Supporters Club
For the first season of the Manchester Phoenixs' existence, the role of a 'Supporters' or 'Booster' club was fulfilled by the Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey (FOMIH) group. This was a multi-tiered entity, with different levels of membership giving different benefits. FOMIH continued to exist during the clubs non-playing seasons, but was not continued once the team resumed its on ice activities.
The Manchester Phoenix was without any form of official or unofficial supporters group until midway through the 2009-2010 season, when the official Manchester Phoenix Supporters Club (MPSC) was launched. Currently, the supporters club is actively engaged in the raising of funds for the team, and has run a number of events designed to do as such. The Supporters Club also helped to pay the wages of one of the players during the 2009-2010 season, and is doing the same during the 2010-2011 season. The Supporters Club is run by an elected board of volunteers, taken from the membership.
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