[NEW] 2024-25 FPHL Season Thread

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Getting a blue ridge bobcats shirt…

 

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From: The Federal Prospects Hockey League > News

FPHL 2024-25 DIVISION ALIGNMENTS
June 28, 2024

Binghamton, NY - The Federal Prospects Hockey League office of the commissioner has approved the leagues division alignments for the upcoming 2024-25 FPHL season.

2024-25 Divisions will be as follows:

Empire Division
Binghamton Black Bears - Binghamton, NY
Danbury Hat Tricks - Danbury, CT
Dashers Hockey - Danville, IL
Hudson Valley Venom - Hudson Valley, NY
Motor City Rockers - Fraser, MI
Port Huron Prowlers - Port Huron, MI
Watertown Wolves - Watertown, NY

Continental Division
Athens Rock Lobsters - Athens, GA
Baton Rouge Zydeco - Baton Rouge, LA
Blue Ridge Bobcats - Wytheville, VA
Carolina Thunderbirds - Winston-Salem, NC
Columbus River Dragons - Columbus, GA
Mississippi Sea Wolves - Biloxi, MS
Monroe Moccasins - Monroe, LA

The FPHL and its member clubs have also nearly concluded the scheduling for the 2024-25 season as well. ...

 

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Missed this one, for the record ...

FPHL TO HOLD EXPANSION DRAFT
June 26, 2024

Binghamton, NY - The Federal Prospects Hockey League will be holding its Expansion Draft on Thursday June 27th at 1PM EDT.

The draft is held any year that there are expansion member teams added to the FPHL for the upcoming season.
This year the FPHL welcomes 3 new league members:

Athens Rock Lobsters - Athens, GA
Dashers Hockey - Danville, IL
Monroe Moccasins - Monroe, LA

The FPHL also has welcomed
*The Hudson Valley Venom - Hudson Valley, NY
(Hudson Valley purchased the Elmira River Sharks membership at the end of the 2023-24 season)

All 2023-24 member teams that where post season eligible have the right to protect 12 players on there roster from being selected in the draft. No team will loose more than 5 players from their unprotected roster.

All new membership teams as well as teams that did not make the 2023-24 FPHL post season will participate in the expansion draft. Member teams from 2023-24 that were not post season eligible will be allowed selections in 2 rounds of the draft. All new member teams will be allowed selections in 11 rounds of the draft. A total of up to 39 players may be selected overall in the draft.

* Hudson Valley which purchased the Elmira River Sharks existing membership retain the rights to all River Sharks rostered players which carry over to the new team membership. Hudson Valley will be eligible to participate in 2 rounds of the draft.

Results of the draft will be released after it concludes and all selections are verified. ...

 

[E-Train]

Why is Danville now called Dashers Hockey

 

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Why is Danville now called Dashers Hockey

New branding. You were hoping for "Danville HC"?

 

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New branding. You were hoping for "Danville HC"?

Definitely not HC either. If they’re not using Danville, come up with anything like Blue Ridge, Motor City or Hudson Valley

 

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Definitely not HC either. If they’re not using Danville, come up with anything like Blue Ridge, Motor City or Hudson Valley

"Vermilion County Bobcats" scorched the whole Danville hockey branding landscape. It may be advisable for the latest group of D'ville hockey fans to show up for games anonymously ... at least until the team successfully completes their inaugural home opening weekend ...

 

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"Vermilion County Bobcats" scorched the whole Danville hockey branding landscape. It may be advisable for the latest group of D'ville hockey fans to show up for games anonymously ... at least until the team successfully completes their inaugural home opening weekend ...

Hopefully Soskin comes up with something better than Dashers Hockey

 

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Hopefully Soskin comes up with something better than Dashers Hockey

"Hope" and "Soskin" have no business being used in the same sentence. He's got a team, he's got a town, he's very likely piled the rest of the details on Team President Diane Short. You can express your concerns/desires to her.

