Detroit's Newest Hockey Team Asks Fans to Pick Name
June 18 2004 - 2:41PM
PR Newswire (US)
Detroit's Newest Hockey Team Asks Fans to Pick Name Online Voting
Available to Name WHA Team to Play at Pontiac Silverdome PONTIAC,
Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit's newest hockey team, the
Detroit franchise of the World Hockey Association, is asking hockey
fans to name the team. Fans can log on to http://www.senticore.com/
to cast a vote for their favorite name for the WHA team that will
take the ice this October in a newly-installed ice arena at the
Pontiac Silverdome. Senticore, Inc. (OTC:SNIO) (BULLETIN BOARD:
SNIO) , a diversified public holding company, last month announced
its purchase of the Detroit WHA franchise. According to Senticore
CEO Jay Patel, "Detroit is the greatest hockey town in the world
and this team belongs to the fans. We want the fans to be involved
in every aspect of the game, including the naming of the team."
Team names to vote for on the Senticore web site include: * Detroit
Cougars * Detroit Demons * Detroit Gladiators * Detroit Speed *
Detroit Dynamos These five names represent the top two finalists
from a previous online poll, as well as three fan favorites from an
offline poll. Final voting on the Senticore web site will remain
open through Sunday, June 27, with the team name to be announced on
June 30. Detroit is one of eight hockey franchises currently
scheduled to play in the inaugural WHA season. Other confirmed
franchises are located in Dallas, Texas; Orlando, Fla.;
Jacksonville, Fla.; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Quebec City, Quebec.
Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, are considered franchises in good
standing, pending the completion of lease negotiations with local
arenas. The WHA anticipates a total of 10 - 12 franchises confirmed
before the July 10 free agent and entry level draft. The Detroit
team is scheduled to play its 38 home games this season at the
Pontiac Silverdome, which will be configured into an Olympic-sized
hockey venue with the installation of a 200-ft. by 100-ft. ice pad
in the east end zone. The addition of 2,000 new club seats will
bring the Silverdome lower bowl seating capacity up to 18,620.
Second-level seating and 52 luxury suites will increase total
capacity to 23,540. For special events, the arena can accommodate
up to 36,500 fans, making the Silverdome the largest multiple-
event hockey venue in North America. The original World Hockey
Association, which first took the ice in the 1970s and was
considered by many to be on par with the NHL, featured such legends
as a young Wayne Gretzky; Gordie Howe, who was lured out of
retirement to play with his two sons; and Bobby Hull, who stunned
the NHL by leaving the Chicago Blackhawks for a lucrative contract
from the WHA and today serves as commissioner of the new league.
For more information on the WHA, visit the league web site at
http://www.worldhockeyassociation.net/ . DATASOURCE: World Hockey
Association - Detroit Franchise CONTACT: Kelly Smallegan-Maas,
+1-616-235-9581, , or Lee Ann Welsh, +1-248-471-2809, , both for
World Hockey Association - Detroit Franchise Web site:
http://www.senticore.com/ http://www.worldhockeyassociation.net/
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