[47] After one home game at South Metro, the Demolition returned to Hara Arena. Theres so much junior hockey heritage in St. Clair Shores.. Season year includes the off season and playing season until the championship game. [69] The five Nationals' games that were to take place against the Watertown Wolves were replaced by a travel-only team called the Northern Federals. [15], On March 22, 2013, the Danbury Whalers swept the Dayton Demonz to win the Commissioner's Cup. Im looking at some good bus trips ahead of us, Contratto said, laughing. They started 0-12, were. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. If Im seeing a garbage product, youll be the first to hear about it, said Soskin. Ontario businessman and former Czech hockey player Michael Kolarik will head the St. Clair Shores franchise under the ownership of newly formed Global Hockey Management, of which Contratto is part. Su, who has served as deputy labor secretary since 2021, would replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who plans to leave the administration in March to lead the National Hockey League Players . Our goal is to go after a championship.". Johansson said the plan is to offer season tickets starting at $10 per game. [104] Baton Rouge held three neutral site games in December 2022 and January 2023. On July 17, 2018, Robbie Nichols announced he had acquired an expansion team in Elmira, New York, called the Elmira Enforcers, one year after the Elmira Jackals had ceased operations. Mr. Fehr has been fighting on behalf of athletes for nearly 50 years. But I dont want my players to back down, either.. (BINGHAMTON, NY) - Professional hockey will continue at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena this fall. In 1988, the East Coast Hockey League was formed from five teams coming out of the defunct Atlantic Coast Hockey League and All-American Hockey League. Thunderbirds enjoying successful first season in Federal Hockey League. During the season, the league approved of the Vermilion County Bobcatsas a 2021-22 expansion team based in Danville, Illinois. The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff. By June, the FHL had been unable to establish a team in Vermont and included the Niagara Falls Nationals with the Dashers and Outlaws in an expansion draft. With 23 days between Kraken fans and the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, league commissioner Gary Bettman announced Monday the event will be televised live from Seattle, July 21, 5 p.m . The two teams split the first two games, setting up for a winner take all third game in Watertown. [76] In the second game, the Thunderbirds won in overtime with a game-winning goal landing on the back of the Enforcers' goaltender and then fell across the goal line when he got up. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. [74] The league then recruited local officials for the remaining games.[75]. He said at this point he looks at it as a hybrid, not quite an expansion team but one that has its own identity with new ownership. As the latest franchise to join the Federal Hockey League, the team will make its home at Civic Arena on Stephens Road in St. Clair Shores where Miracle on Ice Olympian Mark Wells got his start. Hockey expansion Who: Brandon Contratto, associate head coach and general manager of soon-to-be named Federal Hockey League expansion team in St. Clair Shores. A city with such rich hockey history and great fans, we are certain our style of hockey will get fans coming to the arena. On June 27, it was reported that the FHL had approved of a new team Danbury, Connecticut, to replace the now departed Whalers. [32], On April 17, 2015, the Steel City Warriors announced that it had suspended operations, stating that the team was unable to find a suitable home arena, but had hopes to return for the 201617 season. [80] On March 16, 2020, the league canceled the remainder of the 201920 season schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Professional hockey debuted in Binghamton with the 1973 Broome Dusters of the North American Hockey League. Ive heard that its entertaining. . The Dayton expansion draft and the Brooklyn player dispersal draft were both held on June 15. Bloomington's downtown arena will get a new hockey tenant following a one-season hiatus. Don Kirnan is the league's commissioner. decades-long overseer of most all things professional hockey in Binghamton, It'll be a 34-game American Hockey League schedule for Newark-based Binghamton Devils, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In May, the FHL announced an expansion team in Wayne, New Jersey, called the New Jersey Outlaws. This will fit really well.. Typically at the end of each season, the league holds a playoff to award the Commissioner's Cup. Here's a . Mike Brown, a Boston Bruins draft pick from the early 2000s, was injured and Kevin Hoy took over in net for Danbury. People responded when we invested in advertising and promotion. [59][60] It was originally intended to be focused on players between the ages of 20 to 23 who had aged out of junior leagues. Theyre very happy to be in a building like this. [45] On July 25, Dadds announced his Dayton team would be called the Dayton Demolition. [44] On July 15, during the team's inaugural booster club meeting, Danbury Titans ownership confirmed that the league had re-organized and they will own the new Brewster team (formerly announced as the Stateline Whalers); Barry Soskin will continue to