Monarchs unveil new jerseys for 2007-08

The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have unveiled their new Rbk EDGE Uniforms for the 2007-08 season. The jerseys will feature the Monarchs' secondary logo on the right shoulder and the Kings' crown on the left shoulder, a new accented piping design as well as the Monarchs' lion logo on the front.

Phantoms reveal redesigned jerseys

The Philadelphia Phantoms, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Flyers and the American Hockey League, today revealed their new Rbk EDGE game uniforms for the 2007-08 season.The new uniforms represent the first major redesign in Phantoms history of the team's primary white and black sweaters. Both jerseys retain the traditional Phantoms crest, the Phlex patches on the shoulders and the same style of letters and numbers that have adorned Phantoms jerseys for the past 11 years. The major changes to the jersey lie in the new Rbk EDGE construction, which will give the Phantoms a new modern and streamlined look. Instead of purple shoulders trimmed in orange and black, the shoulders on the new jerseys are the same color as the jersey body. The torso of the jersey is "ringed" in purple, with a wide purple stripe going up each side of the jersey before splitting where the sleeves meet the torso. In the front, the purple stripe tapers to a narrower stripe that ends at the neck. On the back, the stripe continues up each side and ends at the neckline, forming a wide purple area that will hold the player nameplate. A black stripe trims out the area where the purple meets the jersey body in the shoulders. Like the old design, the EDGE jersey has purple and orange stripes at the end of each sleeve, but the stripes are wider and reach further up the sleeve than before. The collar of the jersey is trimmed in orange. On the back, the Rbk and AHL logos have migrated from the lower right corner to the lower center. "We know that tradition is important to hockey fans in Philadelphia," said Phantoms COO Frank Miceli. "When we went through the design process, we wanted something that would retain the main features of the original Phantoms uniforms while also launching the next chapter in Phantoms history. We believe the new design captures that spirit, and we're extremely happy with the new look."

Springfield Falcons new jereys

The Springfield Falcons, proud members of the American Hockey League, unveiled today their 2007-08 game jerseys. The Falcons 2007-08 uniforms will feature the logo of their National Hockey League affiliate, the Edmonton Oilers, on the shoulders. In addition, the color scheme surrounding the trim of both the home and road jerseys has been altered to match the Edmonton colors.

Rapid City Franchise Has A Name

Phoenix, AZ - Rapid City Professional Hockey has a name! The expansion franchise in Rapid City, South Dakota, slated for play during the 2008-09 season, announced on Thursday that they will be known as the "Rush". Rapid City General Manager Jason Rent made the announcement. The name was voted on in a name-the-team contest and was the winning selection of four potential names. Hundreds of applicants submitted team name suggestions with the final four being the Rush, the Bison, the Choppers and the Road Hogs. The Rush was the clear-cut winner gaining more than double the number of votes of the second choice, the Bison. "The response to the name-the-team contest went beyond our expectations," said Rent. "The support for naming the team Rapid City Rush was overwhelming. We certainly did not anticipate such a lopsided result, but we now feel we have a name that the majority of the community will be proud of." The name Rush goes hand-in-hand with Rapid City's proximity to Historic Mount Rushmore. Entrants whom submitted the winning team name were each entered into a grand prize drawing for VIP treatment at a home game during the team's opening season. The grand prize winner is Cathy Quinlivan of Rapid City. The grand prize includes limo service to and from a Rush game, two premium seats, participation in the ceremonial puck drop and two team jerseys. With the team name in place, additional announcements dealing with the team's logo, colors and mascot will be made in the coming weeks.

Ellis Joins the Wooster Warriors Ownership Group

Wooster, OH - The Wooster Warriors Hockey Team of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League (MAHL) has announced that Westerville, Ohio resident Jesse Ellis has joined the Wooster Warriors ownership group headed up by Warriors President Mark Ward. Jesse Ellis is a special education teacher in the Northmor School District in Galion, Ohio. Mr. Ellis is retired from the U.S. Army and has previous experience working in minor league baseball. “I’m excited to be a part of the Wooster Warriors ownership group,” said Jesse Ellis. “We expect to make Warriors hockey at the Alice Noble Ice Arena an affordable family event and I look forward to working with everyone involved to make the Warriors a success. The Alice Noble Ice Arena is a great facility as the fans are very close to the ice. In fact if you were any closer to the action you’d need skates.” “On behalf of the Wooster Warriors organization, I want to welcome Jesse to our family,” said Warriors President Mark Ward. “His background and experience will be invaluable as we continue to prepare for opening night at the Alice Noble Ice Arena.”

