Chicago Blaze fold, Detroit Hitmen move to Holland

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Chicago Blaze fold, Detroit Hitmen move to Holland

Post by BreakersFan » Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:14 pm

Once more, too bad for the fans in Fraser, MI.

Hopefully the other 4 teams make it though the season.

http://www.americanprohockey.com/ - scroll down the page.

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Post by BCRantzilla » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:56 pm

[quote=""BreakersFan""]Once more, too bad for the fans in Fraser, MI.

Hopefully the other 4 teams make it though the season.

http://www.americanprohockey.com/ - scroll down the page.[/quote]


I'm waiting for a "replacement franchise" with the same players emerges...
And that is all the people need to know!

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Post by robster2001 » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:46 am

It has. American Pro Hockey is reporting the formation of the West Michigan Blizzard (player rights from Detroit and the non-drafted Chicago players have been shifted to West Michigan). The new team will play in Muskegon. I wonder what kind of ice time they're going to get working around the IHL Lumberjacks...

There's also a new league structure. I sense it may cause some reaction.

From the release: "In the wake of the resignation of Commissioner Bob Langdon and another league associate, the All American Hockey League announced a new corporate structure. Evansville IceMen General Manager, Chip Rossetti, has been voted into the position of acting League President. Joe Kolodziej, from Battle Creek has been named Vice President, Matt Wiedenhoeft was named Treasurer and Sue Anderson, from the Chi-Town Shooters, is the League Secretary."

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Post by BCRantzilla » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:34 am

Did anyone NOT see this coming? New front man in place while the house of cards falls...
And that is all the people need to know!

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Post by patmc16 » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:25 pm

[quote=""robster2001""]From the release: "In the wake of the resignation of Commissioner Bob Langdon and another league associate, the All American Hockey League announced a new corporate structure. Evansville IceMen General Manager, Chip Rossetti, has been voted into the position of acting League President. Joe Kolodziej, from Battle Creek has been named Vice President, Matt Wiedenhoeft was named Treasurer and Sue Anderson, from the Chi-Town Shooters, is the League Secretary."[/quote]

Isn't this pretty much everyone that is still involved with this sham (sans, Madison who wish they wern't)?
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Post by Minor League Man » Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:48 pm

I think the AAHL's PR is pretty "CIFL-esque." You know why? Check this out:

http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=1115

The NAHL's Chicago Hitmen will start play in 2010-11 in the West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows, Illinois (same place the Blaze played at).
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Post by robster2001 » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:31 am

This'll put two junior teams in the Chicago area -- the USHL Chicago Steel play southwest of Chicago... and the lingering possibility that the IHL Hounds may yet come back.

Perhaps the Blaze failed because there just wasn't enough of an audience for this much hockey in Chicagoland?

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Post by preeths » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:38 am

Chicago is huge. There are enough people for several minor league baseball teams. It's just expensive to operate there, and single A and junior level hockey teams don't have big budgets.

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