Featured Articles
Our goal for this section is to bring you special articles and insights into Pee Dee IceCats hockey. These don’t always fit nicely into game previews or recaps, but they add flavor to the experience as fans. Enjoy!
The FPHL Dispersal Draft: How Teams Rebuild After a Franchise Folds
If the expansion draft represents growth and optimism in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, the dispersal draft represents the opposite side of the coin — the reality that not every franchise survives. When a team folds, relocates, or suspends operations, the league must decide what to do with its roster. That’s where the dispersal draft comes…
The FPHL Expansion Draft: How New Teams Build a Roster From Day One
The Federal Prospects Hockey League has always been a league defined by volatility, opportunity, and reinvention. Teams come and go, markets rise and fall, and every few years the league reshapes itself through expansion. But while fans often focus on logos, jerseys, and team names, the real foundation of any new franchise is built during…
Akwesasne Warriors (2010–11): The First Champions and the League’s Most Unique Early Franchise
The Akwesasne Warriors were one of the most distinctive and culturally significant teams in the early Federal Hockey League — a franchise that blended community pride, cross‑border identity, and a fierce on‑ice presence. In the league’s inaugural 2010–11 season, the Warriors didn’t just compete. They won the first championship in FPHL history and set a…
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