USA Central Hockey League

USA Central Hockey League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2018–19 USACHL season
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2018
CEO Bill Davidson
President Troy Mick
No. of teams 4
Country United States
Official website www.USACHL.com

The USA Central Hockey League (USACHL) is a junior ice hockey league that plans to begin play in 2018. The league was initially planned to consist of six teams in its inaugural 2018–19 season and feature players under twenty-years-old,[1] however, the league launched with four Texas-based teams.[2] The USACHL will have a sixty-game season that will last from October until March.[3] The league intends to be a "free-to-play" junior league similar to USA Hockey's Tier I and Tier II as opposed to the "pay-to-play" Tier III leagues.

The league named former Salmon Arm Silverbacks general manager Troy Mick as its first president.[4]

Teams

Four teams have been announced for the USACHL's inaugural season as of August 24, 2018.

TeamLocationArenaFoundedHead coach
Laredo BucksLaredo, TexasSames Auto Arena2018Wayne Smith
Rio Grande Valley Killer BeesHidalgo, TexasState Farm Arena2018John Ollson
Texas Lawmen[5]McAllen, TexasFrio Grande Valley Ice Center2018Ryan Egan
Wichita Falls Force[6]Wichita Falls, TexasKay Yeager Coliseum2018Misko Antisin

References

  1. ↑ "USACHL announces hockey's return to Wichita Falls with new nickname". Times Record News. June 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "DAILY DISH: TUITION-FREE USACHL LAUNCHES WITH FOUR TEAMS". JuniorHockey.com. August 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Zach Duncan: What to know about hockey's return to Wichita Falls". Times Record News. June 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Troy Mick named USACHL President". JuniorHockey.com. July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "TX Lawmen becomes 4th team in USA CHL". KAUZ-TV. August 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Name of new Wichita Falls hockey team announced". KSWO-TV. July 19, 2018.
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