FHL Outlaws playing outdoors in Williamsport

[blackngold]

Standing in front of a throng of people outside the entrance to Bowman Field, the mayor of the city, painted a picture of beautifully blooming roses and sunshine-drenched days. Bathing in the light and heat of a sweltering late-July afternoon, the hockey-hungry leader of the city ignored the potential pitfalls of bringing in a minor league hockey team to play 30 outdoor games inside Bowman Field.

Snow be damned. Slush be damned. Cold weather? Not a problem.

Campana and Chris Firriolo, President and head coach of the Williamsport Outlaws acknowledged there were a myriad of problems that could complicate having a professional hockey team in Williamsport during a press conference at Bowman Field yesterday. But those problems, range from a lack of parking, to weather-related ice issues to what kind of involvement the Williamsport Crosscutters, the year-round inhabitants of Bowman Field, would have.

It was a press conference born of all the positives having hockey in Williamsport could infuse to the area. The negatives? The potential pitfalls? Those were swept under a rug to be dealt with only when they had to be.

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[theknuckler]

WTF? a whole season outdoors?

[chilly666]

im guessing they might fold mid-season or not even get off the ground...no home game after january 21st and needing an average of 2k is quite retarded. this is not gonna end well. as to how a commissioner would approve of this is beyond me, though this is the fhl so expect the unexpected lives on everyday.

[theknuckler]

Originally Posted by chilly666

im guessing they might fold mid-season or not even get off the ground...no home game after january 21st and needing an average of 2k is quite retarded. this is not gonna end well. as to how a commissioner would approve of this is beyond me, though this is the fhl so expect the unexpected lives on everyday.

personally I think it will be a miracle to make it to any point in the season. This has to be the stupidest financial/league planning in the history of ANY sport.