Buy Photo A photo after the Shreveport Mudbugs won the 1999-2000 President's Cup. (Photo: Alain Savage Jr./Special to The Times)Buy Photo

The sports scene in Shreveport received a significant boost Thursday with the announcement hockey would return along the Red River. Fans hit social media to express their thoughts. Tag your Mudbugs memory with #BugsAreBack on Twitter or Instagram.

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD https://t.co/CSx8E2jT2Y — Daniel Adams (@ManieltheDaniel) October 22, 2015

Mayor Tyler addressees crowd at press conference about the Mudbugs Ice Hockey returning back in Shreveport. pic.twitter.com/sksUI1yTRB — City of Shreveport (@CityShreveport) October 22, 2015

Buy Photo Mudbugs fans react to team's return on social media. (Photo: Chris Sepeda/Special to The Times)

The mudbugs are back!?!? WHAT!!!❤️ — Kaylin O'Glee (@kaylinrayann) October 22, 2015

Buy Photo On Facebook, Alain Savage Jr., posted this entitled "after I lost a fight." (Photo: Alain Savage Jr./Special to The Times)

#BugsAreBack I just hope we did the logo good while they were gone. Very proud to have worn the jersey pic.twitter.com/2BjE2UcGio — chris (@CMSepeda27) October 22, 2015

#bugsareback Can't wait for what's next!! A photo posted by @lsutoad on Oct 22, 2015 at 11:55am PDT

The glory days !!! Smitty would wake a great coach https://t.co/RsmmcUDe1Z — DJ Rutherford (@DjRutherford91) October 22, 2015

Hopefully today's great news from @Encompass_Sport will help @RoyLangIII forget what happen to his Cubs last night. #BugsAreBack#SadCubsFan — chris (@CMSepeda27) October 22, 2015

Ice hockey returns to Shreveport, in the form of the NAHL. Great news for Louisiana hockey! https://t.co/dtzw9Ekz3K — Sin Bin IceGators (@SinBinIceGators) October 22, 2015

I am beyond excited that the Mudbugs are coming back! And they're doing ice skating again, wow my day is made 😊 — Miranda Robinette (@Miranda__Renee) October 22, 2015

Here you go, @roylangiii #bugsareback A photo posted by Darrell Rebouche (@darebouche) on Oct 22, 2015 at 10:50am PDT

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