robster2001
06-13-2007, 11:27 PM
(with apologies, and thanks, to Chuck "The Writer" Miller)
ST. CHARLES, MO -- The Chairman of the UHL Board of Governors, Paul Pickard, and the owner of the uncrowned 2006-07 ABA and 2007 USBL champion Utica Wreckers, Joe Newman, announced today that the Wreckers will be joining the United Hockey League for the 2007-08 season.
Newman, at today's press conference, explained that "the Wreckers have proven our superiority in basketball, and since hockey is a lot like basketball, but on skates, we should be able to adjust quickly and earn our third championship in a year".
When asked about installing a team in Utica, NY just a few weeks after allowing the league's Elmira Jackals to leave, Pickard said "from what we've seen, the Wreckers have always been creative in their scheduling, and we have no doubt that the Wreckers will continue to do so as UHL members".
Newman indicated that coach Micheal Ray Richardson will remain with the team, and star forward Valerio "V.D." Dawson has already signed for 2007-08. The Wreckers are considering the slogan "Catch V.D. On The Ice" for their 2007-08 marketing campaign. Newman also announced that tryouts for the 2007-08 edition of "Utica Mary and the Wrecked'em" will be held in the near future. To show his support for the project, Dawson will be one of the judges, and is expected to inject his own high-impact style into the judging.
Further details are expected to be announced at the UHL league meetings in Las Vegas on June 20.
ST. CHARLES, MO -- The Chairman of the UHL Board of Governors, Paul Pickard, and the owner of the uncrowned 2006-07 ABA and 2007 USBL champion Utica Wreckers, Joe Newman, announced today that the Wreckers will be joining the United Hockey League for the 2007-08 season.
Newman, at today's press conference, explained that "the Wreckers have proven our superiority in basketball, and since hockey is a lot like basketball, but on skates, we should be able to adjust quickly and earn our third championship in a year".
When asked about installing a team in Utica, NY just a few weeks after allowing the league's Elmira Jackals to leave, Pickard said "from what we've seen, the Wreckers have always been creative in their scheduling, and we have no doubt that the Wreckers will continue to do so as UHL members".
Newman indicated that coach Micheal Ray Richardson will remain with the team, and star forward Valerio "V.D." Dawson has already signed for 2007-08. The Wreckers are considering the slogan "Catch V.D. On The Ice" for their 2007-08 marketing campaign. Newman also announced that tryouts for the 2007-08 edition of "Utica Mary and the Wrecked'em" will be held in the near future. To show his support for the project, Dawson will be one of the judges, and is expected to inject his own high-impact style into the judging.
Further details are expected to be announced at the UHL league meetings in Las Vegas on June 20.