Three teams–Charlotte Checkers, Milwaukee Admirals and Springfield Thunderbirds–are opting out of the 2020-2021 AHL season, with four more temporarily relocating for the campaign. (more…)
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2020-2021 OHL season launch indefinitely delayed
Faced with a province-wide shutdown in Ontario and a closed border with the United States, OHL Commissioner David Branch announced the 2020-2021 OHL season opener would be delayed indefinitely. (more…)
2020-2021 hockey season delayed, but teddy bear toss goes on
Though the 2020-2021 minor-league and junior-hockey seasons have been delayed, teams are still participating in one of the sport’s great traditions–the teddy-bear toss–via drive-up, socially distanced circumstances. (more…)
Three more teams opt out of 2020-2021 ECHL season
Three more teams–Cincinnati Cyclones, Idaho Steelheads and Kalamazoo Wings–have opted out of the 2020-2021 ECHL season, with the Toledo Walleye and Fort Wayne Komets pushing season openers to February. (more…)
ECHL North Division teams suspend play for 2020-2021 season
The six teams in the ECHL North Division—Adirondack Thunder, Brampton Beast, Maine Mariners, Newfoundland Growlers, Reading Royals and Worcester Railers–are suspending play for the 2020-2021 season, but planning a return in 2021-2022. (more…)
Henderson Silver Knights uniforms, practice facility unveiled
We have some AHL news out of Las Vegas, as Henderson Silver Knights uniforms were unveiled and the team’s practice facility, Lifeguard Arena, opened to the public. (more…)
AHL shifts 2020-2021 start date to February
The American Hockey League (AHL) is moving the 2020-2021 start date to February 5, as the league works to address the due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. (more…)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse earns WELL Health-Safety Rating
Another reassuring certification for Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) and Cleveland Monsters (AHL), with a WELL Health-Safety Rating through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) for the venue’s proactive and progressive health-safety initiatives. (more…)
UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena budget: no public events until fall 2021
This is certainly a conservative move: the new budget for Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Center doesn’t anticipate any public events at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena until the fall of 2021. UPDATED (more…)
Toronto Six to play at Canlan Ice Sports-York
The expansion Toronto Six have announced their home base for the 2020-2021 National Women’s Hockey League (NWSL) season: Canlan Ice Sports-York. (more…)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse earns GBAC STAR facility accreditation
These sorts of accreditations will be important as venues welcome back fans: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home to the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) and Cleveland Monsters (AHL), earned a Global Biorisk Advisory Council’s (GBAC) STAR facility accreditation. (more…)
New for 2020: Idaho Central Arena
We have a new name for the home of the Idaho Steelheads (ECHL): Idaho Central Arena, as Idaho Central Credit Union assumes naming rights from CenturyLink for the Boise facility. (more…)
