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Arena Soccer Comes to Denver

8/27/08 - The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) awarded Southern Colorado Soccer Club, LLC league membership for the 2008-09 season. The new team will be known as the Denver Dynamite and will play their inaugural season at the Denver Sports Center (capacity 1,500) while they renovate their future home arena which will seat over 8,000.

Denver joins the Stockton Cougars, Wenatchee Fire, 1790 Cincinnati, and the Colorado Lightning in the brand new league, which has risen after the dissolution of the Major Indoor Soccer League, and also includes affiliated teams in Mexico and Canada. Several more teams will be unveiled in the next week.

The Dynamite will co-host a US National Arena Soccer Team combine with the Lightning on September 6-7 at Fort Collins Indoor Soccer Club in Ft. Collins, CO and will have scouts on hand to evaluate talent.

PASL-Pro is a new professional arena soccer league whose inaugural season kicks off October 25, 2008. PASL-Premier just completed its 10th season as the nation's top amateur arena soccer league. PASL-Pro and PASL-Premier are members of Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA).


For more information:
Pete Randall, Denver Dynamite
(719) 661-9848
pete.randall@denverdynamitesoccer.com
http://www.denverdynamitesoccer.com

[prk166]

So when will the schedule come out?

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This Tuesday.

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Here are two of the league's releases:

PASL-Pro Announces Joint Operating Agreement with CMISL, Liga Mexicana
Interleague play on schedule with Canadian circuit

8/28/08 - The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) announced joint operating agreements today with the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) and Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rapido (LMFR) that will mark the first time a professional arena soccer league has had divisions in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

The CMISL has operated as a four-team league the last two seasons and consists of the Edmonton Drillers, Winnipeg Alliance, Saskatoon Accelerators, and Calgary United. LMFR currently features Universidad Veracruzana, MRCI Oaxaca, and Caballeros de Hidalgo and is in negotiations with additional markets for the 2008/09 season. The addition of the CMISL and LMFR teams brings PASL-Pro’s roster of affiliated teams to 17, including today’s joint announcement of 10 US based teams.

The announcements underscore the PASL’s new vision for arena soccer. Within PASL-Pro’s umbrella of leagues there are teams from the CMISL, LMFR, MISL (Stockton), PASL-Premier (Wenatchee, Detroit, St. Louis), AISL (Cincinnati), as well as venerable names from the NASL and CISL (San Diego Sockers) and NPSL (Edmonton Drillers).

"From Day 1 we’ve tried to maintain an inclusive approach," said PASL-Pro Commissioner Kevin Milliken, "and we’ve made a point of reaching out far and wide to all sectors of the arena soccer planet. The PASL, CMISL, and LMFR are all members of, and partners in FIFRA with a focus on doing what’s right for the good of our sport of arena soccer."

CMISL Commissioner Mel Kowalchuk was equally enthusiastic. "Kevin approached me several months ago and we began talking about interleague play," said Kowalchuk, "and the more we talked the more I felt we had in common and the more it made sense to move forward together."

Each CMISL team will play a 16 game schedule that will include 2 home games and 2 road games against US-based PASL-Pro teams. While the LMFR teams will not participate this season in interleague play both the CMISL and LMFR regular season champions will compete for the PASL-Pro Championship in Stockton in March.

PASL-Pro is a new professional arena soccer league whose inaugural season kicks off October 25, 2008 when the Stockton Cougars host the Colorado Lightning. PASL-Pro consists of 8 US teams, the CMISL, and LMFR. The San Diego Sockers and a yet-to-be-named team in Utah have been added for the 2009/10 season. PASL-Premier just completed its 10th season as the nation’s top amateur arena soccer league. PASL-Pro and PASL-Premier are members of Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA).

PASL-Pro Finalizes US Lineup for 2008/09
Schedule to be released Tuesday

8/28/08 The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) today announced the alignment for its inaugural 2008/09 season. The regular season standings will consist of 8 US teams and 4 Canadian CMISL teams. The LMFR will also be included in the standings, but will play an independent schedule and will finalize its roster of teams early next month.
PASL-Pro approved the addition of the Texas Outlaws, based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area, the Detroit Waza, and a yet-to-be named team in St. Louis. PASL-Pro previously announced the Stockton Cougars, Wenatchee Fire, 1790 Cincinnati, Colorado Lightning, and Denver Dynamite.

The league features at least two teams in every U.S. time zone, which is the only league of its kind in the sport, along with international teams in Canada and Mexico to create a true North American League.

The Eastern Division will consist of Cincinnati, St. Louis, Dallas, and Detroit, while the Western Division will hold Stockton, Wenatchee, Colorado, and Denver. The CMISL has the Edmonton Drillers, Winnipeg Alliance, Calgary United, and Saskatoon Accelerators.

Each team will play a 16-game schedule. The entire US schedule will be announced on Tuesday, September 2. Each CMISL team will play 2 home and 2 away games against PASL-Pro teams. The league will have a championship tournament March 13th-15th in Stockton, Ca. The Cougars will be the host team and all of the regular season division winners from PASL-Pro, the CMISL and the Mexican LMFR will qualify.

PASL-Pro also announced two expansion teams for the 2009/10 season. The San Diego Sockers will return upon the completion of their new arena and a yet-to-be-named team in Utah was also approved.

PASL-Pro is a new professional arena soccer league whose inaugural season kicks off October 25, 2008 when the Stockton Cougars host the Colorado Lightning. PASL-Pro consists of 8 US teams, the CMISL, and LMFR. The San Diego Sockers and a yet-to-be-named team in Utah have been added for the 2009/10 season. PASL-Premier just completed its 10th season as the nation’s top amateur arena soccer league. PASL-Pro and PASL-Premier are members of Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA).

[prk166]

I can't wait to beat Winnipeg!

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Denver Dynamite to Hold Open Try-outs

8/31/08 - The Southern Colorado Soccer Club is proud to announce that in addition to co-hosting the US National Arena Soccer Team (USNAST) combine being held in Ft. Collins, CO on September 6- 7th with the Colorado Lightning, they will also be hosting an open tryout for the Denver Dynamite’s Professional Arena Soccer Team on both Saturday Sept. 20th and Sunday, Sept. 21st from 11:00 until 1:00pm in Denver.

The purpose of the event is to identify and select athletes for the upcoming Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) season, which is set to begin October 25, 2008. Participating athletes should bring $35 and fill out a registration form on Sept. 20.

The USNAST combine will serve a dual purpose. For previous Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL-Premier) players only; it will be used to both assist the Dynamite and Lightning in choosing players in the upcoming draft and to form a pool of players for international competition with the national team. The Lightning will also be running an open try in conjunction with the combine for anyone else who is interested. Cost is $50.

For more information:
Pete Randall, Denver Dynamite
(719) 661-9848
pete.randall@denverdynamitesoccer.com
http://www.denverdynamitesoccer.com

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Originally Posted by prk166

I can't wait to beat Winnipeg!

Me too...

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Dynamite Ignites – Signs First Six – 5 National Team Members

9/22/2008 - The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro)'s Denver Dynamite announced that they have inked six major player signings over the weekend. Five of the players have also been recently added to the US National Arena Soccer Team's (USNAST) player pool ...