Manatees Ranked Fourth Best Team in Nation
November 25, 2003 - SPHL (SPHL)
Miami Manatees News Release
Miami, Fla. â The Miami Manatees are pleased to announce they've have been ranked as the fourth best team in the latest edition of the weekly In the Crease/Just Hockey "AA" Top 20 Poll.
The "AA" Top 20 ranks the top 20 teams among the 70 teams that comprise the "AA" level of minor league hockey. Each "AA" Top 20 is determined through contributions from a panel of coaches, players, general managers, media directors, and beat writers from around the world of "AA" minor league hockey.
The poll states, "The Manatees are the only team in professional hockey who have yet to lose a contest in regulation play this season. Granted they have only played in four contests, but thus far they are the class of the league."
The leagues included in the weekly poll are the ECHL, UHL, CHL, WHA2, and SEHL. The "AA" Top 20 is presented by the top two leading sources for information on minor league hockey - Just Hockey and In The Crease.
"Just like last week, this is a great honor for us, but my bottom line is our standing at the end of the year. We lost in overtime the last game, so we still need to get better by working hard to improve the team." Manatees Coach Zac Boyer said.
The Miami Manatees (3-0) take on the Orlando Seals (3-1) this Wednesday, November 26th at 7:05 at the Miami Arena. Catch all the play-by-play action live with Mark Fischel on IRN.fm beginning with the pre-game show at 7:00pm.
The Miami Manatees play in the Miami Arena as part of the six-team WHA2. The Miami Manatees will face off against the Alabama Slammers, Jacksonville Barracudas, Lakeland Loggerheads, Macon Trax, and Orlando Seals in the WHA2's inaugural season.
Season Tickets for the Miami Manatees are now on sale. For further information, please contact the Manatees at (305) 536-PUCK (7825) or visit www.miamimanatees.com.
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