EVANSVILLE, IN – The New Evansville Arena Project announced today that it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a hockey team to become the home team for the new arena, scheduled to open in November, 2011.
“We have received inquiries from the several organizations interested in establishing a team in the new arena,†Project Director John J. Kish said. “This RFP is the start of the process that is intended to culminate with a five-year agreement for the home team of the new arena, which will be an ideal venue for hockey.â€
The new arena will feature a floor that can accommodate a full regulation size ice sheet as well as two locker rooms specifically configured for hockey teams. The New Evansville Arena Project and the Arena Project Committee will conduct the review process. They will make a recommendation to the Evansville Redevelopment Commission.
To date, the project has received expressions of interest from:
• The Evansville IceMen of the International Hockey League, a league that combined earlier this year with the Central Hockey League to produce an 18-team organization.
• The ECHL, a 20-team league that includes the Cincinnati Cyclones; and
• The United States Hockey League, a 16-team league for players bound for college that includes the Indianapolis Ice.
• The North American Hockey League, a 26-team league with teams in St. Louis, MO and Springfield, IL.
The new 290,000 square-foot Evansville Arena, opening in late 2011, will be the region’s center for sports and entertainment, designed to host basketball, hockey, concerts, exhibitions and shows for audiences as large as 11,000.
Even if they bring in a hockey league it will not fill the new arena for a year let alone 5 years.
they will be lucky to get 5000 spectators
Hey…evilletaxpayer.
I absolutely am thrilled by the fact that all of you miserable old fools will be dead of old age by the time the new D/T arena is dedicated!
God bless this project for bringing good news to D/T Evansville!
The anti-anything clowns should really enjoy this comment!
Go screw yourself!
you need help and are a idiot, oh did i say get a job
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