The Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL) will remain an affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose (AHL), under the terms of a renewal announced Wednesday. The extension assures that the Jets will remain the Icemen’s parent club for the 2018-19 season, with an option to renew for the 2019-20 campaign. (more…)
Professional hockey will return to Elmira, NY’s First Arena this fall, as an agreement has been reached for a Federal Hockey League team. (more…)
The Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) and the Dallas Stars are continuing their affiliation, as the clubs have announced a two-year extension through the 2019-20 season. (more…)
Blue Cross Arena management is now under interim control of Pegula Sports and Entertainment, and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren wants to see a discussion of extending that status to permanent. (more…)
Pegula Sports and Entertainment, owner of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and AHL’s Rochester Americans, could assume interim management of Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. (more…)
The home of the Toronto Marlies (AHL) is being renamed, as Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) and Coca-Cola have agreed to a naming-rights deal for Coca-Cola Coliseum. Known until this agreement as Ricoh Coliseum, the arena’s name is changing as the result of a 10-year partnership between Coca-Cola and MLSE. (more…)
Rochester, NY is ending SMG‘s operating agreement for the city-owned Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial, a decision that comes more than a year before it was to expire. (more…)
The affiliation between the Rapid City Rush (ECHL) and Minnesota Wild has concluded, as the two clubs will not renew their agreement for the 2018-19 season. The decision to end the affiliation, which began with the 2017-18 season, was a mutual one, according to an announcement from the Rush. (more…)
The Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) have secured a new NHL affiliation, as they have announced an agreement with the Colorado Avalanche. The affiliation takes effect on July 1, 2018. (more…)
The 2017-18 ECHL Executive of the Year Award is going to co-winners, as Toledo Walleye General Manager Neil Neukam and Jacksonville Icemen President Bob Ohrablo have been named co-recipients. (more…)