own the Danville Dashers and Port Huron Prowlers, but no longer be involved in Brewster. Ive followed it pretty closely, said DiCristofaro, 25, who played college hockey at Robert Morris. Federal Prospects Hockey League: The FPHL held the third of three 2021-22 neutral-site regular-season games in Biloxi (MS) this week to gauge interest in a potential future FPHL team. An expansion team named the Binghamton Black Bears has agreed to terms with the league and the arena and will commence play this coming season joining several local rivals in the Federal Prospects . There has been speculation about the Thunderbirds joining the 10-team Southern Professional Hockey League. Ultimately if an AHL team comes, were hockey people, we understand. You can also reach him at kstevens@gannett.com. Tadross Donner Sports and Entertainment LLC signed a five-year lease agreement with the IDA, subscribe or activate your digital account today, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Puntureri later stated that he believed he would be banned for life, which turned out to be correct; as he has yet to play another game in the league. The Dayton Demonz won the first series over the Watertown Privateers, two games to one, to play top seeded Danbury in the finals. On January 17, the FHL removed Dadds as owner[48] and on January 19, Joe Pace Sr., the former coach of the Danville Dashers, was announced as the head of the new ownership group for the Demolition.[49]. . But Im not at liberty to say what could happen.. Please subscribe to keep reading. With rumors of a stagnant salary cap, big . The FHL would appeal the judgment, citing that their lawyer never properly filed their legal response, but lost the appeal leading to speculation that the current league would have to fold in order to avoid the payment. Soskin, who lives in the Chicago suburbs, said the new franchise has a multi-year agreement with the arena and will conduct a name the team contest to help establish a strong fan base. Ive been very close to buying a team in the (ECHL), so I have a pretty good handle on the numbers and the costs in the AHL, he said. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. OFFICIAL SITE OF THE FEDERAL PROSPECTS HOCKEY LEAGUE SINGLE A MINOR PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY Home Teams Stats Standings Game Center Tickets The FPHL News GAME RECAPS 2/26/23 Read More GAME RECAPS 2/25/23 Read More SERIES PREVIEW: PROWLERS VISIT EMPIRE'S BEST Read More GAME RECAPS 2/17/23 Read More GAME RECAPS 2/26/23 GAME RECAPS 2/25/23 The roster was limited to 20 players for the first six games and 17 thereafter. There are three expansion teams the league is looking at right now but thats about all I can say.. Follow Andrew Legareon Twitter: @SGAndrewLegare. According to the Federal League's website, average attendance for the 2019-20 season in what was then a 10-team league ranged from 3,077 in Elmira to 353 in Battle Creek, Michigan. But well get to see a lot of countryside from Illinois to New Hampshire.. In the final game of the regular season between Danville and Dayton, two friends and former teammates decided to stage a fight in the 3rd period. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins from 1979 to 1988. Im not involved with any other leagues (aside from the AHL) at all. The playoffs were not held in 2020 and the Commissioner's Cup was not awarded as the league championship in 2021 due to a limited season, instead they awarded the Ignite Cup. "We have a home team to root for. Between May and July 2019, the league announced four expansion teams: the Battle Creek Rumble Bees of Battle Creek, Michigan; the Columbus River Dragons of Columbus, Georgia; the Danbury Hat Tricks of Danbury, Connecticut; and the Delaware Thunder of Harrington, Delaware. 1979-1988. On May 14, 2014, news circulated that the owners group, named Top Shelf Hockey, LLC and led by local businessman Stanley Tibbles, had acquired Kirnan's franchise rights and started a new team, eventually named the Watertown Wolves. Owner Joe Pace Sr. claimed that Hara Arena was unable to sign leases to tenants and he did not believe he could put together a team without a proper lead up time and secured arena. Contratto, who played a handful of games for Berlin in 2015-16, sees the distinct possibility of a strong local rivalry with the Port Huron Prowlers emerging quickly. Brand says the Southern Professional Hockey League officials would like the Annex to be updated. Dayton won game five and the Commissioner's Cup in a 92 victory. [22] However, after playing one game in which they lost 102 to the Berkshire Battalion, the Magic's membership in the league was revoked due to financial problems. Were creating a natural rival with another one of my teams just down the road. Mahfouz then broke his stick over the goalpost and tossed it over the glass into the stands before leaving the ice. [1] The league also occasionally branded itself as the Federal Professional Hockey League from 2015 to 2018[2] until it began using the name Federal Prospects Hockey League and completing the rebrand in 2019. In June 2016, Brewster Bulldogs owner, Bruce Bennett mentioned to The News-Times that he would solely focus on his Danbury Titans team and would no longer be involved with the Bulldogs. Clair Shores is a huge hockey community, said Contratto, who participated in the U.S. Mens National University team in 2011 and later suited up for Czech Republic team HC Banik Karvina of the Czech 2 