Savannah scores professional hockey team as first tenant for new arena

Team name to be decided with a contest Slap shots and hat tricks will get local hockey fans on their feet soon after the Savannah Arena is completed, according to Mayor Van Johnson’s Jan. 27 announcement that the city will soon be home to a new professional ice-hockey team. Johnson joined other city leaders at the Savannah Arena construction site on Wednesday to announce the formation of the new team, which will be named based on the results of a contest.…