JAMESTOWN – Hockey fans in Jamestown will once again have a hometown team to root for at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena.
On Monday afternoon, officials with the Jamestown Area Hockey Associates, LLC (JAHA) announced that a new junior level hockey team will be playing at the arena during the 2014-2015 season.
JAHA is a group comprised of local businessmen and stakeholders, including Arena General Manager Brian Cersosimo, Dr. James Cirbus and local Tim Hortons owner and operator Vic Tarana.
The new team will compete in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), a Tier 3 league in the North American Hockey League association. According to Cersosimo, the NA3HL is a great geographical fit for the new Jamestown team, whose immediate rivals will be teams in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The team that will be playing in Jamestown will be one that is already part of the league and spent the current year in Michigan.
Cersosimo says the team has also initiated a “Name the Team Contest” to help give the team a name that is tied to the local community. A prize will be awarded to the person who offers the winning name. To enter the contest, simply send three team name ideas, along with your name, address, age and contact information to nameyourteam@gmail.com. Entries will be accepted until March 24.
The team website, tryouts and other information will also be made available to the public later this spring.
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