Greensboro ECHL team are a future professional minor league ice hockey team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Piedmont Triad. They will play in the ECHL. Their home games will be played at First Horizon Coliseum.[1] They are owned by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, who also own the Charlotte Checkers, Jacksonville Icemen, the Savannah Ghost Pirates and the Tahoe Knight Monsters.[2] Immediately after the official announcement of expanding to Greensboro, the team announced that it would hold a contest to determine the team's name.[3]
Greensboro ECHL team | |
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City | Greensboro, North Carolina |
League | ECHL |
Founded | 2024 |
Home arena | First Horizon Coliseum |
Owner(s) | Zawyer Sports & Entertainment |
Website | Official site |
Franchise history | |
2025 – onwards | Greensboro ECHL team |
References
edit- ^ Whittington, Lloyd (October 7, 2024). "Professional hockey poised to return to Greensboro's newly branded First Horizon Coliseum". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Egan, Elizabeth (October 16, 2024). "Florida group that bought Charlotte Checkers appears to be behind Greensboro's new minor-league hockey team". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Stamps, Brayden (October 18, 2024). "You can help name Greensboro's new minor league hockey team". WGHP.