Got to attend the Open house for the new ECHL Hockey franchise for Greenville last night at the Bilo Center. Wow it was like a hockey Family reunion! It was so great to see all my old hockey friends and see all the Growwwl fans come out to show support the new team. And to see all the great crew I got to work with as the announcer of the Growwwl man it was a special night. I can’t say enough about Neil Smith and what a lucky town we are to have him decide to bring his Hockey team to Greenville. The one word that keeps coming up when I think of Mr Smith is CLASS! He truly believes in Greenville and all of us hockey fans, he wants to give us a team, a coach, and players to be proud of! We are so fortunate to have a real “Hockey man” owning this team, the man who brought Messier to NY to help the rangers win the cup, a true hockey legend! And for all of  us who love the game, well we all know how great it is and that as we held out hope a team would come to our city again, I don’t think we could have been any more lucky with who brought that team to town! But for all of you “skeptic’s” I only ask that you come out and try hockey. Come sit in the stands and see what a seriously entertaining game it can be. You don’t need to know the rules to love this game, you just have to see it for yourself and I know you’ll enjoy what you are seeing! I just want to say we have a great owner and his staff is top notch and I have total faith in whoever it is Neil picks for our new coach and the players and affiliations he brings to our franchise! And again thanks to all you folks who’ve told me you’d like to hear my voice as the P.A. announcer for this new team. All I can say is I would love to do it again and to be able to be a part of whats going to be a great time at the old ice rink for everyone in the upstate. And please share your positive support for me with the organization at hockeygreenville.com!  Can’t wait for the new team name, colors, and the season to start! Man the NHL season isn’t even over and all hockey fans in Greenville can think about is lets drop the puck on a new season! Thanks Mr. Smith for choosing Greenville for your team I know we have a loyal army of hockey fans who all feel the same and can’t wait tosee what you have to give us! Hockey night in Greenville, now thats sounds good eh?