Darren Anderson and his company Shift Sports are certainly not going to win any popularity contests in Lewiston Maine these days. Turns out, things may be even worse in his home of Greenville South Carolina at his ice arena where the NA3HL Carolina Rage play.
TJHN has obtained copies of lawsuits and filings in court, as well as have been contacted by multiple sources in Greenvile. Debts numbering in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to local vendors, suppliers, and employees seem to be a pattern for the Anderson’s and Shift Sports.
Lawsuits from players, one source saying ten of them, have already been filed. This from players who paid to play on the Rage team and were told to go home after five practices and none of them received any money back.
A court hearing in another case is scheduled for Today July 21, 2025 at 2:30 in the afternoon where Anderson is asking for a hearing to set aside a default judgement already entered with the court. This hearing was set on June 24, 2025 in Spartanburg County South Carolina.
The fact that this is a hearing to request the court set aside the default judgement means that Anderson and/or his attorney did not show up to the original hearing on the matter. This could bring a lien on the Ice Station, or other collection action.
Other information coming out of Greer South Carolina concerning the NA3HL team slated to play at the Ice Station in the coming season do not give confidence that the team can pay its bills in that city. The Ice Station itself is listed as defendant in at least one lawsuit.
Sources are now reporting that the Carolina Rage, and/or the Ice Station have been forced to get a loan from a local hockey association to pay off an electricity bill of $45,000 that could have forced a disconnection of service.
Employee’s of the Ice Station are owed money, and other vendors working with or for the Ice Station are also owed money. Sources have confirmed that some vendors will no longer service the ice station without payment in advance.
All of this taking place while Darren Anderson shows everyone in hockey the exact reason why a hockey parent should never be allowed to own a team. This has been a consistent problem for leagues who sell or allow the sale of franchises to these hockey parents.
Meanwhile the Anderson family was spotted in Boston at the Chowder Cup this past week dining out and acting as if nothing was a concern. They are also said to be heading to Canada after todays court hearing.
Anderson is no stranger to lawsuits. Multiple records have been found for hundreds of thousands of dollars in lawsuits since 2021. Sources within Greenville are reporting that portions of the Anderson’s company Accu Brick have been mortgaged or sold to help fund the hockey operations. TJHN was not able to confirm this through any available public records.
Still nothing from the NAHL or NA3HL on Anderson or his teams. Meanwhile, Lewiston employees are still telling players that they will play and have secured ice somewhere for the 2025-2026 season. Yet another source has said another Boston area arena is also waiting for ice payments.
