Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

There have been rumors swirling around the internet for a few months about a possible three-on-three hockey league coming soon that will draw in big names with big money. Something like LIV Golf, but on ice.

Well, it's probably just someone with a big mouth, big ideas, and nothing more.

Max Chambers is the man behind Major League Hockey. He has a history of not delivering
Players and coaches are being offered contracts from a supposed startup three-on-three hockey league. They’re trying to determine if it’s real.
Grand Forks HeraldBrad Elliott Schlossman
Since January, Chambers has been telling people he’s the chief executive officer of Major League Hockey, a supposed big-money startup three-on-three hockey league set to launch this fall. He says there will be a single-entity owner for 16 teams across North America. Each will have local general managers, coaches and a $30 million salary cap.

He says he has NHL personnel interested, and has gotten hockey agents and media to report as if it's true.

We've seen other leagues try and make an impact. The World Hockey Association was the only one to really attack the NHL head on. Without the WHA players would never have been getting a fair share of the NHL's profits, and we wouldn't have teams like the Edmonton Oilers or New York Islanders. If you haven't read Rebel League before, check it out.

The Rebel League by Ed Willes | Penguin Random House Canada
The wildest seven years in the history of hockey
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A group of people talked about a WHA2 ahead of the 04/05 NHL lockout, but it never made it past one season at the SPHL level.

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Max Chambers seems to love the game, he's always trying to buy into it, but he's a guy who appears and disappears whenever there's a sale on. He's the Quebec City of people, always mentioned when there's a team available, but never around for the final sale.

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Max Chambers talks a good game, but doesn’t appear to have the wherewithal to make things happen
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Read the full Grand Forks Herald story to get the big picture. If anyone could play or work with any Tier 1 or Tier 2 league, go there. Don't pin your hopes on a pipedream.

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Southwestern Saskatchewan’s hockey prowess was on display last night with several local players having their names etched into the distinguished Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame. Aneroid’s Patrick Marleau headlined the induction class that included six individuals and two teams unveiled at the InnovationPlex in Swift Current, the home and birthplace of the hall. Joining the 44-year-old as 2024 inductees were Stewart Valley’s Travis Moen, Shaunavon’s Tim Tisdale, defenceman Cory Sarich, goalie Jack Norris, and official Brad Meier. The 2016, 2018, and 2019 Kyle Elks and the 1995 Team Saskatchewan Male Under-17 team rounded out the class. googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot(‘/50748803/scol-all-bigbox’, [300, 250], ‘div-gpt-1648064098496-bbm1’); s.setTargeting(‘URL’, [window.location.pathname]); s.setTargeting(‘position’, [1648064098496]) s.addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().refresh([s], {changeCorrelator: false}); } }); Marleau was inducted twice on the night, in the player category and as a member of the 1995 Team Saskatchewan.
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