2024-25 American Premier Hockey League season

This is the 2024-25 American Premier Hockey League season. This is the league's second season.
==Membership Changes==
The league has the Cleveland, Ohio based Lake Erie Voyagers, Newark, New Jersey based New Jersey Apollos, Philadelphia Frozen Fury, and St. Louis Wranglers listed as 2024-25 expansion teams as of mid-November 2023.
In January 2024 the Kenosha Americans were announced as joining the league for the 2024-25 season.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-6054781 The team would not be on the league website was of the late summer.
On February 6, 2024 the league announced it would be going from 12 teams to 48 teams across the country and is declaring itself as Senior AAA for the 2024-25 season, indicating the announcement of further teams on May 6th.https://www.facebook.com/TheUnionHockeyLeague/posts/pfbid04fw94ToYgWNE3yvsidz3K1KHhQesRmyaG5RurxayR6XtJqZCEj9B1hzioxfC1tztl
On April 11, 2024 the league announced that the Sun Prairie Killer Bees had been suspended for the league for the remainder of the 2023-24 season due to multiple concerns. On April 30, 2024 the team was accepted as a new member of the Great Lakes Hockey League for the 2024-25 season.http://theglhl.com/news.php?news_id=2038662
On April 15, 2024 the Pittsburgh River Monsters announced that they were suspending play with two games remaining in the season due to a lack of players committed to be able to travel and were intending to return for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0497qQXKXyqMc9aSfzNGGXRvxDo5D8srZa8FkU1wrKzqzh7fzoo7zqSbf9TCJFsLYl&id=100091950467063
On May 7, 2024 the Holyoke Papermen announced that they will no longer be a member of the American Premier Hockey League effective immediately.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0LpgRbHnNFpB3Gayk2hMZbWzECu7yFZ3J7ZZ3vymU5osTXNHmXQXxKHTCsub4ZC9zl&id=61552125044876 
On May 16, 2024 the Boston Gold Kings announced they were withdrawing from the league. With the announcement of Holyoke and Boston from the league and a statement indicating that a new league was being formed in the greater Boston area it also indicated that the Norfolk Mallards and North Shore Nighthawks are no longer going to be in the league.https://www.facebook.com/BostonGoldKings/posts/pfbid0381coGiSgqoH4DaHB1Bfb5sddyMnULfn8X6Lfb4pSZNTZejEY3pPe2DJXSFn6DCfKl The new league would end up being part of the Power Play Hockey League which was adding a senior level competitive league for 2024-25
On June 6,2024 the league announced the addition of the Rochester Arrival to the league for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid022wxu8K8bZK5f9dubGKnUeHEbXTLnhhFzTTKnu94HZX8zgueCJXfpssKcis43KGFhl&id=61559674010612
On June 12, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Salt City Storm based out of Syracuse, New York for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0233yW6aQ7B5LBJ8JSFuGXuYSLdPMBj6JZ9Nfrr3JvH1dQGhvMDJG7G1ca3YS74Yyxl&id=61559674010612
On June 25, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Connellsville, Pennsylvania based Fayette Firebirds.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid035g13tTxwJezZEyAHAYzzFyTSNKe6Jngf4PgjUNsCB2Wh5xfoTBJSeSBZQYz65nVtl&id=61559674010612
On June 27, 2024 the Flint Lumberjacks were announced as joining the league for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid023LV5Um9c8npsLVuPmGAdNLN8e1vNRXVPADJcDjirrZaYUBdBWoZF9B46Qp73zDVol&id=61559674010612
On June 27, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Fort Wayne, Indiana based Summit City Distillers to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the SportONE/Parkview Icehouse.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0MNNzkpWkjafcLUsdM8k4NYu9CXKxZ3337Dt6RTNJ8Y5kv4uh7PmhT86HdgXzkZVyl&id=61560159604830
On July 1, 2024 the Niagara Falls Buffalos announced that they were withdrawing from the league to form the Eastern Legacy Hockey League for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/laurenalaskacoaching/posts/pfbid0VVJA28mYuGvD3mYLYWh8rYykWTE7od4gkz93KX7uGuD4APPW8iEfxdGMJKFdbBNPl As part of the same announcement the Rochester Arrival and Salt City Storm were also announced as joining that league as they were all operated by the same organization.