Peoria Rivermen new jerseys

The summer of 2007 will go down in Peoria Rivermen history as one of tremendous change – a renovated Peoria Civic Center complex will greet fans inside and out, an expanded front office staff, a new radio station and voice, and much more – with the newest and perhaps most visible difference coming in the form of the new Rbk EDGE Uniform System to be put in place by all 29 American Hockey League teams this fall.

Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins new jerseys

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ unveiled their new Rbk EDGE Uniforms, as well as their alternate home sweater for 2007-2008, on Wednesday. All three sweaters are on display in the Penguins Team Store (670 North River Street, Waterfront Complex).

Toronto Marlies new jerseys

The Maple Leafs and Marlies unveiled their new Rbk jerseys Wednesday as a collection of players gathered at Air Canada Centre to model the new uniforms on a special Leafs TV broadcast

Syracuse Crunch new jerseys

The Syracuse Crunch unveiled today their new Rbk EDGE uniforms for the 2007-08 season.

Providence Bruins new jerseys

Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, member of the American Hockey League, today unveiled their new home and away jerseys for the 2007-08 season. The P-Bruins will be wearing the new white jerseys at home while the new black jerseys will be worn on the road.The New Providence Bruins home jersey features a white chest around the P-Bruins logo in the center. The sleeves are yellow with the Bruins bear logo on the shoulder. A strip of yellow goes down each side of the jersey starting under the arms and ending at the bottom of the jersey. The New Providence Bruins road jerseys have the P-Bruins logo in the center surrounded by black. The sleeves are yellow with the Bruins bear logo on the shoulder. Yellow can also be seen on each side of the jersey going from under the arms to the bottom of the jersey.

Norfolk Admirals new jerseys

NORFOLK – The Norfolk Admirals unveiled their new uniform designs for the 2007-08 season at a press conference earlier this afternoon. The Admirals’ new uniforms incorporate blue, red and gold colors with the new Rbk EDGE uniform style. “We feel very proud of the new jerseys that the Admirals will don this October,” said Admirals Vice President Mark Bernard. “In designing this jersey, we felt it was important to incorporate components of former Admirals jerseys with some of the newer ones. In addition, it was important to us as an organization that we form our own identity – just like the Hersheys and Rochesters of the AHL who have a distinct jersey. This was a long process where we went through approximately 15 designs before deciding on the current design, which we are extremely happy with.” The Admirals home jersey is primarily white with red, blue and gold trim. The road jersey is primarily blue with white, red and gold trim. Both jerseys will continue to use the Admirals battleship logo that has been in use since the 2004-05 season.

Lake Erie Monsters new jerseys

When the Lake Erie Monsters take the ice for the first time this season, the players will be suited up in newly-created, high-tech uniforms. The Monsters have released the design of their first-ever jersey, which is part of the AHL’s launch of the new Rbk Edge jersey.

Houston Aeros new jerseys

HOUSTON, Texas – The Houston Aeros have unveiled their new Rbk EDGE uniforms for the 2007-08 season. Aeros Rbk EDGE jerseys will be available to fans exclusively on Aeros.com later this month and at all Aeros home games. Jerseys can also be pre-ordered by contacting Jim Gadd at 713-361-7941.

Chicago Wolves new jerseys

The Chicago Wolves will debut new uniforms during the 2007-08 season as part of the National Hockey League and American Hockey League’s Rbk EDGE Uniform project. All 29 AHL teams and the 30 NHL franchises will introduce the new look in the coming weeks.The uniform features technologically-advanced materials and fabrics that are more breathable, more resistant to water absorption and offer greater range of motion for players. More than two years of extensive research, development and testing were performed by Reebok, with player feedback integral to the process.“In hockey, you are always looking for an edge and the advancement in equipment technology over the last couple of years has been amazing,” said Wolves General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff. “I anticipate that the new uniform technology will continue the trend.”Chicago’s logo and team colors, which have been in place since the club’s inception in 1994, will not change.

Bridgeport Sound Tigers new jerseys

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are proud to introduce the Reebok Edge jerseys for the upcoming 2007-08 hockey season. Prior to last season, the Sound Tigers changed their uniform colors to traditional New York Islander blue and orange, to match their National Hockey League parent club. This season, the blue and orange Sound Tiger logo will remain unaltered, combining with the sleek, new look uniforms. The jersey will incorporate the traditional tie strings in the front and maintain the secondary Sound Tigers logo on the right sleeve and the historic Islanders logo on the left.

