This is the 2020-21 Federal Prospects Hockey League season. This is the league's 11th season.
The league was originally planning on beginning play on December 18th. The start date has been pushed back a few times and is now tentatively scheduled to start on February 3rd with only Elmira and Waterbury being cleared to play.[1] A schedule will be planned out as teams are cleared to compete by local authorities.
Membership Changes
On November 20, 2019 the league announced an expansion team for the 2020-21 season to be based out of the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Illinois replacing the departed Central Illinois Flying Aces of the United States Hockey League.[2] The team would later be pushed back to 2021-22 as a result of hte COVID-19 pandemic.
The Battle Creek Rumble Bees would quietly fold during the off season. The first word on the folding would be the league announcing results of a dispersal draft.[3]
On July 16, 2020 the league announced the addition of a new franchise to be based out of Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Michigan.[4] On August 11th the team name was announced as the Motor City Rockers.[5]
In mid-October 2020, the league held a dispersal draft when the Delaware Thunder and Motor City Rockers announced they were going dormant for the 2020-21 season.[6]
On November 16th the league announced that the Mentor Ice Breakers had ceased operations permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing revenue necessary to continue operations.[7]
Teams
Eastern Division
| Team | Home arena | Capacity | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Hat Tricks | Danbury Ice Arena | 3,005 | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Elmira Enforcers | First Arena | 3,700 | Elmira, New York |
| Watertown Wolves | Watertown Municipal Arena | 2,000 | Watertown, New York |
Western Division
| Team | Home arena | Capacity | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Thunderbirds | LJVM Coliseum Annex | 4,000 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Columbus River Dragons | Columbus Civic Center | 10,000 | Columbus, Georgia |
| Danville Dashers | David S. Palmer Arena | 2,350 | Danville, Illinois |
| Port Huron Prowlers | McMorran Place | 3,400 | Port Huron, Michigan |
- ↑ https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/commissioner-announces-commencement-of-play/n-5660297
- ↑ https://www.pantagraph.com/sports/hockey/back-in-the-game-hockey-returning-to-bloomington-normal-with/article_f1dfd581-14e3-5a1a-98f2-c2cbf5df8716.html
- ↑ https://www.federalhockey.com/news/fphl-dispersal-draft-results
- ↑ http://fraserfphl.hockeyshift.com/news/fraser-michigan-official-as-fphl-s-10th-city
- ↑ http://fraserfphl.hockeyshift.com/news/fraser-fphl-team-set-to-launch
- ↑ https://www.federalhockey.com/news/breaking-news-fphl-announces-tentative-starting-da
- ↑ https://www.mentoricebreakers.com/news/mentor-ice-breakers-to-cease-operations