Section30 wrote:

Expansion Teams

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is a city of over 12,000 located just north of River Falls. The Maroon and Gold will play their home games at 800 seat Chippewa Area Ice Arena. Chippewa Falls will be joining 6 other teams in the forming of a new league that we will get to later.

They will simply be called the "Chippewas" after the name of the town and the river that runs through it. Their logo is a script Chippewa Falls with a swooping tail in the teams colors of maroon and gold.

 
Wow, never thought I’d ever see the Falls have a team in any capacity, real or fictional. My best friend’s family is from Cadott so this is now the closest tie I have in the league. Missed opportunity associating the team with Leinenkugel, calling them the Kugs or something like that. (thought it would be clever because it be pronounced like “cougs” giving them an animal mascot with a beer influence) That company is the city’s pride and joy. The name isn’t bad though, maybe a tad uninspired but it works for sure.

Love to see Menomonie show up, love the Sawyers name (I might be a bit biased on that front haha), and that M is especially cool. Great work all around as always!

Burmy87 wrote:

My pleasure...last request, could you please update my sig to add the Chippewas and Sawyers logos on it?

Here ya go

MyTeamIsDr.Pepper wrote:

Congrats to the Royals! I was pulling for the Muskies but it was a great game and I'm happy for Virginia.
Also, wow, a whole bunch of updates, and none I can say anything bad about! I'm going to miss the cream for my Reds but it's still a great look, and yes I'm biased. Speaking of, can I have an updated sig? You can remove the Saints side of it too.

Thank you, and here you go!

ProsecutorMilesEdgeworth wrote:

Huh, very nice new league! I’m surprised the Stillwater Volunteers didn’t make the jump with the other teams in the East Metro near the Wisconsin border.

sportsfan7 wrote:

I was thinking that too, but I think they have been around too long. Most of the teams in the St Croix were established relatively recently.

dvdbubba27 wrote:

You're right. The oldest teams in the St. Croix (Cottage Grove and Hastings) are part of the Class of '72, and the Stillwater Volunteers entered the MAHL in 1956.

Stillwater was in talks to join the St. Croix league but ultimately decided to stay, citing a combination of their years playing against their rivals Roseville and White Bear Lake along with travel being much better in the East Metro.

Thehealthiestscratch wrote:

Wow, never thought I’d ever see the Falls have a team in any capacity, real or fictional. My best friend’s family is from Cadott so this is now the closest tie I have in the league. Missed opportunity associating the team with Leinenkugel, calling them the Kugs or something like that. (thought it would be clever because it be pronounced like “cougs” giving them an animal mascot with a beer influence) That company is the city’s pride and joy. The name isn’t bad though, maybe a tad uninspired but it works for sure.

It's funny you mention Leinenkugel, the script was actually meant to mimic the iconic script logo they use, even using almost the exact same tail and a similar color scheme. I imagine that they would play a big part in terms of sponsors, and I know how much the locals love the stuff, so I tried to take a little bit of their look without being too overboard. As for the Kugs name, I hadn't thought of that but I really like it, definitely a possibility for if/when they change their name to something none native related.

Here is the Leinenkugel's logo for anyone who is wondering

ItDoesntMatter wrote:

Love to see Menomonie show up, love the Sawyers name (I might be a bit biased on that front haha), and that M is especially cool. Great work all around as always!

Haha, thank you I'm glad you like how they turned out!

Thehealthiestscratch wrote:

sportsfan7 wrote:

Thehealthiestscratch wrote:

Wow, never thought I’d ever see the Falls have a team in any capacity, real or fictional. My best friend’s family is from Cadott so this is now the closest tie I have in the league. Missed opportunity associating the team with Leinenkugel, calling them the Kugs or something like that. (thought it would be clever because it be pronounced like “cougs” giving them an animal mascot with a beer influence) That company is the city’s pride and joy. The name isn’t bad though, maybe a tad uninspired but it works for sure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippewa_Steel

 
Ah yes, how do I forget about the NAHL. To be fair they came about after I had passed through juniors. “Junior hockey, giving small towns with no business having large hockey teams a reason to go out.” Seems like an appropriate tag line when it comes to anything between NA3 and USHL in most cases.

My hometown used to have a team in the USPHL, which is basically the unsanctioned version of the NA3. Since it was in MN, no one gave a *censored* (High School Hockey FTW).

Name: Dan Szymanski
Age: 36
Background: Although he didn't grow up as a big hockey fan, when he got his job as the sports analyst for the Superior Telegram in Superior, WI. Dan took the pen name "Dan O'Mac" and got into Lakers hockey as well, leading to him writing about not only the recaps of the games and action in the MAHL, but also his predictions when it came to the playoffs. Although those predictions are rarely that accurate, the people of Superior love him as their sports writer, and have dubbed him the "Weatherman of MAHL Predictions" for his typically incorrect predictions.
Newspaper/City: Superior Telegram (Superior, WI)