World Hockey Association 2

Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2003
Ceased	2004
Commissioner	David Waronker
No. of teams	6
Last champion(s)	Jacksonville Barracudas

TheWorld Hockey Association 2 was a minor professionalice hockey league^[1] created at the instigation of the organizers of the proposed recreatedWorld Hockey Association to serve as its development league. The WHA2 teams — some of which had played the 2002–03 season in theAtlantic Coast Hockey League — were all in thesoutheastern United States. David Waronker was the league's founder^[2] and also served as the league's commissioner.^[3]

The WHA2 operated in the 2003–04 season only, after which (due to a falling-out with the parent organization) it was served a cease-and-desist from the WHA and ceased operations. David Waronker was credited with both the founding and collapse of the league. In addition he owned or co-owned all of the teams in the league. Its surviving teams merged with survivors of theSouth East Hockey League to form theSouthern Professional Hockey League for the 2004–2005 season.

TheJacksonville Barracudas won the WHA2's first and only President's Cup. Jacksonville also hosted the first and onlyWHA2 All-Star Game.

• Orlando Seals (became theFlorida Seals for the 2005–06 SPHL season)
• Jacksonville Barracudas (moved to SPHL for 2004–05)
• Macon Trax (moved to SPHL for 2004–05)
• Miami Manatees (folded after 2003–04)
• Lakeland Loggerheads (folded after 2003–04)
• Alabama Slammers (folded after 2003–04)

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