A long rumoured addition to the USL, the Hamilton Avalanche will be making it official next week.
The current owners of the Avalanche W-League franchise have called a press conference for Feb. 17 to announce a re-branding and the addition a USL men's squad.
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The announcement comes at an interesting time for the Hamilton area. Hamilton Croatia, along with Milltown, left the Canadian Soccer League last week to participate in a, as yet unsanctioned, breakaway D3 league. Until that league is official, the Avalanche and the American owned league, become the highest level of soccer available for the Hamilton area.
CSN will be attending the presser and will have someone from the Hamilton group on It's Called Football next week to speak about their plans.
You can read the release here.