Players not covered on the protected 13-man lists by the existing 10 teams are eligible to be chosen in the expansion draft. Date Players Videos. Subscribers help us in telling those stories, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Assume the NHL wants to stay stateside for the foreseeable future. Well, obviously it means the league feels comfortable enough to start looking outside the six teams it already has and really make this a dream come true for athletes everywhere. SPHL More SPHL . He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. 2023 www.pjstar.com. Professional hockey has not been protected from pandemic-based cutbacks, stalemates, or modifications, but it has methodically powered on across the ECHL, AHL, and NHL with new franchises to show for it. A fifth Rivermen player from 2019-20 center Alec Baer also had his rights returned to Peoria after spending last season with Birmingham. With the announcement on Jan. 18 of the Board of Governors' $25 million investment in the PHF came a bit of a buried lede: that being the expansion of the league to 10 teams come the 2023-24 season. Savannah, Georgia, is already planning its inaugural season after a confirmed expansion bid to start play in 2022-23. Both Knights teams have rewritten what it means to be an expansion team in professional hockey. It was a sign-of-the-times situation. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is making a lot of progress during his first year on the job, Back in October, he helped negotiate a $2.28B media rights deal with FOX and ESPN. If Seattle experiences similar results, the timetable could be a few years if the NHL wants to keep the ball rolling. This would make it a fairer playing field, literally, and on top of that the Second City certainly needs a new hockey team to cheer for, so its a perfect fit. Voted winner: Draw (50%) - Voted rating: 0 Vote / Details . In a just few short years, the NHL has grown from 30 to 32 teams. January 27, 2023 - 93 Games Today Menu Billionaire Tilman Feritta who also owns the NBAs Houston Rockets commented in 2017 he wanted to bring an NHL team to the city. In November 2014, Shannon Szabados became the first female goaltender to win an SPHL game, when the Columbus Cottonmouths defeated the Fayetteville FireAntz 54 in overtime. Though Danville's. 3 Pd 11:32. I have heard from someone (dont know how reputable) that people from Tallahassee, Tupelo, and Florence (2019) had expressed interest in the SP and Biloxi had a whole bunch of renovations done. Voted winner: Draw (50%) - Voted rating: 0 Vote / Details . Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern. Lukas Bengtsson, one of the SHL's best defensemen on its top team, is making a surprising move to leave league-leading Vaxjo Lakers to sign with EV Zug in Switzerland, according to SportExpressen's Johan Svensson. Unfortunately, we havent heard a whole lot since, which makes this Southern outpost the least likely of the ones mentioned here. Amazinmets73. The IceGators' franchise was sold and reactivated as the Quad City Storm in 2018. 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The SPHL will stage an expansion draft some time in June for the incoming Vermillion County team, which will play in Danville, a former Federal Hockey League market. 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.. "The (national) gas shortage hit our area hard, and was impacting Pensacola, too," Price said, laughing. 2020-21 season with only five teams, the league returned with all ten clubs from the 2019-20 season and added an expansion team, the Vermilion County Bobcats. Ellens combined passion for hockey and the community is unmatched and I look forward to her contributions to the SPHL. "I was really happy for them. The 202122 SPHL season was the 18th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). After its only season, the ACHL dissolved with member teams forming the nucleus for two rival leagues, the South East Hockey League and the World Hockey Association 2. Still, if the PHF is looking to tie Minnesota to the rest of the league, this would be a great place to start. The rights to the four Rivermen players who were made temporary free agents by the league for the just-completed season were returned to Peoria. Peoria's list includes: Defense: Nick Neville, Jake Hamilton, Brandon McMartin. Ticker Tape by TradingView. But expansion wont stop there. Southaven dropped the Riverkings and they're basically in Memphis so that's a no. Still, the strength and interest in professional hockey have been evident across all three professional North American leagues and are causing a wave of growth. Vermillion County can select up to 10 players in the draft, and those selections will become its protected list. Several cities on this list fit that description, as well as a place for some of the immense NCAA and ACHA talent in the Midwest to continue their post-secondary hockey careers. Pac-12 media rights: Predictions for revenue, media partners, expansion decisions and more . As the Vermillion County Bobcats, the team will take to the ice for the upcoming 2021-2022 SPHL season. Just ask the Beauts. Vermilion County has a lengthy hockey history dating back to mid-1970s with a fantastic fan base and strong commitment to its communities. The Bobcats are the first SPHL expansion team . I could see a team coming back to Atlanta five the average attendance at the Macon Mayhem game is around 2k. Following the 202122 season, the Peoria Rivermen are the reigning President's Cup champions. That doesnt mean we cant have a whole lot of fun trying to think of colorful mascots and uniforms, or what country artist would drop the puck at the inaugural home game. Updated as of May 3, 2022. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. Accounting for inflation, that would be about $18 million today. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. We have hock. The Rivermen turned in their list of protected 13 players for the 2021-22 season, and the league will announce those for all of its teams on Friday. Pensacola Rivermen:Alec Hagaman won an SPHL title with Pensacola. The Bobcats are solely owned by Ellen Tully, whose family has a long and successful business history in the area. Doing so would be overly ambitious for them. (More on that in a column later this week.) Cons: Flying to and from in winter. Tully was born and raised in Danville and has over 20 years experience working at all levels of the sport, from youth hockey to the NHL. [6], GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss, For 2022, the format returned to the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for the playoffs. After one season the SEHL and WHA2 disbanded, with their surviving teams rejoining with two expansion teams to form the SPHL, commencing with the 200405 season. We are excited and honored to be part of the SPHL, Tully said. Right wing: Alec Hagaman, Cody Dion, JM Piotrowski. That could open the door to any number of cities. PEORIA The SPHL kept its promise Friday to the Peoria Rivermen and the other four teams that opted out of the 2020-21 season. [7], The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Shootouts are five players. When they consider expansion again, who knows what that fee will climb to. The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) ann. They've been linked to half a dozen markets over the last few years. The 1967 expansion fee was so low in comparison because the league and its revenues were a fraction of what they are today. "No one else called us, really. I heard from someone (again, dont know how reputable) that Tallahassee was a done deal prior to the pandemic. From the Six to a terrific 10, but where will four new teams go? Peoria, IL - The Peoria Rivermen are thrilled to welcome the Vermilion County Bobcats into the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) following the unanimous vote of approval by the board of the David S. Palmer Arena and the SPHL Board of Governors. Seattle will certainly be facing high expectations after the Vegas Golden Knights rode their way to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season of 2017-18. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. The 11th team is an expansion entry in Danville which the league is referring to as Vermillion County. March 10, 2021 PHN Staff Report with official press release HUNTERSVILLE, NC - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that it will be expanding to Danville, IL following a unanimous vote of approval by the board of the David S. Palmer Arena and the SPHL Board of Governors. You are using an out of date browser. Updated as of April 10, 2022. One of the inaugural SPHL teams, the Columbus Cottonmouths, suspended operations in 2017 after failing to find a buyer while an expansion team called the Birmingham Bullswere accepted into the league as the tenth team. Following the 2017-18 season, the Mississippi RiverKingssuspended operations while the league searched for new owners. You must log in or register to reply here. 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