Berkshire Battalion Hockey Moving From North AdamsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:31PM / Friday, June 26, 2015 | |
 Battalion owner William Dadds said he'll provide bus service for fans when the team lands in either New York or Connecticut. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Less than two weeks after saying the Berkshire Battalion would return for the 2015-16 season, the club's new owner said on Friday that he is taking it to Connecticut or New York.
"Thank you Battalion fans. Moving to new location," read a post on the team's Facebook page. "But I will make sure we provide bus service for several games."
It is unknown whether the North Adams fan base will enjoy a bus ride to Danbury, Conn., or Brewster, N.Y., the two towns Battalion owner Bill Dadds identified in a text on Friday answering a request for comment.
Earlier this month, Dadds said the Battalion definitely would return and popular coach Darin Lane would be behind the bench despite the legal troubles that cost Lane his job managing the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink, home of the Battalion in its inaugural Federal Hockey League season last winter.
A few days later, Lane told the fan base via social media that he would not be back.
On Friday, Dadds said Lane's absence helped drive the decision to take the team south.
"It's a business decision," Dadds texted. "And administration with what was going on with Darin. Without him in this town. Wouldn't be the same."
One of the Battalion's potential landing spots already has a mixed history with the FHL. After last season, the city of Danbury kicked out the FHL's Danbury Whalers after a dispute over nonpayment of rent.
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