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The FPHL began operations in November 2010 as the Federal Hockey League. Don Kirnan is the league's commissioner. [ 1 ] The league also occasionally branded itself as the Federal Professional Hockey League from 2015 to 2018 [ 2 ] until it began using the name Federal Prospects Hockey League and completing the rebrand in 2019.
The FPHL was then among the many leagues that had to prematurely end their seasons in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the shutdown, the Palmer Arena's operators looked to terminate the Dashers' contract with the venue, [ 17 ] but the arena's board upheld the contract in the Dashers' favor. [ 18 ]
Two new FPHL franchises were announced in the off-season. It was first revealed on April 11, 2023, that the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the Raising Cane's River Center Arena had secured an agreement to bring a team to the city. [5] It was later announced on July 13 that the team would be named the Zydeco. [6]
The 2019–20 Federal Prospects Hockey League season was the tenth season of the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) and the first with "Prospects" in the league's name. The regular season was an unbalanced schedule with the ten teams in the league playing somewhere from 56 to 60 games per team.
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The Motor City Rockers are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Fraser, Michigan. [1] The team is the tenth to join the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL). [1] [2] After experiencing delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rockers played their first game on October 13, 2022.
In 2018, the FHL began calling itself the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) and fully rebranded before the 2019–20 season. Part way into the 2019–20 season, general manager Milliken resigned. [ 19 ]
On November 7, 2022, it was announced that the Appalachian Regional Exposition Center (APEX Center) was to host to an expansion Federal Prospects Hockey League team to start in the 2023–24 season and owned by APEX Drive Holdings LLC, which is led by Barry Soskin. [2]