Alpena welcomes new North Stars Hockey Club
Alpena's new hockey franchise, the North Stars
Alpena, Mich. — Alpena will welcome a new hockey franchise this coming winter. The Alpena North Stars Hockey Club will play at Northern Lights Arena in the Interstate Hockey League, which is a Senior AA Semi-Pro type league based in Michigan. The team will be led by General Manager Myles Grix, a former ACC Lumberjack hockey player.
Skaters will play 32 regular season games that span from October-March, playoffs in April. All games will be played on the weekend for fans to enjoy.
The IHL will hold tryouts on July 13th at The Summit in Lansing. Sign-up begins at 8 a.m., and then athletes will play two full games. Team rosters will be announced later that day. The tryouts are covered by the IHL’s $100 registration fee. Athletes can register here: IHL registration link. For more information on the Alpena North Stars, fans and skaters can go to their Facebook page.
The North Stars start their inaugural season on October 5th at 7:30 p.m. against the Traverse City Gulls at Centre Ice Arena. Then, the Gulls will travel to Northern Lights Arena in Alpena on October 6th for a 1 p.m. puck drop.
IHL Teams:
Alpena North Stars
Traverse City Gulls
Motor City Stags
Lansing Capitals
Lapeer Nepessings
Bay City Muskie
Holand Beacons
Muskegon Mohawks
Battle Creek Cavalry
Flint Wolfpack
Port Huron Grizzlies
Great Lakes Knights
