By Bill Althaus
The Examiner
About 275 miles east of Independence, the Missouri Mavericks are going to have a new rival that team president and general manager Brent Thiessen hopes one day will equal that of the Wichita Thunder.
“You can’t manufacture a rivalry,” Thiessen said, when asked about the 2013-14 CHL entry St. Charles Chill, who will call St. Charles, Mo., their home following this season.
“But this has all the makings of a great rivalry – they’re in-state, they are from St. Louis, they are so close our fans can drive or take a bus to the games – this might be the most exciting CHL announcement for me personally since we came to Independence four years ago."
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