Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

BASEBALL Pacific Coast League: The new Wichita-based Triple-A PCL team, which will be the relocated New Orleans Baby Cakes starting with the 2020 season, will start accepting new team name suggestions and then narrow the list to about 20 names sometime in January. Golden State Collegiate Baseball League: The Medford (OH) Rogues team, which was part of the summer-collegiate Great West League (GWL) the past three seasons (2016-18), has come under new ownership and will move to the summer-c... Full Story

Flyers Recall G Carter Hart from Phantoms

Lehigh Valley, Pa. - The Philadelphia Flyers, NHL affiliate of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, have announced today that they have recalled goaltender Carter Hart from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the first time in his career. In addition, goaltender Alex Lyon has been returned on loan to the Phantoms. Hart, 20, is in his first professional season and holds a 9-5-2 record for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He currently has a 3.05 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage through 17 games with the Phantoms. A native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Hart was drafted in the second round (#48) b... Full Story

Dal Colle Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week

BRIDGEPORT, Conn - The American Hockey League announced Monday that Sound Tigers forward Michael Dal Colle has been selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 16, 2018. Dal Colle scored five goals on five shots in just two games for Bridgeport last week, including the first hat trick of his professional career. On Friday in Providence, Dal Colle scored once in the second period and once in the third before capping a memorable night with his first career overtime winner to give Bridgeport a 4-3 victory against the Bruins. On Saturday, Dal Colle followed that... Full Story

Delia, Third-Period Flurry Fuel Hogs Past Griffins

Collin Delia made 37 saves and both Lucas Carlsson and Jordan Schroeder notched their second goals in as many nights as the IceHogs downed the Grand Rapids Griffins 2-1 Friday night at the BMO Harris Bank Center. With the win, the IceHogs completed their three-in-three weekend set with points in each contest, earning five of six possible points on the weekend. Delia played a perfect game through 59:50 of play, but had his shutout bid broken by Grand Rapids forward Chris Terry with just ten seconds remaining. The effort elevated Delia's save percentage to .933 on the season, the highest o... Full Story

• Nashville SC to Host New York City FC in Preseason Friendly - Nashville SC (USL)
• Lions Lock up Figueroa Through 2020 - B.C. Lions (CFL)
• Former Seattle Sounders FC Captain Brad Evans Announces Retirement - Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
• Flyers Recall G Carter Hart from Phantoms - Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
• Devlin McCabe and Justin Lee Named Assistant Captains - Lincoln Stars (USHL)
• New York City FC Announce Preseason Friendly in Nashville - New York City FC (MLS)
• Royals' Dante Hannoun Named WHL on the Run Player of the Week - Victoria Royals (WHL)
• Sporting KC Defender Brad Evans Announces Retirement - Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
• Houston Dynamo Acquire DF Chris Duvall in Trade with Montreal Impact - Houston Dynamo (MLS)
• All-Time Team Outfield Revealed - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Dave Sarachan named as new NCFC manager - USL WRAL
• Fleet braintrust smarter than Redskins? Also Weddle's return, crowded AFC playoff picture - AAF San Diego Union-Tribune
• Nailers Top Komets for Fourth Straight Home Win - ECHL Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
• Royals beat Americans 5-3 - ECHL Reading Eagle/Reading Times
• Delia shines in IceHogs' victory - AHL Rockford Register Star
• Chiefs head into Christmas break with 6-5 win over Thunderbirds - WHL Spokane Spokesman-Review
• Sockers open season with thrilling overtime win over Rio Grande Valley - MASL San Diego Union-Tribune
• San Antonio Rampage explode in third period, cruise past Iowa Wild - AHL San Antonio Express News
• Utica City FC holds off Heat en route to 10-5 win - MASL Utica Observer-Dispatch
• Ouellette thwarts Atlanta in Solar Bears' 2-1 victory - ECHL Orlando Sentinel
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

BC Lions offensive tackle Joel Figueroa

See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. New York - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
2. Pittsburgh Defenders - American Arena League (AAL)
3. New England Bobcats - American Arena League (AAL)
4. DuPage Pistol Shrimp - Prospect League (Prospect)
5. Washington - XFL (XFL)
6. Winnipeg Valour FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
7. New York - XFL (XFL)
8. San Diego Strike Force - Indoor Football League (IFL)
9. Seattle - XFL (XFL)
10. York 9 FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• New York - National Arena League (NAL)
• Winnipeg Valour FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Pacific FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• HFX Wanderers - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Hamilton Forge FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• York 9 FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• Calgary Cavalry FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
• New England Bobcats - American Arena League (AAL)
• Pittsburgh Defenders - American Arena League (AAL)
• New York - National Lacrosse League (NLL)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
Affiliated Minor League Baseball
ApL, AzFL, AzL, CalL, CarL, EL, FSL, GCL, IL, ML, MWL, NWL, NYPL, PCL, PL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
Alaska, Cape Cod, Coastal Plain, FCBL, GWL, NECBL, Northwoods, PGCBL, Prospect, TCL, WCL
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, Can-Am, FL, PA, Pecos

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
G League, NBL Canada
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AAL, AFL, CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
AAF, CFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
NWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
MLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
NPF, WTT

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL