EPL ICE HOCKEY: Manchester Phoenix will launch next season’s shirt designs with a question and answer session at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester city centre on July 31.

The event, which starts at 7.30pm, will also give season ticket holders the opportunity to take advantage of exclusive early shirt order offers.

Fans can put questions to a panel that will include Head Coach Tony Hand, owner Neil Morris and a number of next season’s players.

Morris said: “Next season will be a bit different, with us playing out of Deeside, but there is so much to look forward to. Plans for the new arena are coming along really well, so the future is extremely bright. We are putting everything that has happened this summer behind us, and concentrating on what should be a very competitive year for the club.”

Next season’s Phoenix shirt designs are being decided via an online survey, with supporters given a number of design options to choose from.

The survey, which closes at midday on Monday, can be accessed via: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6PSJZJS?c=dd809b53c9

“We always like to make our shirt launches into a big event and we’ll be doing exactly the same this year,” Morris added. The final design will be bold, exciting and reflect exactly what we are about, as a club. For me, this is the start of an exciting journey for us all here at The Phoenix.”