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USHL Signs MOU to Expand into California, Nevada and Arizona, Details Pending June 24
The U.S. Hockey League signed a memorandum of understanding on June 4 to expand westward. More details on the number of teams and timeline will be released June 24.
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U.S. Hockey League announced on June 4 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to add teams in California, Nevada and Arizona. The current 16-team league will reveal how many franchises it plans to add and when on June 24.
The agreement was reached in partnership with USA Hockey and the NHL. The USHL last expanded in 2014 when it added the Madison Capitols in Wisconsin. Its existing teams are spread across the Midwest from the Dakotas to Ohio.
Commissioner Glenn Hefferan said the expansion is about more than adding teams. It is about expanding opportunity," he said. Los Angeles Kings president Luc Robitaille said the move reflects a coordinated effort.
"We couldn't be more excited about the expansion into the west of the USHL," Robitaille said. " The USHL is the nation's top developmental junior league.
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