Poughkeepsie Panthers

Poughkeepsie Panthers/Connecticut Cougars	Poughkeepsie Panthers/Connecticut Cougars 	Poughkeepsie Panthers/Connecticut Cougars
 	 	
 	 	
League 	North Eastern Hockey League 	
Founded 	2003 	
Home Ice 	Mid-Hudson Civic Center 	Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Based in 	Poughkeepsie, New York, United States 	Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Colors 	Blue, White 	Blue, White
Owner 	Jim Cashman 	Jim Cashman
Head Coach 	Jason Gerhard (replaced mid season), Dan Stewart	Jason Gerhard (replaced mid season), Dan Stewart
The Connecticut Cougars was a semi-professional ice hockey team in North Eastern Hockey League (NEHL). The team was originally the Poughkeepsie Panthers and was based in Poughkeepsie, New York. After very low attendance in the first few games in Poughkeepsie, the team was to be relocated to Connecticut and renamed the Connecticut Cougars but negotiations with an arena broke down and the Cougars finished as a road team for the remainder of the season.
Panthers Head Coach Jason Gerhard was replaced with Dan Stewart when the team was to be relocated. The Cougars started slow as the whole team had been revamped from the coaching staff down. Stewart put together a very good team. The Cougars started to come on by the seasons end. If the Cougars had a little more time in the season they definitely would have been able to win more games.
==Regular season records==
Season 	GP	W	L 	OTL	PTS	GF	GA 	PIM	Standings
2003-04	17	4	13	0 	8 	99	178	175	4th
Category:North Eastern Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams