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Friday, April 3, 2020

Vancouver, British Columbia - The Vancouver Glaciers today announced that fire department employee 3pointtally has purchased controlling interest in the team from the AltHL thanks to the inaugural owner draft.

The closing of the transaction makes 3pointtally, 33, the new Majority Owner, Chairman and Governor of the Glaciers and the only owner of an AltHL franchise thus far."This is an incredible moment for me and my entire family," said 3pointtally. "The Vancouver Glaciers team is poised to do great things on and off the ice. I look forward to helping hockey continue to thrive on the boards, and I am committed to providing our passionate fans, loyal partners and the entire Province of British Columbia with a team they can be proud of for years to come."

AltHL President & CEO Gritty called 3pointtally’s purchase of the team a capstone to what has, thus far, been a momentous off-season. "Mr. Tally is a proven winner and his track record of logo creations and jersey design accomplishments makes us well-positioned for continued growth, progress and long-term success here in Vancouver. Today marks a major step forward for our league and our great fans and partners."

The Hamilton Ontario-based 3PT Group has roots dating to 1987 when he was born. 3pointtally has built a broad portfolio of logos, jersey designs, television and radio experience, and most recently has been the head of the Hamilton Ontario Fire Departments Administration team.3pointtally thanked Gritty for what he called "invaluable service to the League."

"Gritty deserves credit for creating the league and for growing the game of hockey on the AHS boards," said 3pointtally. "I look forward to working with him in the future and want to thank him for his hard work and commitment to the team and league."

Gritty expressed his excitement for the direction of the franchise moving forward."It has been an honor and a privilege serving as the President and CEO of the AltHL," said Gritty. "I am proud of the work we did to make this organization and league better, and I am pleased to be passing the torch to someone who will guide this franchise to great days ahead.”

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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Quebec City, Quebec - With the third selection of the AltHL owner draft, FC Macbeth bought out all of the Quebec Owls' remaining stakes, thereby making him the majority owner of the new franchise.

After the previous two owners selected Vancouver and Halifax in the first and second selection respectively, Macbeth was the third owner to do so. The CEO and general manager of Borneo Sports Entertainment raised doubts by Quebecois around the province as they were unsure if the Malaysian-based media group was able to manage the team properly to one of Canada's hockey oriented cities, let alone bringing in the success in the AltHL. "When I first picked a team from a multilingual place, people come to me and said 'Tu sais du hockey?' ", Macbeth answered to the interviewers in the press conference, "I just told them 'Oui' and moved on with finding stability and popularity before hitting the ice,"

"Where my family and I come from, we don't know what hockey is because all we care about is football and badminton. Until we went to a shopping mall while on vacation and saw that big giant ice rink around the stores. In my eyes, it instantly reminded me of the good old days when children went outside and skate on frozen lakes to play a game. In short, I studied that sport to know what drives the popularity in them. During my school time, I made friends from Canada just so I get further knowledge of the game by watching Olympic hockey. The thing is I did everything I could to not look like a fool who only knows the Great One and nothing more."

Borneo Sports Entertainment first opened ground in 1991 by five local businessmen in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The company was known for sponsoring and organising state-wide competitions for schools and universities during the annual Sports Day event. Their latest achievement was taking their local team Sabah FA back into the Malaysia Super League (the country's top soccer league) after appointing key staff members and buying important players that lead to the success of the team after they were relegated to the lower league seven years ago. FC Macbeth plans to expand their influence outside their home country, and his wish was reluctantly granted from his father whom he initially scoffed at the idea of owning a hockey franchise.

"Quebec is where the heart of hockey comes from because you're one of the fiercest fandoms I encountered in a long time. I say, much fiercer than our local team's fans back in our country. If you can drum up the support when the season starts, perfect," Macbeth commented on the reputation of hockey fandom of Quebec City, "we're not alone, though. Why? Look around you. we've got rivals from Montreal, from Toronto, from those patriotic boys from New York and every team in the league. We've got a mountain to climb and with your help, we'll show the hockey world how we're made of!"

With the population at =12.6px531,000, Quebec City has been home for six different franchises since the late 1800s. Since the Nordiques' transformation into the Avalanche, Quebecois were hoping for someone to bring major-league hockey back in their city. Some of them express disappointment of letting Macbeth taking the helm of the Owls due to his ethnicity as a Kadazandusun (a local tribe in Sabah). "Great job Gritty. Great f*cking job," Samuel (not his real name) shouted negatively at the AltHL President and CEO's decision. "Let's just have some random Asian d*ckhead from some random third-world dumpster to get his dirty hands on our f*cking team. Does this guy know how to skate? I hate this forced diversity bullsh*t!"

Despite the sentiment towards the CEO of BSE, Gritty reassures fans that his ethnicity and race should not affect his choice of becoming the new owner of the Quebec Owls. "Be nice to him, hockey fans. Macbeth believes in success as much as I am and he will give all that he can to turn the Owls from a nobody to everybody's favourite team. Let's not bring racism in the sport. Remember, hockey is for everyone, not just for white people."

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Saturday, April 4th, 2020

Minneapolis Minnesota

"It is my honor to select the Minnesota Loons with the 5th pick in the AltHL Owner draft." said 20 year old college student Section30. He wasted no time taking the reigns of his hometown team, "It was a no brainer" said the lifelong Minnesotan. "Here in Minnesota hockey is more than just a game" he said "Every winter our 10,000 lakes turn into 10,000 hockey rinks of which numerous legends of the sport have emerged from. From the High School Hockey Tournament to the pros, Minnesota is hockey and I intend on keeping our states long and proud tradition alive and well with the Loons!" He put on the Loons black sweater, wearing it with pride. "I can't wait to see the Loonatics in action, I have no doubt that you will be the best fans in all of the AltHL. I would like to thank commissioner Gritty for bringing a team to the state of hockey and for making this all possible. Go Loons!"

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Draft Update

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How do I do that? Do I pm you with my pick?