Overview

• The SPHL Board of Governors unanimously approved Mobile’s admission on Sept. 17, confirming the league’s expansion to the Port City.
• The team will begin play in the 2027–28 season with home games at the new 10,000-seat Mobile Arena, which is slated to open by January 2027 under Oak View Group management.
• Jacksonville-based Zawyer Sports & Entertainment will own and operate the franchise, led by CEO Andy Kaufmann.
• The club is currently unnamed, with a public “Name the Team” contest underway and season-ticket deposits now being accepted.
• Professional hockey returns to Mobile for the first time since the ECHL’s Mobile Mysticks ceased operations in 2002, placing the city alongside SPHL neighbors in Birmingham, Huntsville and Pensacola.