Changes: 2020-21 NA3HL season

Revision as of 19:58, 20 September 2020

This is the 2020-21 North American 3 Hockey League season. This is the league's 11th season under this name and it's 23rd dating back to it founding as the Central States Hockey League in 1988.

Membership Changes

For 2020-21

Shortly after the cancellation of the playoffs it was announced that the Maine Nordiques (NAHL) purchased the Androscoggin Bank Colisée and that the Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques would be ceasing operations.^[1]

After the season, the Biddeford, Maine based Maine Wild and Stockholm, New Jersey based Skylands Kings both dropped their junior level team while continuing to run youth level teams.

On April 1, 2020 the league announced the relocation of the Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts franchise to Oregon, Wisconsin a suburb of Madison. The team will be based out of the Oregon Ice Arena and would be called the Oregon Tradesmen.^[2]

In early April 2020, it was announced the Coulee Region Chill (NA3HL) would not play during the 2020–21 season due to the city's decision to no longer operate Green Island Ice Arena.^[3]

On April 8, 2020 it was announced that the Elmira Jr. Soaring Eagles would be relocating to the Fitzpatrick Arena in Holyoke, Massachusetts and would be known as the Bay State Bobcats^[4]

On April 15, 2020 the Breezy Point North Stars announced they would not be participating in the 2020-21 season.^[5]

On April 19, 2020 the New Jersey Junior Titans announced they had purchased the franchise rights of the New England Stars and would be putting a franchise in the Middletown Ice World Arena in Middletown, New Jersey for the 2020-21 season which is the home to the organization's NAHL and NAPHL teams.^[6]

On May 19, 2020 the NA3HL announced that the Coulee Region Chill would be relocated to the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Edmond, Oklahoma. The team took the name Oklahoma City Blazers which was the name of several other professional and junior teams to play in the area. The team was purchased by the owner of the former WSHL franchise of the same name.^[7]^[8]

On June 16, 2020 the El Paso Rhinos were added to the league from the Western States Hockey League. They will also join the North American Hockey League for the 2021-22 season.^[9]

The New England Knights were quietly removed from the league website in late August.^[10]
Due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Milwaukee Power relocate to the Ozaukee Ice Center in Mequon, Wisconsin.^[11]

Current Teams

Central Division
Team	Location	Arena
Milwaukee Power	Mequon, Wisconsin	Ozaukee Ice Center
Oregon Tradesmen	Oregon, Wisconsin	Oregon Ice Arena
Peoria Mustangs	Peoria, Illinois	Owens Recreation Center
Rochester Grizzlies	Rochester, Minnesota	Rochester Recreation Center
St. Louis Jr. Blues	Affton, Missouri	Affton Ice Rink
Wausau RiverWolves	Wausau, Wisconsin	Marathon Park Arena
East Division
Team	Location	Arena
Bay State Bobcats	Holyoke, Massachusetts	Fitzpatrick Arena
Danbury Colonials	Danbury, Connecticut	Danbury Ice Arena
Long Beach Sharks	Long Beach, New York	Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena
New Jersey Titans	Middletown, New Jersey	Middletown Ice World Arena
Northeast Generals	Attleboro, Massachusetts	New England Sports Village
Frontier Division
Team	Location	Arena
Bozeman Icedogs	Bozeman, Montana	Haynes Pavilion
Butte Cobras	Butte, Montana	Butte Community Ice Center
Gillette Wild	Gillette, Wyoming	Campbell County Ice Arena
Great Falls Americans	Great Falls, Montana	Great Falls Ice Plex
Helena Bighorns	Helena, Montana	Helena Ice Arena
Missoula Bruins	Missoula, Montana	Glacier Ice Rink
Sheridan Hawks	Sheridan, Wyoming	Sheridan Ice M&M’s Center
Yellowstone Quake	Cody, Wyoming	Victor J. Riley Arena
South Division
Team	Location	Arena
Atlanta Capitals	Atlanta, Georgia	Center Ice Arena
El Paso Rhinos	El Paso, Texas	El Paso County Coliseum
Louisiana Drillers	Lafayette, Louisiana	Planet Ice
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars	Euless, Texas	Dr. Pepper StarCenter (Euless)
Oklahoma City Blazers	Edmond, Oklahoma	Arctic Edge Ice Arena
Texas Jr. Brahmas	North Richland Hills, Texas	NYTEX Sports Centre
Texas RoadRunners	College Station, Texas	Spirit Ice Arena
West Division
Team	Location	Arena
Alexandria Blizzard	Alexandria, Minnesota	Runestone Community Center
Granite City Lumberjacks	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota	Armadillo Deck Sports Arena
New Ulm Steel	New Ulm, Minnesota	New Ulm Civic Center
North Iowa Bulls	Mason City, Iowa	Mason City MPA
Willmar WarHawks	Willmar, Minnesota	Willmar Civic Center Arena

