Parish President Makes Three Rink Commitment.  July 18, 2005.  The future home of the CCHL is assured with the first facility being built on David Drive.  Members of the Jefferson Parish Council see the opportunity to draw local, regional, national, and international tournaments to Jefferson Parish on the heels of the very successful AAU Junior Olympic Games held recently at the Morial Convention Center.

CCHL board member and founder Lenny Alsfeld lays out a jersey for the cameras.

Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard opens the press conference and emphasizes the link between sports development and economic growth.

The leadership of Jefferson Parish, complete with hockey sticks and baseball bats, listens to Jay Cicero outline the importance of the multi-use facility for athletics and the draw it will make for hotel rooms.  At podium: Jay Cicero, President and CEO Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation.  Others from left:  Lenny Alsfeld, Board Member and Founder of CCHL; William Langkopp, Executive Vice President, Greater New Orleans Hotel & Motel Association; Aaron Broussard, Parish President, Jefferson Parish; Thomas Capella, Jefferson Parish Councilman, At-Large District B; Elton Lagasse, Jefferson Parish Councilman, District 2; John Young, Jefferson Parish Councilman, At-Large Division A; Chris Roberts, Jefferson Parish Councilman, District 1; Ron Maestri, Executive Director and COO, New Orleans Zephyrs

Jay Cicero takes a question from the press.

Violet Peters, Executive Director of the Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau, explains how the facility will help Jefferson Parish tap into the growth of sports tournaments.

CCHL board member Lenny Alsfeld describes the growth of hockey in New Orleans and in other areas of the country.