996-97 at the Riverside Centroplex (now River Center) in Baton Rouge, LA. The team made an interesting move for their first coach, bringing in Pierre McGuire. At the time, McGuire was coming off stints as the head coach in Hartford and assistant in Ottawa, but the Kingfish would be his last coaching gig before moving into broadcasting for the next 20+ years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kingfish were middle of the road in their first season, going 31-33 and missing the playoffs. McGuire would not return for a second season, and instead the team would bring in another surprising name as coach, legendary enforcer Dave Schultz. Schultz had been mostly out of hockey since the early 1980s, but the prior season had made a return to coaching in the CoHL with the Madison Monsters. He would only make it 59 games through the 1997-98 season with the Kingfish before being replaced. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor their part, the Kingfish would go through eight coaches in their seven seasons of existence with no coaching move making too much of a difference on the ice. They would win between 29 and 35 games each season, except their final season in which they would only win 20. The team made three playoff appearances, only moving past the first round once. That would be 1998-99 when they would beat Augusta in round one. After seven years in Louisiana, the team would relocate north to Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few notable Kingfish to make it to the big show were Alexandre Burrows, John Hedberg, and Shane Hnidy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would make a unique gift for the hockey fan in your life or a neat find for yourself of a vintage hockey team from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLouisiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFree standard shipping on all orders shipped to the USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions about us or our products? Check out our FAQ.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageicehockey.com\/pages\/a-note-about-ship-times\"\u003eLearn more \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003eAbout the shirt from the manufacturer:\u003c\/p\u003e\nThis is our best seller for a reason. Relaxed, tailored and ultra-comfortable, you'll love the way you look in this durable, reliable classic. \n\u003cul class=\"listMCE\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% pre-shrunk cotton (heather gray color is 90% cotton\/10% polyester, light heather gray is 98% cotton\/2% polyester, heather black is 50% cotton\/50% polyester) | Fabric Weight: 5.0 oz (mid-weight)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-stitched seams at shoulder, sleeve, collar and waist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Note: Mineral Wash colors have a slight yellow tint and not one is the same due to the special dye process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImported; processed and printed in the U.S.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Ice Hockey","offers":[{"title":"Navy \/ L","offer_id":54700187648275,"sku":"Box2-8","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Blue \/ XL","offer_id":54700187681043,"sku":"Box3-12","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/6459\/4766\/files\/57fe64c3922f9f956212f47304495ad1_9eb32422-3693-4cc9-9296-1c8dfeb836c6.jpg?v=1789182136","url":"https:\/\/vintageicehockey.com\/products\/clearance-baton-rouge-kingfish-t-shirt","provider":"Vintage Ice Hockey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}