A new species will soon be joining the Walleye in the fish tank.
The formation of a new arenafootball2 franchise that will begin play at the new downtown sports arena in April, 2010, is expected to be announced today at an 11 a.m. news conference.
The Toledo Walleye — the city's minor league hockey franchise and the other sports team committed to play at the downtown arena — will begin play in October, 2009.
Joe Napoli, general manager of the Mud Hens and Toledo Arena Sports Inc., a not-for-profit organization created by the Hens to own Toledo's hockey and af2 organizations, said the arena football team's nickname won't be chosen until Thanksgiving at the earliest.
'We plan to have some fun with the name, though,' Mr. Napoli said. 'We've been spending a considerable amount of time, energy, and effort researching the name.
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