The
Central Hockey League announced today that it has signed a Letter of
Intent (LOI) with a group that will bring a Central Hockey League
expansion franchise to Brampton, Ontario for the 2013-14 season.
The
Brampton franchise would mark the 12th team slated to play in the
League in the 2013-14 season joining the St. Charles Chill as expansion
clubs.
"It
is very exciting to make this announcement," said Duane Lewis, Central
Hockey League Commissioner. "I grew up in this area and know firsthand
what a positive addition this market will be to our current roster of
teams. Our hope is to expand further in the future in the Southern
Ontario area."
The Brampton Franchise will be in strong hands both from a hockey and business perspective.
The
team will be led by Kingston entrepreneur, owner of Kimco Steel, and
former owner of the Kingston Voyageurs, Gregg Rosen, who will be Owner
of the Team; and Cary Kaplan, president of the sports marketing firm,
Cosmos Sports and former president of the Hamilton Bulldogs, who will
assume the role of President & Governor of the team.
"I
am very excited and honored to be working with the Central Hockey
League, to bring professional hockey to the City and the people of
Brampton; as the first Canadian team in league history," said Rosen. "We
believe that Brampton is a great hockey market. Cary and I are
committed to providing great entertainment, winning hockey and community
leadership to the City and being a successful and vibrant Central
Hockey League franchise for many years."
Both
the Central Hockey League and the potential ownership group have been
working towards finalizing the agreement and completing all legal
documents. The team name, the ownership group and other important team
details will be announced in the near future.
"As
you can imagine, there is much that has to be completed and finalized
to make this historic step to Canada for the Central Hockey League,"
said Lewis. "We have been working diligently to complete everything and
the LOI is the next step to putting the new franchise on the Central
Hockey League map."
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