Team Moran is folding, will the IHHL follow?

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Information coming out of newly formed Hollywood Hockey Pictures points to principal photography on the “Flimsy Forward” is set to begin the first week of IHHL playoffs. The Flimsy Forward is the pet project of Team Moran Owner, Mark Moran. Sources inside of Team Moran say that owner Mark Moran is no longer managing the team and that he has no plans to come back next season.

The expansion of the IHHL and bringing in Mark Moran were two shining examples of Commissioner’s brash and flash style. With the loss of Team Moran, coupled with the collapse of the ESPN has dealt Commissioner Heilmann a devastating set of PR losses.

Recent movements in the structuring the management of the IHHL, creating the Co-Commissioner position, now appear to amount to rearranging the deck furniture on the Titanic. Owners and fans alike are no doubt wondering what all of this means for the viability of the IHHL. This may end up being more devastating to the league than last year’s lockout.

It may be that the IHHL needs to look at contracting for the upcoming season if it is to survive. Contraction of the league would be, in this writers opinion, a good thing. With fewer teams in the league, the IHHL would be better positioned to deliver a higher quality product, since there would not be the dilution of talent that is in place now.