Post-cessation
Following the demise of the IIHL, the Northern Michigan Predators began to play in the IIHL's smallest arena, but a zoning issue with Harbor Springs officials resulted in the allocation of only 300 seats. Owner Tom Considine dismantled the Predators after the IIHL office shut down the league and pressed charges against the team's general manager.
Mark Williams, former operator of the successful ECHL team Huntington Blizzard, never commenced with his team in Huntington, West Virginia, because of the disappearance of the league owner.
The IIHL had an affiliation agreement with the now defunct South East Hockey League (SEHL). The four-team SEHL ceased play after the 2003-04 season, and portions of the league joined the Southern Professional Hockey League based in Asheville, North Carolina. Mark Williams quit as general manager of the Winston-Salem franchise in the SEHL to begin his IIHL operation in Huntington with the Tri-State Hurricanes.
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