Liga. The FHL's weekly salary cap is $4,400, which gets divided among 18. Cleveland Avenue Homes is being torn down. On September 14, the city of Cornwall, Ontario, approved a team called the Cornwall Nationals to begin play for the 201617 season out of the Ed Lumley Arena. According to Contratto, former U-M hockey standout Dave Debol, a St. Clair Shores native who went on to play for the Hartford Whalers, will be the teams head coach and director of hockey operations. On Wednesday, the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) and Carousel Sports, LLC announced an expansion team, the Binghamton Black Bears, will become the league's newest team and play its home games at the Arena. At the end of March, the Knights released all players and staff. [14] This venture was unsuccessful as the team folded on January 21, 2013, only to be resurrected by the league as the Pennsylvania Blues, a travel team that played four road games to fill in other teams' home schedules for the remainder of the season. Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) on OurSports Central. The league lost one franchise during the season for financial reasons as the Cornwall Nationals from Ontario, Canada, folded. Our goal is to build respectable hockey for our fans, said Contratto, who coached the New Zealand U-18 womens national team, with his wife, Alexi, as his assistant. We are looking at some festive lighting., jdell@wsjournal.com (336) 727-4081 @johndellWSJ. [70] In the same press conference, FHL commissioner Kirnan confirmed that North Shore was not returning. That word was once widely used in North America, but has strongly fallen out of favor over the last decades, with even U.S. federal legislation removing it from two past acts of Congress in 2016 . On Dec. 1, it was announced Tadross Donner Sports and Entertainment LLC signed a five-year lease agreement with the IDA to take over management of First Arena. The Thunderbirds lead the FHL in attendance averaging 2,192 for 28 games. It makes sense for it (St. Clair Shores) to host a pro team.. So were hoping we can draw a lot of fans, were hoping that with our style of play were thinking we can win over the fans here and draw more than the Devils did and at that point maybe the city doesnt even want to kick us out. Introduced Wednesday at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena was the Federal Prospects Hockey Leagues newest member, the Binghamton Black Bears, wholl begin play in October likely as part of an eight-team league with nearest-by members Elmira and Watertown. All rights reserved. [85] Elmira and Watertown played three exhibition games at the end of January[86] before traveling to Watertown for the February 3 game. [26], During the previous season, a group of local investors worked to purchase the Watertown Privateers, owned by Don Kirnan. Follow FPHL 2022/2023 for live scores, final results, fixtures and standings!Live scores on Livesport.com: Here you'll find live scores, final results, goal scorers and lineups in match details. We are going to keep prices of tickets to games at around $10, and well generate income from beer sales. On the teams name and jersey, Contratto pledged silence until May 18. [24], On July 14, 2014, the FHL announced another new franchise to begin play in Berlin, New Hampshire, to be called the Berlin River Drivers. I know there was a big rivalry in the old days with the UHL. The Black Bears just completed their first season and FPHL Commissioner Don Kirnan saidthe franchise sawa 20% increase in attendance over the city's previous American Hockey League team. When asked if this is an entirely new franchise, Donner said that's still being sorted out. Each of the teams will play 28 home games and 28 away games. Johansson, who took ownership of the Watertown Wolves in the spring of 2020, enters this relationship aware Broome County officials strive for a return of an American Hockey League franchise, which is one step below the National Hockey League. The Federals can commiserate with the expansion Danville Dashers, at least. June 28, 2021. [1] The FPHL began operations in November 2010 as the Federal Hockey League. The average attendance of the SPHL is 3,208. However, the game was cancelled with the Wolves awarded a forfeit win due to a pregame altercation after an Elmira player attempted to enter the Wolves locker room, leading to the police being called to the arena. The FPHL regular season will wrap up on April 15, 2023. The Florida Breakers defeated the Norfolk Pirates in game 5 of the FHL Cup Final 4 to 3. I took a look at some of the current hometowns for the FHL and created the top three most ideal areas for an expansion team based off potential popularity, geographical . He said hockey is the perfect product for a Bloomington-Normal market with a family-friendly, blue collar demographic. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. arena and will commence play this coming season joining several local rivals in the Federalif(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'oursportscentral_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_9',163,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-oursportscentral_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Prospects Hockey League. State finds issues with public records, open meetings and handling of contract for lawyer, Diamondback to open lunch spot in Innovation Quarter. [54] Without finding new ownership, Bennett decided to suspend Bulldogs operations on July 14, 2016.