{"id":1184382,"date":"2026-06-18T10:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1184382"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:16:41","slug":"mobile-mayor-announces-mysticks-name-returning-for-new-hockey-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/mobile-mayor-announces-mysticks-name-returning-for-new-hockey-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Mayor Announces Mysticks Name Returning for New Hockey Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Mobile\u00a0is getting a very exciting addition next year with the\u00a0return of professional hockey\u00a0via the Southern Professional Hockey League, and the announcement has come down that the team will be playing under a familiar name.<\/p>\n<p>During an event announcing the name of the team at the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile mayor Spiro Cheriogotis broke the news that the team would be adopting the same name of the squad that spent seven seasons in the Port City in the 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The wait is over. The Mobile Mysticks have arrived. This is our time. \ud83d\udd2e\ud83c\udfd2<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nLearn More<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 Link in Bio <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lzMxTkXlki\">pic.twitter.com\/lzMxTkXlki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mobile Mysticks (@mobmysticks) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mobmysticks\/status\/2067023017633308980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not be more excited that Mobile\u2019s newest professional sports franchise will go by a familiar name \u2013 the Mysticks!\u201d Cheriogotis said. \u201cThis is incredible for our city, for the new Regions Arena and for local sports fans. I can\u2019t wait for the puck to drop. Go Mysticks!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regions Arena \u2014 which is replacing the Mobile Civic Center and is expected to open for Mardi Gras season in 2027 \u2014 will be the home of the new team which will drop the puck in fall of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs excitement builds at Regions Arena, we look forward to welcoming Mysticks fans and delivering the ultimate hockey experience for players, fans, and partners,\u201d said general manager Erik Hudson at the event. \u201cHockey is steeped in tradition, and the Mysticks are the right anchor tenant for Regions Arena. We aim to blend the legacy of the early Mysticks with new traditions from Mobile, building the SPHL\u2019s best fan base and hockey city.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The City of Mobile\u00a0is getting a very exciting addition next year with the\u00a0return of professional hockey\u00a0via the Southern Professional Hockey League, and the announcement has <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/mobile-mayor-announces-mysticks-name-returning-for-new-hockey-team\/\" title=\"Mobile Mayor Announces Mysticks Name Returning for New Hockey Team\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4874,"featured_media":1184383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1184382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2960-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1184382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184384,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184382\/revisions\/1184384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1184383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1184382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1184382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1184382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}