Binghamton Senators new jerseys

The Binghamton Senators unveiled their new uniforms at a press conference this afternoon. The B-Sens, along with the other 28 American Hockey League teams, will use the Rbk EDGE Uniform System.

FLINT GENERALS, A FORCE TO BE RECON WITH

The Flint Generals of the newly formed International Hockey League (IHL) will have a much different look when they take to the ice for the 2007-2008 International Hockey League season. Last season in the United Hockey League the Generals road at the middle of the pack with a record of thirty-three wins thirty four losses and nine overtime wins, this just below five hundred hockey team will become a thing of the past once the first IHL season starts in October. With the new rules that have been brought into effect for the 2007-08 season it has given the Generals the opportunity to sign some big players. Five out of the nine players already signed to the Generals roster are over six foot, those five players include Defensemen Kris Mallette 6’4, defensemen Ryan Jorde 6’3, defensemen Brett Westgarth 6’2, forward Mike Alexiou 6’2 and left winger Shawn Futers 6’1. With size like the Generals have you know you’re in for a tough team. Goaltending and Defense will be key in Flint this season, big strong defensemen with two goaltenders like Chad Alban and Eric Marvin not many teams are going to put big numbers on the board against the troops. Chad Alban in all eleven pro hockey season has never ended a season under 0.800 save percentage. Chad has also had a low GAA having less than 4.00 for every pro season. Eric Marvin a second year third year pro and a former member of the Flint Generals lead the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League to a Championship in 2006-2007. The Last thing the Generals need is some scoring to top off this great roster. This years team is shaping up to be much better than last season, size and aggressiveness was a problem last season but from the size of most of the boys on this team that will not be a problem. The Flint Generals fans will finally get what they have been asking for year, a tough mean scoring machine that could take them to Championship. Old time hockey is back in Flint and is here to stay!

B2 Networks Partners with Major League Roller Hockey

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - B2 Networks and Major League Roller Hockey (MLRH) announced today a partnership to show every game of the league’s regular and post season on the revolutionary broadband broadcasting network. When the puck drops for the Inaugural 2008 Season in April, the eight-team league will be the only professional Inline Hockey League in North America. "We are extremely excited to partner with B2 Networks to broadcast all of our league's games," stated Matthew O'Neill, MLRH Chief Executive Officer. "We know that this partnership will help give us a great deal of exposure and strengthen our league through B2 Networks' global audience."Fans wanting to watch MLRH games on B2 Networks will need a high-speed Internet connection and a current version of Windows Media Player. Games will be able to be accessed through http://www.mlrh.com/ and will be sold on an individual basis with special viewing packages to be announced at a later date."B2 Networks is proud to partner with Major League Roller Hockey for its Inaugural 2008 Season," stated Richard Brosal, B2 Networks Executive Vice President for Business Operations and Marketing. "The MLRH brand of full-contact roller hockey is an incredibly exciting sport, and we are confident that roller hockey enthusiasts will love tuning to B2 Networks to view MLRH's outstanding professional play." B2 Networks is a premier provider of reliable and secure international television and video broadcasting systems, pay per view and billing systems. Our network of arenas, stadiums, local venues, billing systems and data centers are currently in use to distribute live events to personal computers, mobile devices and television screens around the world. Working with organizations such as the National Lacrosse League, the AHL, ECHL. IHL, USHL and selected NCAA and NAIA institutions, B2 has established itself as a leader in innovative direct to home, mobile and television broadcasting. For more information about B2 Networks, visit http://www.b2now.com/ .

