Curtis Russell
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Curtis Russell is the President of the Eastern Professional Hockey League
Eastern Professional Hockey League
The Eastern Professional Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated primarily in Ontario and Quebec from 1959 to 1963....

 (EPHL) and current owner of the Hudson Valley Bears
Hudson Valley Bears
The Hudson Valley Bears were an ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League. They split their home games between the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York and the in Newburgh, New York.-2008-2009:...

, Jersey Rockhoppers
Jersey Rockhoppers
The Jersey Rockhoppers were a professional ice hockey team based in West Orange, New Jersey, in the United States. They played the 2008-2009 season as members of the Eastern Professional Hockey League and played at the 2,500 seat Richard J. Codey Arena....

, and investor / minority owner of Danbury Mad Hatters
Danbury Mad Hatters
The Danbury Mad Hatters were a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters were a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League....

, a post he has held since their inception.

Curtis Russell from Clifton, New Jersey was the founder and President of two Professional Hockey Teams, the Jersey Rockhoppers
Jersey Rockhoppers
The Jersey Rockhoppers were a professional ice hockey team based in West Orange, New Jersey, in the United States. They played the 2008-2009 season as members of the Eastern Professional Hockey League and played at the 2,500 seat Richard J. Codey Arena....

, and Hudson Valley Bears
Hudson Valley Bears
The Hudson Valley Bears were an ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League. They split their home games between the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York and the in Newburgh, New York.-2008-2009:...

.
Russell was also a financial investor in the Danbury Mad Hatters
Danbury Mad Hatters
The Danbury Mad Hatters were a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters were a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League....

 playing in Danbury, Connecticut.

In 2007, Curtis Russell and Igor Mrotchek purchased a Team License in the MAHL planning to launch a team the following year. The MAHL folded and in 2008, Curtis Russell led the group which founded the Eastern Professional Hockey League
Eastern Professional Hockey League
The Eastern Professional Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated primarily in Ontario and Quebec from 1959 to 1963....

, and Russell became Vice President.

On April 10, 2009, Russell became President for Eastern Professional Hockey League after Tim Kolpien resigned.

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