Prowlers offer new gameday experience, in-arena upgrades this season

PORT HURON — Filled with anticipation, Ken Andrews ran to the top row at McMorran Arena. There was something he wanted the local media to see. It was just before the Port Huron Prowlers' game against the Blue Ridge Bobcats on Dec. 20. After the Bobcats took the ice, all the lights in the arena bowl went dark, with the only glow emitting from the concourse. What followed was a mix of pomp and pyrotechnics, as the Prowlers skated onto the playing surface in between vertical flamethrowers. Simultaneously, video highlights and animations were projected onto the ice — stretching precisely from one goal crease to...