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The American Hockey League has announced the Rockford IceHogs will host the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic. The event will take place at BMO Center and include the All-Star Skills Competition on February 10, followed by the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony on February 11 and the All-Star Challenge that evening. Rockford is the […]
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Scott Howson was named president of the American Hockey League in February 2020 with plans for a short transition period before assuming control ahead of the 2020–2021 season. Obviously the sports landscape, along with the world landscape, looks a lot different now than it did a little more than two years ago. Howson worked during […]
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As the demand for spaces to host sporting events continues to grow with an eye toward sports-related travel in a post-coronavirus world, destinations across the country are examining their inventory, identifying needs and building accordingly. Here are 16 new sports complexes to keep an eye on in 2022. Alabama A&M Event Center Huntsville, Alabama OPENING: […]
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The future home of the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds will be called Acrisure Arena after Oak View Group announced a 10-year naming rights deal on Wednesday with the financial technology firm. Acrisure Arena, located in Palm Springs, California, is projected to open for the 2022-2023 American Hockey League season and host more than 150 major […]
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ASM Global has been selected to continue management of the BMO Harris Bank Center and the Coronado Theater in Rockford, Illinois, and will work on the BMO Center’s renovation project along with the city of Rockford, Rockford Area Venues & Entertainment Authority, Chicago Blackhawks and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Under the […]
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors have given approval to Coachella Valley Arena, which will be the future home of AHL hockey as well as serve as an entertainment venue. The Oak View Group projected was approved 5-0 for a venue in Thousand Palms, California, that will be home for the top affiliate for the […]
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The future home of the Seattle Kraken’s American Hockey League affiliate will be on the move in California. The Kraken, itself an NHL expansion team that will start in the 2021–2022 season, announced the change from Palm Springs to Palm Desert to become part of a sports and entertainment arena in the Coachella Valley. The […]
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The Vegas Golden Knights‘ new AHL affiliate in nearby Henderson, Nevada, got one step closer to having its own facility when the Henderson City Council voted to approve $60 million in bonds for a new 6,000-seat multipurpose venue in the city. The vote approved the funding for construction, with approval for the construction itself to […]
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The Vegas Golden Knights have bought the American Hockey League franchise in San Antonio with the intentions of moving it to Henderson, Nevada, before the start of the 2020–2021 AHL season. The purchase and relocation is subject to approval from the American Hockey League Board of Governors. The San Antonio Rampage are currently the top […]
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The home of American Hockey League team Syracuse Crunch will be known as the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial as part of an 11-year, $2.7 million sponsorship agreement that includes naming rights in addition to continued team sponsorship. The naming rights element includes Upstate’s name on major exterior and interior signage […]
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