 In 2017, the franchise was sold to Delaware Hockey, LLC and it became the Lightning Hockey Club with plans to play in the USPHL's 2017–18 season out of Newark, Delaware.The team was removed from the league's member list in September 2017 prior to ever playing a game.The team was created in 2013 as one of the founding members of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier Division, the highest level at the time for the league.