Mississippi Surge The Mississippi Surge is a professional team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that began play in the 2009 - 10 season . Based in Biloxi , home games are played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum also known as " The Power Plant " . History . The Mississippi Surge began play 2009 following the suspension of operations of the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the East Coast Hockey League . The disbandment of the Sea Wolves left South Mississippi without a hockey team or a professional sports team . A new team was announced to begin play in 2009 and the team held a name - the - team contest on their temporary webpage . On June 17 , the Surge unveiled their name , logo , and colors . The team was to be coached by long time Sea Wolves player and coach Steffon Walby . In the franchise ' s first season in the SPHL the Surge had great success . After finishing first in the league at 34 - 14 - 8 at the end of the regular season , the Surge were presented the William B . Coffey Trophy as the regular season champions . The Surge advanced to the play - offs and faced the Columbus Cottonmouths in a series that they won 3 - 1 . In the championship round the Surge were defeated by the Huntsville Havoc , the Huntsville Havoc swept the Surge 3 - 0 . In addition to winning the William B . Coffey Trophy , the Surge also won many of the league ’ s player awards . Steffon Walby was chosen as Coach of the Year , Steve Weidlich was chosen as Defenseman of the Year and was named team captain the following season , and Bill Zaniboni was chosen as the Goalie of the Year . In the team ' s second year of operation , the Surge facing adversity with numerous injuries and call - ups of key players , again managed to finish the season in first place with a over - all record of 37 - 19 . The Mississippi Surge were again crowned the Regular Season Champions and received the 2010 - 2011 William B . Coffey Trophy for their second year in a row . The Surge played the Knoxville Ice Bears in Round 1 of the 2010 - 2011 Play - offs and advanced to the SPHL Finals after winning the series 3 - 2 . In the SPHL Finals the Surge were matched up against the 2nd Seed Augusta Riverhawks and swept the series 3 - 0 claiming their first President ' s Cup . The Surge moved into their third year of operation under new ownership as Pensacola Ice Flyers owner , Tim Kerr bought the team from Coast Hockey LLC . They also moved into the season without the guidance of Champion coach Steffon Walby as Kerr and Walby decided to part ways . The Surge will play this season under rookie Head Coach Jeff Bes . The owner ( Tim Kerr ) of the franchise announced on May 2 , 2014 that the franchise would be suspended indefinitely . A steep decline in revenue was cited as the main reason for the action . Kerr further stated that they are " still seeking opportunities for the following season ( 2015 - 16 ) and if the right one arises , hockey could return to Biloxi . " On October 20 , 2015 the ownership of the franchise was transferred from Surge Ice , LLC to Breakaway Sports and Entertainment , LLC . The team will be relocated to Roanoke , Virginia for the 2016 - 17 Southern Professional Hockey League season . Championships and awards . Since its debut in the 2009 – 2010 SPHL season , The Mississippi Surge and its players have won three different championship trophies and numerous player awards .