2024-25 FPHL Season Thread

[JMCx4]

The Venom are on Pause again ...

Fridays Game in Hudson Valley - Postponed
November 22, 2024

Tonight's game (Friday, November 22nd) Hudson Valley Venom vs Danbury Hat Tricks (Game 73) has been postponed due to unforeseen arena logistical & personnel issues. The game is to be rescheduled to a later date. ...

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Hutch set off the fire alarm?

 

[JMCx4]

Hutch set off the fire alarm?

"arena logistical & personnel issues" is a euphemism for: "Our Zamboni driver quit, and he took the arena master key with him."

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Should try to see blue ridge next week

 

[JMCx4]

It's déjà vu all over again in Biloxi ...

Sea Wolves Make Coaching Change
November 20, 2024
by Jon Kliment

Biloxi, Mississippi - The Mississippi Sea Wolves of the Federal Prospects Hockey League have made a coaching change. Today the club has relieved David Heeps of his duties as head coach of your Sea Wolves and have brought in interim coach Richard Parent. ...

Biography for Interim Head Coach Richard Parent
Parent, a former NHL goaltender from Montreal, QC, has spent the previous 9 seasons coaching at the SPHL and NAHL levels. Richard helped the Mudbugs of Shreveport capture NAHL championships in 2018 and 2021. ...

Read more at:

News: Sea Wolves Make Coaching Change - Mississippi Sea Wolves

www.mississippiseawolves.com

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Damn

 

[JMCx4]

And the team responded loudly to their new head coach this weekend ... Sea Wolves Pepper Moccasins With Shots, Outscored 6-3

 

[jabberoski]

It's déjà vu all over again in Biloxi ...

Is this 6 or 7 coaches in their 2-plus seasons? I've lost count.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Hutch is next…

 

[JMCx4]

Is this 6 or 7 coaches in their 2-plus seasons? I've lost count.

Let's see ...

1. Phil Esposito (the infamous one, hired to coach their 2022-23 inaugural season, fired November 2022)
2. Joe Pace Jr. (added GM & HC to his CEO title, coached until Feb 2024)
3. Dustin Skinner (coached for the rest of the 2023-24 season)
4. Ray Tremblay (hired as new Head Coach in June 2024, stepped down a month later)
5. David Heeps (replaced Tremblay, relieved of HC duty in early November 2024)
6. Richard Parent (hired to replace Heeps, named "Interim Head Coach" on presumption of Soskin & Pace Jr. finally admitting to themselves that he'll leave soon?)

 

[JMCx4]

Point/Counterpoint recaps of FPHL action this past weekend ...

• Game Recaps 11/21/24
• Game Recaps 11/22/24

And the current Division standings after 6 weeks of play ...

Stats - Federal Prospects Hockey League

www.federalhockey.com

 

[JMCx4]

I've been watching a bit of the Zydeco @ Moccasins game tonight on FPHL Live (aka, You Tube). First Moccs action I've seen, didn't realize they are rockin' the Notre Dame/VGK vibe with the shiny gold helmets. I was feeling sorry for their equipment manager & his bag of polishing rags, but a check of their website finds no such staff position. They do, however, list "DEZMOND JACKSON, TEAM SPORTS CHAPLAIN". So maybe Pastor Jackson handles ALL heavenly duties.

 

[JMCx4]

Moccs turn around a 2-0 deficit in Biloxi, and defeat the Sea Wolves 3-2.

 

[JMCx4]

Wrapped around a two-day Thanksgiving pause, The F' played some hockey ...

• Game Recaps 11/27/24
• Game Recaps 11/29/24

ETA: Closing out the holiday weekend action ...

• Game Recaps 11/30/24
• Game Recaps 12/1/24

 

[jabberoski]

Not to be outdone by Mississippi, Monroe is now on its third head coach less than two months into its first season.

MOCCASINS APPOINT GARY GILL AS NEW HEAD COACH - Monroe Moccasins

MONROE, LA – The Monroe Moccasins announced today the hiring of Gary Gill as the team’s new head coach following Justin “Mo” […]

monroemoccasins.com

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Damn, unstable franchise…

 

[JMCx4]

Damn, unstable franchise…

Cool logo, though ...

 

[JMCx4]

Starting to look like Monroe should've skipped the Color Commentator & Team Sports Chaplain hires, and invested those salaries in an HR department.

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[JMCx4]

The Venom are on Pause again ...

Two more whiffs of smoke from the smoldering Hudson Valley ash pit ...

Pair of Battle of 84 Games Moved to Danbury Ice Arena

December 2, 2024
by Danbury Hat Tricks

DANBURY — The Danbury Hat Tricks, Hudson Valley Venom, and Federal Prospects Hockey League have announced a change in venue for two upcoming games originally scheduled to take place at the Ice Time Sports Complex in Newburgh, NY. The matchups, still designated as Venom home games, will be held at the Danbury Ice Arena in Danbury, CT on the following dates:

Friday, December 13, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 4, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. ...

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Wonder what’s going on?

 

[JMCx4]

Wonder what’s going on?

Fed League Flash guy posted his typical dance routine on the topic early last week from his remote location. I couldn't get a direct link to his Nov. 26 Facebook post, but you can access it by searching "Fed League Flash Hudson Valley Venom". Seems like a "developing story" ...

 

[JMCx4]

HV Venom now at least 3 games played short of the rest of the Empire Division, but still clinging to a tie for 5th place with Motor City. Danville at the bottom of the League-wide standings, but they still have their original head coach ... what's up with that?

 

[GindyDraws]

Wonder what’s going on?

Their barn is too crappy for professional hockey. It's okay for rec league stuff but you can't have a team operate out of a 1K seater, no matter how many times we have seen FPHL teams try.

 

[JMCx4]

A slate of six (make that 5) Friday night matchups on FPHL Live. Free for the asking (and streaming).

 

[JMCx4]

Rock Lobsters missed the first home boil ..

Akins Ford Arena denied certificate of occupancy. First Rock Lobsters games canceled

Published 3:03 p.m. ET Dec 6, 2024 | Updated 5:09 p.m. ET 6 Dec 2024

Akins Ford Arena was denied its certificate of occupancy Friday which has canceled the Rock Lobsters inaugural home opener. Saturday's game is also canceled.

Upcoming events in the arena, including a Dec. 14 concert with the B-52s, are also up in the air until the building can be deemed fit to host. ...

The fire system was not fully tested, Athens-Clarke County Fire Marshal Rick Vaughn told the Athens Banner-Herald, leading to the denial. ...

Doug Hansford, the Athens-Clarke County Director of Building Permits and Inspections, said Friday, the certificate of occupancy will be issued once the life and fire safety matters are concluded. He said he could not predict when this will be concluded. ...

Read more at: Akins Ford Arena denied certificate of occupancy. First Rock Lobsters games canceled | OnlineAthens