VERNIER TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONER FOR INAUGURAL SEASON

Grand Rapids, MI - Major League Roller Hockey (MLRH) announced Monday that David Vernier has been named the MLRH Commissioner, for their inaugural 2008 Season. Vernier will oversee the day to day operations of the league, including marketing and advertising efforts.Matthew O'Neill, President and CEO of Elite Sports Group, Major League Roller Hockey's parent company. "Dave brings a great deal of knowledge into this position. He is going to be a tremendous asset to MLRH, and we are glad to have him on board."Vernier has been very active in the inline hockey community for over 10 years. This past season he served as the General Manager / Player for the Michigan Rebels (MLRH) and represented the league in the Czech Republic in late July. "I am very excited about the opportunity that Major League Roller Hockey will have in the inline hockey community," said Vernier. "The lack of a true professional inline hockey league in the past 8 years has been very disappointing to a lot of people involved in the sport. We feel that the time is right for MLRH to return to full pro status and bring inline hockey back onto the map for the mainstream sports world."MLRH recently announced a broadband agreement with the B2 Network to televise every regular season game and playoffs throughout the 2008 seasonMajor League Roller Hockey's inaugural season of play will begin on April 19th, with 8 member clubs across the Midwest and East Coast. For more information regarding Major League Roller Hockey please visit http://www.mlrh.com/ or email MLRH at mailto:promlrh@mlrh.com?subject=.

PRO ROLLER HOCKEY IS BACK

MLRH Returns to Full Pro Status beginning April, 2008 Grand Rapids, MI - Major League Roller Hockey (MLRH) has announced that they will, once again, be the only professional Inline Hockey League in North America when the puck drops on their 2008 Season. “This will be the rebirth of professional inline hockey in the United States” says Chief Executive Officer Matthew O'Neill. “For several months we have been sharing our ideas with a number of associates throughout the hockey community, and we’ve determined that the time is right and this year is going to be something special.” MLRH will return to an April through August season and will remain the only full-contact roller hockey league world-wide. They will also continue their policy of only one team per major market. “It's the only way to present a high quality product” said O'Neill.“Beginning play in April also allows us to take advantage of several minor league venues with enhanced seating. Additionally, it frees up the best hockey players, ice or roller, from college and pro teams as well as some of the established players currently playing in MLRH.” A return to glory daysMLRH was founded in 1998 by entrepreneur Bill Raue. While MLRH operated successfully in it’s inaugural years (attracting as many as 10,000 fans at the Pond in Anaheim for it’s Championships), the league fell victim to the demise of a rival league and was brought down as pro roller hockey flamed out in 1999. “There were so many bad feelings when RHI folded with $40 million in losses that it was virtually impossible to play at the professional level,” said Raue.MLRH has operated throughout the Midwest and Eastern seaboard playing with primarily amateur players. “It was a good way to keep our name in front of the public,” said Raue. “We had a lot of fun but, realistically, we were not going to get back to the Glory Days depending on some of the guys that drifted through the league. The partnering with a professional ice league will add professionalism and commitment.”Under the agreement between Raue and the Elite Sports Group (ESG), Raue will retain the rights to MLRH Properties and remain involved with the league, primarily in a marketing and advertising capacity. “Matt O’Neill has a vision, great enthusiasm and a solid track record in business and I will do all I can to help him make it happen,” said Raue.The announcement of the 2008 MLRH Professional Season, has been a surprise to some inline hockey enthusiasts based across North America, but to the ice hockey brass, it has just been a matter of time. “It was nice to be able to have our guys keep in shape over the summer months, while being able to play in their hometown” stated a former United Hockey League Head Coach. “I didn't have to worry about the guys that were playing MLRH or RHI coming back to camp 15 - 20 pounds overweight. They came back ready to play.”O'Neill added, “We are working on a national television deal with a sports cable network and are hopeful that the 2008 MLRH Finals will be broadcast nationwide, with additional game of the week broadcasts in regional spots. We will play with 8-10 teams in major markets but they will be very, very good teams and a hugely entertaining product.”Elite Sports Group partner, David Vernier, will serve as the Commissioner for MLRH. “Dave is going to be our guy that puts a great plan into place; he was great at getting our camps and tournaments off the ground throughout the Midwest.” Vernier will be in charge of day to day operations of the league, including acting as a liaison between the numerous ice hockey Players Association’s and MLRH, as well as working closely with the owners and players of Major League Roller Hockey. “Dave is going to focus a lot of time and energy expanding out product across North America,” said O'Neill.League officials indicate that, to increase the competition, players will be paid for every win and receive a lesser amount for losses. Coaches will be paid with incentive contracts as well. Play begins on April 19th with the ESG Cup Finals set to wrap up the weekend of August 15 th.For more information on Major League Roller Hockey, email mailto:promlrh@mlrh.com?subject=

Jamestown Vikings Jerseys

The Jamestown Vikings of the brand new Mid-Atlantic Hockey League released there jerseys and logo at the teams press confrence in Jamestown, New York