Bill Coffey
American businessman and sports entrepreneur
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Bill Coffey is a businessman and minor league sports entrepreneur. He is one of the founders of the ECHL (formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League).[1]
Coffey is also the founder of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL)[2]. He served as the league's president, and he is the director of hockey operations for the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).[3] Coffey has been the owner of several minor league ice hockey teams.
Teams owned by Bill Coffey
- Fayetteville Force (CHL)[4]
- Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL)[5]
- St. Petersburg Parrots (ACHL)[6]
- Tallahassee Tide (ACHL)
- Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL)
- Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL)
