Evansville Moves up to IHL
June 22, 2010 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2) News Release
ROCHESTER, MI--- The first day of the International Hockey League's Annual Meeting at Bally's Casino and Resort has brought Double-A hockey to Evansville, Indiana. Evansville IceMen owner Ron Geary has finalized the transaction to purchase and transfer the Muskegon Lumberjack team to the Indiana City for the 2010-2011 season.
"The chance to bring a storied team like Muskegon with its 50-year pro hockey history to Evansville was an opportunity that we could not pass up," said Mr. Geary.
The IceMen will play their first season at the Double A level of hockey in the Swonder Ice Arena in Evansville.
"This is great news for hockey fans in Evansville," stated Dennis Hextall, IHL Commissioner. "Bringing the Muskegon history to Evansville creates instant credibility to the IceMen organization. This will not be an expansion team."
The Lumberjack team won the Huber Trophy this past season, awarded to the member club finishing the regular season with the best overall record.
The IceMen are moving to the International Hockey League, within the league's recent collaboration with the Central Hockey League in what will be an 18 team Super League that will drop the puck starting the weekend of October 15th, 2010. Up until this past spring, the IceMen played in the All American Hockey League, a professional Single-A league where they ended the season by winning the Davidson Cup Championship. The finalization of conference lineups and the 2010-2011 league schedule is part of the agenda being discussed through this Wednesday at the Annual Meetings in Las Vegas.
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