Broome Folds; Scheduled Games Postponed Indefinitely

Broome's postponed game Friday night was certainly a sign of things to come. Over the course of the weekend they've completely moved out and suspended all of their games indefinitely. Bad news for the League, folks. Let's hope they get this sorted out soon. Click the article title for a link to the full release, but here's a few excerpts.

"The team will no longer be playing out of Chenango Ice Rink," said Phil DeFranco, Chief Administrator of the FHL. "We just didn't have the attendance. We thought putting the team there was a good idea, but we found out having an AHL team (the Binghamton Senators) a few miles away was just a bad move. We thought we'd get better crowds, but the ownership was losing money hand over fist. They have a good team; it's just attendance. We had several groups of people who had shown interest in having a team next year, and they wouldn't be opposed to hosting the team for the remainder of this season."  We are looking for the best option at this time."

"If that night had gone well, ownership might have stuck it out for (Friday's) game and (Sunday's) game," DeFranco said. "If you can't get at least 500, 600 people to come out for Johnny Bower, something's wrong.

"We have three offers right now, two in Canada and one in New England. We are hoping to make a deal within the next 48-72 hours and start playing a revised schedule to make up those games after Christmas."'

Head Coach/General Manager Greg McCauley and the team's 18 players are expected to move on with the team when it finds a new home.

As we hear more about where (if) they are moving, I'll let you know.