The Central Hockey League is pleased to announce the addition of a Broomfield, Colorado franchise for the 2006-2007 season, following overwhelming approval recently from the Broomfield City Council to construct a new state-of-the-art facility. The team will play home games at the 6,000 seat Broomfield Event Center, part of the ongoing 217-acre mixed use Arista Development. Franchise ownership has been award to Broomfield Ice, LLC, headed by Tim Wiens and John Frew of the Wiens Frew Management Group. The City and County of Broomfield is situated centrally between the Cities of Denver and Boulder, and the Arista Development will serve as a key component of Broomfields rapidly developing infrastructure.
We are extremely pleased to welcome the City and County of Broomfield to the Central Hockey League, stated CHL President Brad Treliving. With a combination of outstanding ownership, a superb new facility and an excellent demographic, all components are in place for a highly successful franchise.
The club will be announcing a name the team contest in the coming weeks, and has already begun the process of assembling their front office staff. We are very proud to become members of the Central Hockey League, and plan to reward our fans and corporate partners with unparalleled levels of customer service and entertainment, said Wiens. We are confident that through the continued efforts and diligence of both our team and the Central Hockey League, we will become another CHL success story, added Frew.
The club will become the CHLs second franchise in Colorado, joining the Colorado Eagles (Loveland), who capped last season by capturing the Ray Miron Presidents Cup championship while extending their consecutive sell-out streak at the Budweiser Events Center to 71 games.
The Central Hockey League opens its 14th season of play October 21st having led all North American AA leagues in average attendance for four consecutive seasons. In 13 previous years of operation, the CHL has welcomed 32,381,099 fans through 7,542 contests, averaging over 4,293 per game. In the 2004-2005 season, the CHL averaged 4,487 per contest.
To Contact Broomfield Ice, LLC:
555 Eldorado Blvd, Suite 200
Broomfield, CO 80021
P: 303-460-8800
F: 303-280-5155
www.broomfieldice.com