Elmira River Sharks
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The Elmira River Sharks are a professional hockey team located in Elmira, New York, and play in the Federal Prospects Hockey League. They play their home games at First Arena.
History
The Elmira Mammoth were founded for the 2022–23 season and were operated by Steve Donner. However, following the 2022–23 season, the Chemung County IDA evicted Mammoth Sports and Entertainment after it was found that they had not paid $250,000 in utility bills.[1] A few weeks later, the FPHL announced Elmira would return for the 2023–24 season with the league owning the team and the Mammoth roster retained by the new team.[2] On June 16, 2023, the FPHL's all-time leading goal scorer, Tyler Gjurich was announced as the first head coach for the new franchise.[3]
On July 8, 2023, the team name was announced as the Elmira River Sharks.[4] A week later, the FPHL and the Chemung County IDA finalized a one-year lease with an option to re-sign following the 2023–24 season.[5]
References
- ^ "Mammoth Sports says county neglected First Arena HVAC system". WETM - MyTwinTiers.com. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "New FPHL team coming to First Arena". WETM - MyTwinTiers.com. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "News: ELMIRA ANNOUNCES COACHING STAFF - Elmira Pro Hockey". elmira.federalhockey.com. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "FPHL reaches new deal with First Arena". WETM - MyTwinTiers.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "FPHL reaches new deal with First Arena". WETM - MyTwinTiers.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
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