New Western Pro Hockey League trying to launch

[CrazyEddie20]

Today is the 18th. Where you at @NJdangles99?

Four months later...

 

[mk80]

The only thing I could see happening related to any of this, is the Billings team just joining the NA3HL or something like that this summer when this league inevitably doesn't get off the ground

 

[CrazyEddie20]

The only thing I could see happening related to any of this, is the Billings team just joining the NA3HL or something like that this summer when this league inevitably doesn't get off the ground

That's possible - if they haven't already paid a membership fee and dues to the WPHL... I'd bet the ownership isn't keen on writing multiple league dues checks after writing the first one with nothing to show for it.

 

[mk80]

Side note the Billings Blizzard have hired a coach apparently. Press conference with "other details" scheduled for March 23

Eddie LaPera named head coach of new Billings hockey team

The Billings Blizzard on Wednesday announced Eddie LaPera as the first head coach in franchise history. LaPera is originally from Thornton, Colorado and currently resides in Billings.

www.montanasports.com

 

[jabberoski]

Side note the Billings Blizzard have hired a coach apparently. Press conference with "other details" scheduled for March 23

Eddie LaPera named head coach of new Billings hockey team

The Billings Blizzard on Wednesday announced Eddie LaPera as the first head coach in franchise history. LaPera is originally from Thornton, Colorado and currently resides in Billings.

www.montanasports.com

Hopefully the press conference will allow them to get some content for their website, which as of today, features only a poll for fans to vote for their name the team contest, which ended on December 1.

 

[mk80]

Hopefully the press conference will allow them to get some content for their website, which as of today, features only a poll for fans to vote for their name the team contest, which ended on December 1.

Speaking of websites, it isn't surprising due to the levels of disorganization with the league as a whole but, on the league website there is no mention of the Billings franchise at all.

 

[PCSPounder]

Side note the Billings Blizzard have hired a coach apparently. Press conference with "other details" scheduled for March 23

Eddie LaPera named head coach of new Billings hockey team

The Billings Blizzard on Wednesday announced Eddie LaPera as the first head coach in franchise history. LaPera is originally from Thornton, Colorado and currently resides in Billings.

www.montanasports.com

I question whether an announcement with the spirit of a small-town newspaper blurb about a city awarding someone a business license is how you sell a new coach’s experience.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Nothing says, "We're a professional hockey team! Here's our new coach!" like a handout photo taken at Glamour Shots by Deb in the mall where said coach can't be bothered to even wear a collared shirt coupled with a press release detailing his youth hockey and Tier III Junior playing experience.

 

[royals119]

Nothing says, "We're a professional hockey team! Here's our new coach!" like a handout photo taken at Glamour Shots by Deb in the mall where said coach can't be bothered to even wear a collared shirt coupled with a press release detailing his youth hockey and Tier III Junior playing experience.

Glamour Shots would have done a better job on the picture than that!

I had to look to see if they still existed. There are two locations remaining in the whole country. Appropriately they are in NJ and TX. I'm sure it's the 8-10 year old junior beauty contestant moms that are keeping them going.

 

[JMCx4]

Glamour Shots would have done a better job on the picture than that!

I had to look to see if they still existed. There are two locations remaining in the whole country. Appropriately they are in NJ and TX. I'm sure it's the 8-10 year old junior beauty contestant moms that are keeping them going.

And at least one owner of a Midwest SPHL team ...

 

[CrazyEddie20]

And at least one owner of a Midwest SPHL team ...

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Given that she touts herself as a "photographer," this could be a selfie taken with a remote.

 

[jabberoski]

I assume this means the Western Pro League is not happening?

 

[SemireliableSource]

Wow ... the Fed actually does care about being too spread out.

 

[GindyDraws]

Wow ... the Fed actually does care about being too spread out.

Travel to Montana sucks by car. Can you imagine doing that by bus on a shoestring budget?

The Fed is right to turn them down on the logistics alone.

 

[SemireliableSource]

Travel to Montana sucks by car. Can you imagine doing that by bus on a shoestring budget?

The Fed is right to turn them down on the logistics alone.

Have you tried the Gulf Coast to a tiny town on the Canadian border by bus on a shoestring budget? Pretty much the same thing.

 

[Danbury102]

Have you tried the Gulf Coast to a tiny town on the Canadian border by bus on a shoestring budget? Pretty much the same thing.

 

[Checkers Hockey]

Four months later...

Random guy jumping onto a message board and talking a big game before disappearing isn't unheard of.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Random guy jumping onto a message board and talking a big game before disappearing isn't unheard of.

Especially talking a big game about the garbage leagues.

 

[Michael Smitley]

Especially talking a big game about the garbage leagues.

"League" lol

 

[CrazyEddie20]

"League" lol

Santelli is too busy posting facist memes to facebook to have time to actually recruit teams to his "professional hockey league."

 

[GindyDraws]

Hopefully the press conference will allow them to get some content for their website, which as of today, features only a poll for fans to vote for their name the team contest, which ended on December 1.

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You can still vote on the team name, long after its been decided.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

June 18th has come and gone - where's your article, @NJdangles99?

 

[mk80]

Considering this article was posted on May 31, it can't be the highly anticipated article on the 18th from our author here.

Where the Heck is Our Pro Hockey in Billings?

Hockey in Billings is very much wanted... however there seems to be more going on than what meets the eye.

newstalk955.com

For those who prefer to skip the reading material, suffice to say everything regarding this disaster has flatlined for some time.

 

[PCSPounder]

Considering this article was posted on May 31, it can't be the highly anticipated article on the 18th from our author here.

Where the Heck is Our Pro Hockey in Billings?

Hockey in Billings is very much wanted... however there seems to be more going on than what meets the eye.

newstalk955.com

For those who prefer to skip the reading material, suffice to say everything regarding this disaster has flatlined for some time.

Same as it ever was.

 

[GindyDraws]

"League" lol

Beague.