Under the new affiliation agreement, the Generals will be given spots in the 2008-2009 main Detroit Red Wings training camp in Traverse City.

"We're happy to renew our affiliation with the Stanley Cup Champions,' said Director of Hockey Operations Ron Sanko.

Defensemen Martin Ondrej and Kyle Deck will be attending this year's Wings camp. Last season Nick Tuzzolino and Brett Westgarth represented the Generals in Traverse City.

The Generals were able to have two players called up to the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Red Wings American Hockey League affiliate, last season. Forward Josef Fojtik was called up on numerous occasions to the Griffins during the 2007-2008 season and the affiliation also helped the comeback of forward darren McCarty, who began with the Generals in early January and later moved up to the Griffins before returning to the Red Wings.

"We are very honored to be affiliated with the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings," said The Perani Group Managing Partner Brandon Bordeaux. "I think this is a huge step in the future of Flint Professional hockey."

The Generals also announced today that they have released a new logo for the 08-09 season which combines both the original 'G logo' and the new 'Arrowhead logo.' The new logo has the 'G-logo' embedded inside and the word Generals is reversed in blue color. The Generals will also continue to honor the tradition of the original 'G-logo', one of the longest utilized and most popular logos in North America by using it as a secondary logo.

"The Perani Group developed the modernized the logo that combines the old logo with the new arrowhead logo," said Bordeaux. "We have already been getting calls with fans wanting to get new merchandise with the new logo on it."