How does an affiliation with the St. Louis Blues or another NHL franchise look at this point?
I know Mark has been talking with the Blues; but there’s nothing definite. I’ve never met with them. I would love to have an NHL affiliation here. Under the rules of the East Coast Hockey League, if there is an NHL player with an NHL contract with a two-way or three-way contract (that means he plays with the East Coast Hockey League, the American Hockey League, and the National Hockey League) we are limited to four veterans under the East Coast Hockey League Rules. If they have an NHL contract, that guy doesn’t count. So we could have several NHL contract people and still have our four veterans. We have a long affiliation of being with the Blues here. Another interesting thing is that the East Coast Hockey League publishes a list of players who have gone from the East Coast to the NHL. The whole East Coast League has only been in existence since 1988 and they have 35 players who have been promoted to the NHL. I believe we have had a few more than that, just from Peoria. We are a great