[55]. company and will place an early focus on reaching out to all current corporate partners and season ticket holders. First game would be in November. [72][73] Nichols was issued the league-maximum fine of $25,000. Adult Basketball Registration Form (Winter Season Begins the week of January 15, 2023) Adult Basketball League Flyer Winter 2023. Continue with Recommended Cookies, May 12, 2021 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) News Release, The Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) and Carousel Sports, LLC are excited to announce the. At one point, the league website listed teams called the Baldwinsville Bandits, Elmira Express, Newark Diamonds, Palmyra Battalion, Syracuse Crush, and Watertown Whalers. For female-pattern hair loss, see. It is going to be a great season! Elmira ranked atop the FPHL in attendance during its three previous seasons. Manage Settings Teams in the FPHL, nicknamed The Fed and based in Syracuse, N.Y., play between 28-30 home games per season from late October through the end of April. [9], Akwesasne won the first Commissioner's Cup title with a 31 series win over the New York Aviators. [33], Also in April 2015, the FHL lost a lawsuit in which the league was ordered to pay former player Kyler Moje a sum of $800,000, after Moje became legally blind due to an injury incurred during a game on February 10, 2012. Tell me what more I am looking for? They need to be upgraded.. [5] Tibbetts, who played the role of an enforcer in his brief 82 game NHL career, mostly with the Pittsburgh Penguins, played 15 games for the Cape Cod Bluefins in 201112, scoring 10 goals, 40 points, and 109 PIM in only 15 games. [31], On April 3, 2015, the Danbury Ice Arena announced that it did not want to renew its contract with the Danbury Whalers and gave them a notice to evict by April 17, leaving the last remaining team from the inaugural FHL season homeless. The proposed facility regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would be on the north side of Southwest Farm Road at Silver Fox Lane, according to plans. "We want to introduce ourselves and our product to as many fans and partners as we possibly can, and. The two teams played each other 18 times this season and from the looks of it were tired of each other, which led to the gloves coming off. Each of the teams will play 28 home games and 28 away games. [11], The New Jersey Outlaws won the FHL title by sweeping the Danbury Whalers in three games. Dayton Demonz forward Ahmed Mahfouz led the league in scoring and was the league's Most Valuable Player. Visions banks on Binghamton's Arena, but will public investment pay off for taxpayers? The games featured minor-league teams from the Federal Prospects Hockey League based in Mississippi, Michigan and the Carolinas. It was a deal sealedexpeditiouslyby Broome County officials following mid-April disclosure that the New Jersey Devils would shift their American Hockey League affiliate out of Binghamton effective the 2021-22 season. The following week, the league announced another expansion team in Mentor, Ohio, called the Mentor Ice Breakers to bring the league back to six teams. The Illinois State University club team is the arenas only current tenant after the junior-level Central Illinois Flying Aces suspended operations in April. Danville is closest to Bloomington among the 10 current franchises; other teams are based in New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia and North Carolina. Copyright 2023 Federal Prospects Hockey League. A year prior, the River Drivers were slated to join the FHL in 201415 before the league reassessed their options and expanded into North Adams, MA instead. Danbury won the first two games of the finals, with game one in overtime from a goal by Igor Karlov. Soskin, who owns two existing FPHL teams, joined league commissioner Don Kirnan in making the announcement during a Wednesday afternoon news conference at the arena. The league has returned to ten teams again.Good luck to all the teams. Jack Eichels 5th goal of the playoffs at 18:22 of period number three, was the game winning & cup clinching goal. I have followed the different hockey teams that have been here; I know some of the former owners and how they ran the team prior, said Soskin. [103] Virginia FPHL team is slated to be in Wytheville, Virginia. The Federals have not played since, though they had games scheduled Friday and Saturday. WGLT depends on financial support from users to bring you stories and interviews like this one. An expansion team named the Binghamton Black Bears has agreed to terms with the league and the. "We are incredibly excited to place an expansion team in a market with such tremendous hockey history, as Binghamton. Officials managed to get the situation under control thanks to the arrival of local police. I think this is win, win, win and win.. On December 15, 2012, control of the Cape Cod Bluefins was transferred to the league and renamed the New York Bluefins with the intent to play home games in Syracuse, New York; however the league only used them as a travel team for 13 games and the Bluefins folded at the end of the season. Police ID man killed in downtown shooting. [10], In February 2011, the FHL announced it would add new teams in Morrisville, Vermont, and Danville, Illinois, later named the Green Mountain Rock Crushers and the Danville Dashers, respectively. 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