Prodigal Hockey Will Hold Press Conference On May 19/10

Here is an official press release from ProdigalHockey.com. It appears that they are set to announce what is to us, the worst kept secret.

PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE TEAM NAME SCHEDULED

Prodigal LLC has scheduled a press conference for May 19 at 4 p.m. in the northeast lobby of the Cox Convention Center.

The topic of the press conference will be the official presentation of the name, logo, color and jerseys for Oklahoma City’s newest hockey team.

Oklahoma City’s newest hockey team will be the American Hockey League affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. The team will play its games at the newly renovated Cox Convention Center beginning in October 2010. The American Hockey League is the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League. Over 85 percent of the players in the NHL have played at the AHL level.