Fhl

[Behind the Bench]

All of us here within the Federal Hockey League thank you for adding us to your list of leagues that you cover. Looking forward to a lot of good posts from all of our friends in hockey.

Happy New Year to all!

[DJS]

Is there any chance that the FHL would still be interested in Johnstown PA for a future franchise? I know the league was interested last February, but I believe that the War Memorial Arena gave exclusive pro hockey rights to the Wheeling Nailers to play 10 ECHL games here this season. It looks like this is a failed experiment, with many people refusing to support a former hated rival. I think the arena will be more receptive to the FHL once everyone soon realizes that the ECHL will not be returning to Johnstown. The arena also has a new general manager who may be more receptive to the idea.