New Idaho Falls Hockey Team to be named the Spud Kings – Local News 8

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – After months of voting and anticipation, the brand new Idaho Falls junior hockey group can be named the Spud Kings.

The Spud Kings introduced their identify and emblem Thursday afternoon in entrance of followers at Melaleuca Subject.

Spud Kings President Kevin Greene stated the Spud Kings is the right identify for East Idaho’s first junior hockey group.

“We wished one thing uniquely ours, one thing we will personal the model of, child pleasant and most significantly representing Idaho Falls,” Greene stated. “We really feel that we completed that, if you consider East Idaho, you consider the nice Idaho potato, and we hope that if you consider potatoes or hockey on this space, you consider the Spud Kings.”

The brand new group will be a part of the USPHL Premier Mountain Division to play Junior A Hockey in October, with the primary dwelling recreation set for mid-November.

The Spud Kings additionally introduced their inaugural head coach can be Josh Hoff, who brings over a decade of youth hockey teaching expertise.

Hoff most not too long ago was the Head Coach at Hoosac Faculty in in jap New York. He is helped lots of his gamers play junior hockey and better ranges.