The Pittsburgh franchise of the Continental Professional Hockey League would like to announce they now have a nickname.

After much thought, League Director of Franchise Development Chris Schweitzer has come up with the name Pounders. The team logo will be released within the next week.

"I put much thought into what would suit Pittsburgh for a team nickname," says Schweitzer. "The colors will go along with the city and the logo will represent Pittsburgh very well."

The team will wear the typical Pittsburgh colors of gold, black and white.

"We feel that the right colors to use would be typical Pittsburgh colors of gold, black and white," says team President Mark Cerini. "We feel the fans will love the look of our jerseys and merchandise with these colors and the logo that is coming."

The Pounders will open the pre-season with a home and home series against the Soo in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan November 5 in the Soo and back home November 6. They will then open the regular season with a 3 game series starting November 11 in the Soo. They will open up at home November 19 against the Philadelphia Comets.

The team schedule will be released within the next week as well.

Anyone looking for more information can check out the league website at www.cphlhockey.com.