RiverKings v. Huntsville Havoc

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The Mississippi RiverKings announced that they will operate as a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) during the 2011-2012 season, which begins this October. The RiverKings join SPHL teams in Augusta and Columbus, GA, Fayetteville, NC, Huntsville, AL, Knoxville, TN, Lafayette, LA, Biloxi, MS and Pensacola, FL. The move ends a 19-year affiliation with the Central Hockey League (CHL), in which the RiverKings were one of three remaining original members. The RiverKings, the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in the Mid-South, will now begin their 20th season of operations. This franchise has been providing professional hockey entertainment to the Mid-South region since 1992 and is the longest running active professional sports franchise in the Mid-South.