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Old 04-11-2019, 07:55 PM
 
Location: Venice, FL
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COLUMBUS (WRBL) - Two years after professional hockey left Columbus, there is a good possibility it may return as early as next season.

News 3’s has learned that a potential owner is talking to the city of Columbus about leasing the Civic Center.

The owner wants to bring a Federal Hockey League team to the city. Federal League Commissioner Don Kirnan confirmed in a phone interview Thursday that a league owner is in negotiations with the city on a Civic Center lease.

"That's all I can say right now," Kirnan said.

Civic Center Director Jon Dorman and City Manager Isaiah Hugley declined to comment.

Sources tell News 3 that no lease has been signed.

After two decades of operation, the Columbus Cottonmouths folded two years ago. That left a huge hole in Civic Center’s calendar -- wiping out more than 30 event days a year.

The Cottonmouths were drawing about 2,000 fans a game and continuously losing money when owner Wanda Amos called it quits.

In addition to the Federal League, an owner with the Southern Professional Hockey League is also interested in Columbus. The Cottonmouths played in the SPHL before folding.

https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news...JGwV0MEuH4cxcU
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Old 04-12-2019, 07:00 AM
 
Location: Columbus, GA and Brookhaven, GA
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Glad to see all of the interest. Columbus has always been a good hockey city. If it’s marketed right, we could get back to having 5,000 or so at games. Hopefully someone makes it happen.
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Old 04-12-2019, 02:56 PM
 
Location: Columbus, GA
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That's great! we have a huge void in professional sports here now since losing the team. I'd also like to see baseball here again too.
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Old 04-13-2019, 11:35 PM
 
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I would love baseball to come back
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Old 04-14-2019, 06:48 AM
 
Location: Columbus, GA
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I would love baseball to come back
That's the dream.

But hockey would be ok too.
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Old 04-14-2019, 07:21 AM
 
Location: Macon, GA
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FHL? I don't know much about that league, but Columbus did well with the SPHL. It would be great if Columbus got an SPHL team again-- Location wise with Pensacola, Bham, Huntsville, and Macon teams all close by--it would ease travel costs.
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Old 04-14-2019, 11:02 AM
 
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Used to love to watch the visiting Cottonmouths when we had season tickets in the SPHL. Hope a team gets seated in Columbus again soon.
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Old 04-17-2019, 12:02 PM
 
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FHL? I don't know much about that league, but Columbus did well with the SPHL. It would be great if Columbus got an SPHL team again-- Location wise with Pensacola, Bham, Huntsville, and Macon teams all close by--it would ease travel costs.
Calling it a "professional" league is a huge stretch. The original Federal League was depicted in the movie Slapshot. And if you read the Wikipedia article on it it sounds like this one is not too far off the mark. Games canceled because of brawls and all sorts of folding franchises.

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


This is about 15 steps from playing in the National Hockey League. The SPHL was super minor league - not sure how I would characterize this one - probably "bush league".
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Old 04-24-2019, 04:37 AM
 
Location: Columbus, GA and Brookhaven, GA
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Council voted to bring hockey back. Glad to see it back in the city.
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Old 05-21-2019, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Columbus, GA
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https://www.wtvm.com/2019/05/21/watc...back-columbus/

They will be called the River Dragons!
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