Savannah ECHL team

The Savannah ECHL team are a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Savannah, Georgia. The team will begin play in the 2022–23 ECHL season with home games at the under-construction Savannah Arena.

Savannah
CitySavannah, Georgia
LeagueECHL
Founded2022
Home arenaSavannah Arena
Owner(s)Andrew Kaufmann
Websitesavannahprohockey.com
Franchise history
2022–presentSavannah

History

In January 2021, the city of Savannah was reported to have come to an agreement with Jacksonville Icemen majority owner Andy Kaufmann to place an expansion team in the new Savannah Arena for the 2022–23 season.[1] The team is the first tenant announced for a new unnamed arena that is planned to be completed in 2022.[2] The league approved the expansion team on January 27, 2021.[3]

References
  1. "Minor league ice hockey coming to Savannah's new arena". Savannah Morning News. January 26, 2021.
  2. "Construction of New $165 Million Georgia Arena on Track". U.S. News & World Report. November 21, 2020.
  3. "ECHL Approves Expansion Membership For Savannah". ECHL. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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