Andrew Haines, president and founder of the MAHL was pleased at the conclusion of the spring meetings.

“The team owners and the league offices created a reasonable process for attracting Canadian talent to the MAHL and our teams,” said Haines. 

The unanimous decision by the team owners and league officials to pursue Canadian players will permit up to eight Canadians per team roster. 

Mid-Atlantic Hockey League and PHN, Inc. sign agreement

RIO RANCHO, NM – PHN, Inc., the parent corporation of prohockeynews.com, is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League to provide media relations services to the MAHL for the upcoming 2008-2009 professional hockey season.

The Mid-Atlantic Hockey League will enter its second year of operation in November 2008 and PHN, Inc. will develop press releases and media relations efforts for the MAHL and its member franchises.

The agreement was reached this week between Andrew Haines, MAHL president and founder, and the ownership group of PHN, Inc. as a collaboration in the interest of assisting the MAHL in developing a comprehensive media effort to better reach the league’s and franchises’ fans.

Haines was instrumental in approaching PHN, Inc. and developing the effort to improve the MAHL’s press relations and media efforts.

 The Warriors finished the inaugural season in the MAHL with a 14-14-2 record, good enough for second place in the league including 14 home dates in Wooster.

 “We are excited by the move of the Warriors to Trenton (Michigan) for the coming season,” said MAHL president Andrew Haines.  “This is an ideal position for the team and the league.”

 Trenton, a city of more than 20,000 in southeastern Michigan, has a thriving hockey community and provides the MAHL with a solid presence in the Midwest.

 The Warriors will take the Trenton moniker and play in the Kennedy Recreation Center.  The Center is a state-of-the-art community-based facility with a 1,000-seat capacity in addition to luxury suites.

Andrew Haines, League President, made the announcement that Midwest Training & Ice Center will be the home of one of the league’s expansion teams.   The league plans to announce other expansion teams in March and April.

The new expansion team will be known as the South Shore Shooters.  The Shooters names was created with the connection to local casinos.

The Midwest Training & Ice Center staff is excited to be part of a new sports team coming to the South Shore region. The attractive Midwest Training & Ice Center will be utilized as a practice facility, home office and game site for the South Shore Shooters.  We are hopeful the community will support the new team and be part of the many exciting events that will be planned.