 

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From: The Federal Prospects Hockey League > News

FPHL EXPANSION DRAFT RESULTS
June 27, 2024

Binghamton, NY - Today the Federal Prospects Hockey league held is expansion draft. Below is the results of draft with all member clubs picks that were eligible for the draft.

2024-25 FPHL Expansion Draft Results
1. Rock Lobsters select Carter Shinkaruk - Forward from the Columbus River Dragons
2. Dashers Hockey selects Oscar Wahlgren - Goaltender from the Port Huron Prowlers
3. Moccasins select Sean Kuhn - Goaltender from the Mississippi Sea Wolves
4. Bobcats select Josh Fletcher - Forward from the Binghamton Black Bears
5. Zydeco select Brodie Thornton - Defenseman from the Binghamton Black Bears
6. Hudson Valley selects Lincoln Gingerich - Defenseman from the Watertown Wolves
7. Bobcats selects Jestin Somero - Forward from the Binghamton Black Bears
8. Bobcats select Andrew Utero - Forward from the Binghamton Black Bears
9. Bobcats select Tristan Simm - Forward from the Port Huron Prowlers
10. Dashers Hockey selects Charlie Bedard - Defenseman from the Danbury Hat Tricks
11. Mocassins select Nick Gullo - Forward from the Motor City Rockers
12. Rock Lobsters select Colan Fitzgerald - Defenseman from the Binghamton Black Bears
13. Rock Lobsters select Kolby Johnson - Forward from the Danbury Hat Tricks
14. Dashers Hockey selects Richard Pinkowski - Forward from the Mississippi Sea Wolves
15. Dashers Hockey selects Connor Mullins - Defenseman from the Mississippi Sea Wolves
16. Moccasins select Jordan Popoff - Defenseman from the Columbus River Dragons
17. Zydeco select Nathan Balkwill - Defenseman from the Columbus River Dragons
18. Rock Lobsters select Brandon Picard - Forward from the Port Huron Prowlers
19. Rock Lobsters select Riley Robertson - Defenseman from the Danbury Hat Tricks
20. Dashers Hockey selects Vincent Dekuembis - Forward from the Port Huron Prowlers
21. Dashers Hockey selects Sam Marit - Forward from the Port Huron Prowlers
22. Moccasins select Layton Parker Jr. - Defenseman from the Columbus River Dragons
23. Moccasins select Jonkim Nilsson - Forward from the Mississippi Sea Wolves
24. Rock Lobsters select Josh Koepplinger - Forward from the Carolina Thunderbirds
25. Rock Lobsters select Justin Portillo - Forward from the Mississippi Sea Wolves
26. Dashers Hockey selects Brody Duncan - Defenseman from the Columbus River Dragons
27. Dashers Hockey selects Jacob Black - Forward from the Watertown Wolves
28. Moccasins select Cody Karpinski - Goaltender from the Carolina Thunderbirds
29. Moccasins select Brandon Stojcevski - Forward from the Danbury Hat Tricks
30. Rock Lobsters select Nick DiNicola - Forward from the Danbury Hat Tricks
31. Rock Lobsters select Tucker Firth - Defenseman from the Carolina Thunderbirds
32. Dashers Hockey selects Chiwetin Blacksmith - Forward from the Watertown Wolves
33. Dashers Hockey selects Gordon Whalen - Defenseman from the Carolina Thunderbirds
34. Moccasins select Justin Bioni - Defenseman from the Carolina Thunderbirds
35. Moccasins select Spencer Kozlowski - Goaltender from the Watertown Wolves
36. Rock Lobster PASS
37. Rock Lobster PASS
38. Dashers Hockey selects Vladislav Pavlov - Defenseman from the Watertown Wolves
39. Moccasins select Devon Fields - Defenseman from the Motor City Rockers ...

 

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"Hope" and "Soskin" have no business being used in the same sentence. He's got a team, he's got a town, he's very likely piled the rest of the details on Team President Diane Short. You can express your concerns/desires to her.

Having a 14 team league with all teams completing the 56 game schedule is good enough for me