Fphl Expansion Thread

[JMCx4]

Every summer, FPHL expansion/contraction is like a combination of Monopoly & Chinese Checkers. I'll letch'all chew on that for awhile ...

 

[VaCaps Fan]

FPHL pundit..

 

[E-Train]

Indiana is official

News: FPHL Announces The Indiana Sentinels - Federal Prospects Hockey League

www.federalhockey.com

 

[JMCx4]

From: Topeka Scarecrows > News

Multi Time Champion and NHL draftee Robbie Nichols Set To Lead Topeka Hockey’s Inaugural Season

May 5, 2025
by Scarecrows Media

Today the Topeka Scarecrows of the Federal Prospects Hockey League are proud to announce they have hired Head Coach Robbie Nichols to lead the team in their inaugural season.

Nichols from Hamilton, ONT Canada, was originally drafted in 1984 by the Philadelphia Flyers before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1987. Robbie played 12 years between the AHL and IHL before moving into the front office where he would assume coaching duties in the IHL, UHL and ECHL, general manager roles in the ECHL with the Elmira Jackals where he and Topeka owner Don Lewis met and began working together, and eventually as an owner of the FPHL’s Elmira Enforcers. ...

Read more at: News: Multi Time Champion and NHL draftee Robbie Nichols Set To Lead Topeka Hockey’s Inaugural Season - Topeka Scarecrows

 

[JMCx4]

Not expansion, but Motor City is going dormant for the 25-26 season as they search for a new venue

News: Standing Together: A Message from the Motor City Rockers - Motor City Rockers

Motor City Rockers Hockey Club. Proud Member of the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

www.mcrockershockey.com

That's all pretty ugly ...

 

[GindyDraws]

Well, shoot. The circus has come to town. I'm obligated to go to one of the games now.

 

[JMCx4]

Well, shoot. The circus has come to town. I'm obligated to go to one of the games now.

Hopefully the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department won't hire LAZ for parking management at the Community Center & Ice Arena.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

You going to a game?

 

[JMCx4]

You going to a game?

Depends on scheduling. And ticket availability, of course, as Columbus (IN) is poised to become the next hockey mecca of Bartholomew County.

 

[E-Train]

Per FLF, the expansion draft for Indiana and Topeka is May 21. Motor City and Danville dispersal draft should be shortly after

 

[GindyDraws]

Don't really see many takers for Danville's roster.

 

[JMCx4]

Don't really see many takers for Danville's roster.

You underestimate the desperation of the majority of Fed teams.

 

[jabberoski]

Why is Pee Dee not part of the expansion draft?

 

[E-Train]

Why is Pee Dee not part of the expansion draft?

They’re a relocation of the Venom

 

[JMCx4]

They’re a relocation of the Venom

Now THAT is a legacy built on strong hockey foundations ...

 

[Francis10]

That's all pretty ugly ...

What rinks would Motor City be able to move to in the Detroit area?

 

[JMCx4]

What rinks would Motor City be able to move to in the Detroit area?

Depends on what seating minimum The Fed offices have identified to the latest owners, and maybe min. standards for team facilities (though the latter is not significant in this league's biz ops history). Eastern Michigan is rich with rink ice, but the vast majority of them were constructed for accommodating a weekend "crowd" of parents embarrassing their boys & girls playing in tournaments.

 

[GindyDraws]

They’re a relocation of the Venom

Confirmation?

 

[Atlantian]

Confirmation?

I have not seen anything official, but I have also been hearing the same thing.

 

[E-Train]

Confirmation?

FLF spoke with the owner. The Venom roster goes to Pee Dee, with an entirely new staff in Florence. One of the recent reports on his YouTube channel