References

[1] ttps://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5612260

[2] ttp://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29306

[3] Coulee Region Chill won’t play in 2020-21 NA3HL season. WKBT (April 6, 2020).

[4] ttp://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29348

[5] ttp://breezypointnorthstars.com/

[6] ttp://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29414

[7] ttp://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29562

[8] ttps://thejuniorhockeynews.com/na3hl-new-england-knights-killed-off/

[9] ttps://www.aberdeennews.com/sports/professional/wings/nahl-approves-el-paso-texas-team-for-2021-22/article_2b1ce9be-b00a-11ea-8401-6bcd813acc2e.html

[10] ttps://thejuniorhockeynews.com/na3hl-new-england-knights-killed-off/

[11] ttps://www.cbs58.com/news/milwaukee-power-all-revved-up-for-a-new-season-on-the-ice-in-a-new-arena

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 *On April 19, 2020 the [[New Jersey Junior Titans]] announced they had purchased the franchise rights of the [[New England Stars (NA3EHL)|New England Stars]] and would be putting a franchise in the [[Middletown Ice World Arena]] in [[Middletown, New Jersey]] for the 2020-21 season which is the home to the organization's NAHL and NAPHL teams.<ref>http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29414</ref>
-*On May 19, 2020 the NA3HL announced that the Coulee Region Chill would be relocated to the [[Arctic Edge Ice Arena]] in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]]. The team took the name [[Oklahoma City Blazers (NA3HL)|Oklahoma City Blazers]] which was the name of several other professional and junior teams to play in the area. The team was purchased by the owner of the former WSHL franchise of the same name.<ref>http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29562</ref>https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/na3hl-new-england-knights-killed-off/
+*On May 19, 2020 the NA3HL announced that the Coulee Region Chill would be relocated to the [[Arctic Edge Ice Arena]] in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]]. The team took the name [[Oklahoma City Blazers (NA3HL)|Oklahoma City Blazers]] which was the name of several other professional and junior teams to play in the area. The team was purchased by the owner of the former WSHL franchise of the same name.<ref>http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29562</ref><ref>https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/na3hl-new-england-knights-killed-off/</ref>
 *On June 16, 2020 the [[El Paso Rhinos]] were added to the league from the [[Western States Hockey League]]. They will also join the [[North American Hockey League]] for the 2021-22 season.<ref>https://www.aberdeennews.com/sports/professional/wings/nahl-approves-el-paso-texas-team-for-2021-22/article_2b1ce9be-b00a-11ea-8401-6bcd813acc2e.html</ref>
 *The [[New England Knights]] were quietly removed from the league website in late August.<ref>https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/na3hl-new-england-knights-killed-off/</ref>
+*Due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the [[Milwaukee Power]] relocate to the [[Ozaukee Ice Center]] in [[Mequon, Wisconsin]].<ref>https://www.cbs58.com/news/milwaukee-power-all-revved-up-for-a-new-season-on-the-ice-in-a-new-arena</ref>
 ==Current Teams==
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 | '''Team''' || '''Location''' || '''Arena'''
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-| '''[[Milwaukee Power]]''' || [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]  || [[Wilson Ice Arena]]
+| '''[[Milwaukee Power]]''' || [[Mequon, Wisconsin]]  || [[Ozaukee Ice Center]]
 |- align="center"
 | '''[[Oregon Tradesmen]]''' || [[Oregon, Wisconsin]] || [[Oregon Ice Arena]]