Elmira First Arena all set

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First Arena shows off improvements, prepares to welcome Elmira College Hockey

Looks like Donner and company are getting it done, and looks as though the FHL is a go next fall. This is great for the league, good for Binghamton (if they stay in the league) and most importantly the fans in the Southern Tier.

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[JMCx4]

"every bathroom has new equipment including new toilets and faucets" should bring more joy to Elmira hockey fans than the return of the FPHL.

 

[sabremike]

"every bathroom has new equipment including new toilets and faucets" should bring more joy to Elmira hockey fans than the return of the FPHL.

So it's now officially a nicer facility than KeyBank Center :-(

 

[CrazyEddie20]

"every bathroom has new equipment including new toilets and faucets" should bring more joy to Elmira hockey fans than the return of the FPHL.

They might be able to find better entertainment in the toilets than the games on the ice.

 

[Royalsflagrunner77]

Kind of miss Elmira being in the E they had a great rivalry with Reading

 

[Ratitude]

The building enhancements will ensure it's success for years to come. Donner is a man that knows how to get things done, and the FPHL is a good fit for Elmira and towns like nearby Binghamton as it to transitions and grows. I hope Robbie Nichols has some kind of role to because he is in fact a beloved community guy. The organization however is in good hands with Steve, no doubt.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

The building enhancements will ensure it's success for years to come. Donner is a man that knows how to get things done, and the FPHL is a good fit for Elmira and towns like nearby Binghamton as it to transitions and grows. I hope Robbie Nichols has some kind of role to because he is in fact a beloved community guy. The organization however is in good hands with Steve, no doubt.

Yup, they're in great hands with the guy who ran most of Rochester's pro franchises into the ground before declaring bankruptcy, listing $17,000 in assets against $5.9 million in liabilities!

 

[JMCx4]

Yup, they're in great hands with the guy who ran most of Rochester's pro franchises into the ground before declaring bankruptcy, listing $17,000 in assets against $5.9 million in liabilities!

So he had a bad quarter, doesn't make him unlovable.

 

[Ratitude]

Yup, they're in great hands with the guy who ran most of Rochester's pro franchises into the ground before declaring bankruptcy, listing $17,000 in assets against $5.9 million in liabilities!

Thats business, it's not always pretty unfortunately. I don't believe for one minute he intentionally "ran them into the ground". Won't convince me otherwise.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Thats business, it's not always pretty unfortunately. I don't believe for one minute he intentionally "ran them into the ground". Won't convince me otherwise.

Well, he ran the Rhinos into a "hiatus" that is supposedly coming to an end... this year. With the Amerks, his incompetence lost him a 30-year NHL affiliation from the closest franchise to his market, which damaged the brand so badly, he incurred a lot of the debt that caused the bankruptcy.

I never said he did it intentionally.

And yeah, I get that businesses go bankrupt. But if this guy is such a savvy businessman, he wouldn't have ended up personally bankrupt.

 

[Timjohnson]

The building enhancements will ensure it's success for years to come. Donner is a man that knows how to get things done, and the FPHL is a good fit for Elmira and towns like nearby Binghamton as it to transitions and grows. I hope Robbie Nichols has some kind of role to because he is in fact a beloved community guy. The organization however is in good hands with Steve, no doubt.

Robbie Nichols involved with the new team? Ha, did you read the new lease agreement by chance? They wrote a clause in there to specifically keep Robbie out, stating that anyone involved in an ownership or management role with the prior team cannot have any involvement with the new team.