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Fall Elite League

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:02 am
by kniven
What year did the Fall Elite League begin?

Re: Fall Elite League

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:34 am
by WarmUpTheBus

Re: Fall Elite League

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:35 am
by elliott70
Fall of 1998
Team North won the championship

Re: Fall Elite League

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:11 pm
by kniven
elliott70 wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:35 am Fall of 1998
Team North won the championship

2006 is when the article says it began. That makes more sense than 1998.

Re: Fall Elite League

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:17 pm
by elliott70
kniven wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:11 pm
elliott70 wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:35 am Fall of 1998
Team North won the championship

2006 is when the article says it began. That makes more sense than 1998.
I was there Ken when the whole thing started.
Ted Brill started it.
After Ted died, John Russo stepped up and said he wanted to rebrand it, raise sponsor money, step it up another notch, and change how teams were picked.
John improved the league and drew more attention to it.
I was the liaison between Minnesota Hockey board and the Elite League board. MH was concerned John would not stay within the rules of USAH and MH. The fact was John was adamant that everything was done proper and as transparent as possible.

Re: Fall Elite League

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:21 pm
by elliott70
kniven wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:11 pm
elliott70 wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:35 am Fall of 1998
Team North won the championship

2006 is when the article says it began. That makes more sense than 1998.
The article was written in 2016 and says it was in its 13th year putting it at 2003 which would make sense as Ted died in the spring of 2003.