Friday, January 11, 2013
St. Charles Chill, which will start playing at the Family Arena in October, named Sean Ferrell as the new assistant coach.
Sean Ferrell was named the assistant coach of a new semi-professional hockey team, The St. Charles Chill. Ferrell will join head coach Jamie Rivers when the season starts in October. He will assist with recruiting, team formation and community relations, according to a press release. He has coached for 16 years for USA Hockey, USHL, NAHL, and AAA hockey. “I have been working in skill development for the last 7 years professionally and have worked with some of the best players in the world," Ferrell said. "I am excited to take my coaching career behind the bench with Jamie and the Chill.”
Friday, November 30, 2012
Designer from Webster Groves created logo and won competition.
St. Charles Chill, a minor league hockey team that will play at the Family Arena, unveiled its new logo design this week. The team selected a design submitted by Alex Flick, with aFLICKdesign, from the 50 submitted to their logo competition. Flick, of Webster Groves, won four tickets to the St. Charles Chilll and will be part of opening day events in October 2013. “We were overwhelmed by the number of responses and the quality of work that we received,” President/General Manager Nicole Kupaks said in a press release. “It was a hard decision, but we feel Mr. Flick’s design represents the image of our team well and will be embraced by the community.”
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The St. Charles Chill, a franchise of the Central Hockey League, will start playing in the fall of 2013 at the St. Charles Family Arena.
Minor league hockey will return to St. Charles Family Arena in the fall of 2013. The Central Hockey League announced Wednesday that it will transfer the Laredo Bucks franchise rights to create the St. Charles Chill. The ownership group includes Gustavo Hernandez, Alfonso Aruindegul and Glenn Hart, all three businessmen based in Laredo, TX. The CHL has 11 teams across the country, including an expansion team that will start in Denver, CO this year. The closest team to St. Charles is in Independence, MO, the Missouri Mavericks. The regular season runs October through March. "This is a great hockey area, we feel that as we go around the towns," said Duane Lewis, Commissioner of the CHL. "We've been in a lot of markets we'd call …
