Danville Dashers

The Danville Dashers are a minor league professional hockey team in the FPHL. The Dashers are based in Danville, Illinois.

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About The Team

The Danville Dashers start play again in the FPHL for the 2024-2025 season. Hockey is not new to the city nor are the Dashers. Starting back in 2011 through to 2020, the Dashers had a team in the Fed. Following the Dashers stoppage of play in the league in 2020, the arena opted to let a completely new team (not associated with the Dashers) take the reins. This team, the Vermillion County Bobcats played in the SPHL from 2021 until mid season 2022-23 when the Bobcats stopped play due to poor financial stability. In late 2023, the arena board can to an agreement with Dashers ownership to bring the Dashers back as an official team into the FPHL. Hockey in Danville dates back even further to the 1980's with the original Danville Dashers.

What players say...

"The year I spent in Danville was memorable. We had a close knit group of guys and we played well through a number of stretches all year. It's a smaller town, but the fans game to cheer every home game and the local residents treated players well. We had a good living set up in town too."

David S. Palmer Arena

Opened in 1980, Palmer Arena plays home for the Danville Dashers hockey team. Alongside ice hockey, the arena hosts concerts and various other events/entertainment throughout the year. For hockey games, the arena can hold up to 2,350 spectators. When the town rallies around the club here, it makes for a great environment on game night in Danville.

How many championships do the Danville Dashers have?

1. The Danville Dashers have won 1 league title, winning the league championship in 2016-2017.

Notable/Cult Players

A few notable players Dashers ice hockey history are:

  • Justin Brausen
  • Justin Levac
  • A.J. Tesoriero
  • Gehrett Sargis
  • Andrew Harrison

Off The Ice in Danville, Illinois

Danville, Illinois is a classic small town in the Midwest that sits along the Vermillion River. With a population of just under 30,000 people, it’s big enough while still having a small town feel. The city is made up of nice neighborhoods and has three main districts (downtown, campus, and retail shopping). Along with the Village Mall, there’s a number of theaters, museums, and restaurants. Throughout the city, there is also a few dozen parks and recreation facilities so there’s much to do outside as well in Danville.

Interesting Facts

Way back in the 1800's through the 1900's, Danville was a key coal mining region in the United States. At the time, it was quite a big industrial city in terms of it's impact in these sectors.

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