On July 1, 2024 the Gaylord Grenadiers were announced as joining the league for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0V7zzNcbVsNWnwH2QmoFYYaorRZh7h75jyoWYUniUagsQqQ7Ci6DzGqikJDrpReZCl&id=61560781785678 The team will be based out of the Otsego County Sportsplex in Gaylord, Michigan. The team is replacing the recently departed Gaylord Snow of the Michigan Independence Hockey League, who had relocated to Alpena, Michigan.https://www.facebook.com/GaylordSnowHockey/posts/pfbid02kQY5BiaWVibbUjf5MpA5K2f5EEvHs9TjEWAiVLViFFRJ86x8BRj6RKaBBypvNRs1l 
On July 2, 2024 the Kalkaska Battlers announced they were leaving the Michigan Independence Hockey League to join the American Premier Hockey League for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/KalkaskaBattlers/posts/pfbid0HoRrxB8SWeomDD9WqfdgKsG1KTWCJYhUK7bx65FYmTHDG3H9M4d1R6i7GZ36fd8Wl
As of mid-July the league still listed the Syracuse team along with a team based out of Albany, New York listed as the Albany Hockey Club, but would be gone by mid-August. The Pittsburgh River Monsters are no longer listed on the league website.https://www.americanpremierhockey.org/teams/
On July 1, 2024 the Fayette Firebirds announced they would not be playing for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02vMsXU1EAmAcPhrNDscRFhhUmJ1x99E77QCkPfscwkuNRZ7QySqbEpXphaUPoiGDhl&id=61561318836363
On August 11, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania based Iron City Forge to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the Beaver County Ice Arena.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid037NeL6pWZqKZReXUXvppjjC4CDi8TY7Gtox7yQy1WnscUzPyCVznPyFiPfLYaKNDel&id=61559674010612
On August 26, 2024 the league announced that the Gaylord Grenadiers would not be playing for the 2024-25 season.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02FXRaS6T6yK38qpkDC86f2LSSv6wJQx2TgZNjynPGYR6kNe7Ffw6WhQrEHrxYt6aZl&id=61559674010612
On October 21, 2024 the league announced that the Soo Nordiques had opted out of playing for the 2024-25 season after having what was described as "travel difficulties" by the league president, for a home game against West Michigan.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0U8wsZkQ2nmpXahfzVGSU2BzksUoArG6cGL1sT35D8EfEv5kpviZE7h5b28Y43V2rl&id=61559674010612
On October 23, 2024 the league would add the Buffalo Tempest to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion in Niagara Falls, New York, which was the home of the former member Niagara Falls Buffalos
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined
Buffalo Tempest 	Niagara Falls, New York 	Hyde Park Ice Pavilion 	2024
Flint Lumberjacks 	Burton, Michigan 	Crystal Fieldhouse 	2024
Hudson Valley Vipers 	Poughkeepsie, New York 	McCann Ice Arena 	2023
Iron City Forge 	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Beaver County Ice Arena 	2024
Kalkaska Battlers 	Kalkaska, Michigan 	The Kaliseum 	2024
Summit City Distillers 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	SportONE/Parkview Icehouse	2024
Toledo Mobsters 	Toledo, Ohio 	Team Toledo Ice House 	2023
West Michigan Sentinels	Cedar Springs, Michigan 	Cedar Rock Sportsplex 	2023
==Standings==
To be added upon completion of the season
==Playoffs==
To be determined
==References==
Category:2024-25 in American ice hockey by league
Category:2024-25 in ice hockey
Category:American Premier Hockey League seasons