North Mankato is a city of over 9,000 that has been rumored to have been trying to join the Blue Earth Hockey League for years, but some rumors have said that the Mankato Moose may have been using their influence to prevent that from happening to allow some talented players from North Mankato to continue to play in the cherry and gray. That is all in the past now though as North Mankato now officially has a team of their own. There are talks of a rink being built in North Mankato, but for the time being the Bats will have to play in Mankato at All Seasons Arena, sharing a home with the Moose.

They will be called the "River Bats" playing off the towns location on the shores of the Minnesota River. Their logo is an oval shaped roundel featuring the team name on the outside with a bat carrying a hockey stick in the center. The Bats official colors are purple and silver.

Nice looks for everyone, but I can't see the Bluegills' home arena.

Fantastic job on all of 'em!  Addressing each individual change would take too long, so I'll stick to the highlights:

1. Fantastic new mascots around the board-nice to see your affinity for dogs hasn't waned over the years.  Glad to see the MAHL get both its first female mascot in Goldy (I can imagine the White Bear Lake players and fans will speak quite colorfully about her) and its first non-living thing mascot in Boomer (as a casual Blue Jackets fan, I can agree that a cannon makes every game better)
2. I like the new trend Richfield and Le Bleus seem to be starting with the "stars on the neck"...I believe it's gonna get very popular over the coming seasons.
3. The new logos are all masterpieces as well, from the subtle tweaks to the redesigns to even the changes in color schemes.  If there's one VERY minor gripe I have, it could be that the Six's new logo (awesome as it is) might be hard to see on the front of its road jersey, though I imagine either that's the idea they're going for or it'll get a white-inside version in the coming years.
4. Lovely job with Dilworth, North Mankato and Waseca too, the fearsome pitchfork-D, the cute little bluegill and the "best of both eras" river bat all exemplify everything you do best with these.
5, Finally...I'm the Wiki guy, so you know where to send 'em all 

Lots of stuff! I'll go in order of things that caught my eye.

Coon Rapids - I think these uniforms are a major downgrade. It's a shame to leave the coon off the chest. Hopefully this set will be short-lived.

Six - I'll probably be in the minority on this one but while I like the idea of the word mark logo, I'll miss the 6 logo and don't think the new one is as visually striking.

Le Bleus - Fantastic update! I really like the minor tweaks, it really sharpened up the look dramatically while maintaining their classic style. I'd love an updated sig for them. The new striping is much cleaner and I also like the outlined numbers.

Walleye - LOVE the new B-tail logo. Major improvement.

New Ulm - I think you nailed this upgrade. I love the crest look and the new number face. A much stronger look all around while keeping their unique style.

Expansion Teams - I really like all of them, but especially the Dillworth logo. Nice work!

I love all of them both updates to expansion teams. I had a hard time choosing which one is the best. Awesome work as always.