The ECHL's Newfoundland Growlers are ceasing operations immediately after the league's board of governors voted to terminate the team's membership in the league.Growler players who are on a National Hockey League or American Hockey League contract are ineligible to play in the ECHL for the remainder of the season.“We are saddened to lose ECHL hockey in the Newfoundland market,” said ECHL commissioner Ryan Crelin.
Deacon Sports and Entertainment, who owned both the Trois-Rivieres Lions and Growlers, could not finalize the sale of the Growlers prior to the league mandated deadline of April 2.
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