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The Houston Apollos played in the Central Hockey League (CHL) from 1965 to 1969 and were the farm team of the NHL Montreal Canadiens. In 1969, the team was moved to Montreal and renamed the Voyageurs. In 1971, they moved to Halifax, retaining the...

The New England Whalers were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played 7 seasons in that league starting in 1972. The team made the playoffs in every season, won three straight Eastern Division Titles and won the Avco World Trophy defeating...

The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,...

The Calgary Cowboys began as the Philadelphia Blazers in the inaugural season of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team moved to Vancouver in 1973, keeping their nickname. In 1975 they moved to Calgary and became the Cowboys. They folded in 1977.

The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,...

The original Jets were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. They caused quite a stir when they signed superstar Bobby Hull to a million dollar contract. They were runners-up in the league's first championship final, but won in 1975 and...

The original Jets were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. They caused quite a stir when they signed superstar Bobby Hull to a million dollar contract. They were runners-up in the league's first championship final, but won in 1975 and...

The original Minnesota Fighting Saints were charter members of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team played its home games in St. Paul, while the rival NHL Minnesota North Stars played in suburban Bloomington. The Fighting Saints folded halfway through the 1975-76 season....

The original Minnesota Fighting Saints were charter members of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team played its home games in St. Paul, while the rival NHL Minnesota North Stars played in suburban Bloomington. The Fighting Saints folded halfway through the 1975-76 season....

The Boston Braves hockey team was established in 1971 and named for the city's former baseball team. They played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for three seasons and were the farm team of the Boston Bruins. For three years, Boston had three hockey...

The New England Whalers were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played 7 seasons in that league starting in 1972. The team made the playoffs in every season, won three straight Eastern Division Titles and won the Avco World Trophy defeating...

The original Houston Aeros played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from its inception in 1972. The league and the Aeros gained instant credibility with the signing of hockey legend Gordie Howe. The team won two championships, 1974-74 and 1974-75, but folded in 1978,...

The Cleveland Crusaders played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976. In their first two seasons they played at the old Cleveland Arena before moving to the Richfield Coliseum in 1974. They relocated to Minnesota when the NHL's California Golden Seals moved to...

The Michigan Stags played in the World Hockey Association arriving in Detroit in 1974. They were previously the Los Angeles Sharks from 1972 until their move to the Motor City. Halfway through their only season in Michigan they moved to Baltimore and became the...

The original Houston Aeros played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from its inception in 1972. The league and the Aeros gained instant credibility with the signing of hockey legend Gordie Howe. The team won two championships but folded in 1978, a year before...

The original Minnesota Fighting Saints were charter members of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team played its home games in St. Paul, while the rival NHL Minnesota North Stars played in suburban Bloomington. The Fighting Saints folded halfway through the 1975-76 season....

 The Cleveland Crusaders were charter members of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team played first at the old Cleveland Arena before moving to the Coliseum in 1974. In 1976, the team moved to Minnesota to become the second incarnation of the Fighting Saints. 

Founded in 1972, the Los Angeles Sharks were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The team was originally going to be called the Aces, but when the San Francisco Sharks were transferred to Quebec to become the Nordiques before the start of...

Charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA), the New York franchise began as the Raiders. Before the start of their second season, they became the Golden Blades. After only 20 games, they were taken over by the league and moved to Cherry Hill,...

The New York Raiders were a charter franchise of the World Hockey Association and first hit the ice with the rest of the league in 1972. The team, however, could not compete for fans with the established New York Rangers of the National Hockey...

The Denver Spurs were a bit of an oddity in the World Hockey Association (WHA), which debuted in 1972. The Spurs actually began in four years earlier as members of the Western Hockey League. When that league folded in 1974, the Spurs joined the...

After debuting with the rest of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, the financially struggling New York Raiders became the New York Golden Blades in 1973 under new ownership. That lasted just 20 games before the league took over the team and moved...

Vancouver was the the third stop for the charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA), who began as the Miami Screaming Eagles. The team never played in South Florida and instead moved to Pennsylvania and became the Philadelphia Blazers before the WHA's inaugural...

"Positive waves" was a slogan used by the Indianapolis Racers hockey team who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. In 1979, the Indianapolis Checkers were granted an expansion franchise in the Central Hockey League.

They started in 1972 as the New York Raiders, a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA). They became the New York Golden Blades a year later, but 20 games into their second season they became the Jersey Knights. In 1974 they became...

The Nordiques, Les Nordiques en Francais, were charter members of the World Hockey Association, hitting the ice in Quebec City in 1972. The team won the league title in 1977 and was absorbed by the NHL, along with three other teams, in 1979. IN...

The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,...

McNichol's Sports Arena opened in 1975 and was the home to several Denver sports teams including the city's pro basketball team. Other tenants included the Avalanche, Rockies, Spurs, Flames, and Grizzlies hockey teams, as well as the Denver Dynamite indoor football team and indoor...

The Chicago Cougars were members of the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. They played their home games at the now demolished International Amphitheater on the South Side. Their mascot was a giant cartoon cougar called Clawford.

The Phoenix Roadrunners were the Arizona capital's first pro hockey team when they began play in the Western Hockey League in 1967. In 1974, they moved up to the majors when they joined the World Hockey Association before folding in 1977. Over the years,...

The Florida Blazers of the World Football League started off as the Washington Ambassadors, though they never played a down in the nation's capital. Unable to secure a stadium there, the team wound up in Central Florida and made it all the way to...

The Detroit Wheels were charter members of the World Football League in 1974 but played in only 14 games of the 20 game schedule before folding. Things became so dire toward the end, a home game against the Portland Storm was relocated to London,...

When the Portland Storm folded at the conclusion of the 1974 World Football League (WFL) season, the prospects for pro football in Bridgetown looked bleak. However, Portland returned to the league the following season with a new team, the Thunder, and a new owner....

The Portland Storm played in the World Football League (WFL) in 1974. Playing their home games at old Civic Stadium, the Storm finished with 7 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie. The GM was former AFL great Ron Mix, and the head coach was...

Not to be confused with the city's current NFL team, these Houston Texans were charter members of the World Football League in 1974. Playing their home games in the Astrodome, they spent only half a season in Houston before moving to Shreveport, Louisiana where...

The Florida Blazers of the World Football League started off as the Washington Ambassadors, though they never played a down in the nation's capital. Unable to secure a stadium there, the team wound up in Central Florida and made it all the way to...

Charter members of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974, the Memphis Southmen began as the Toronto Northmen. However, before the team could play a down, the Canadian government passed legislation to block any U.S.-based football league from operating in Canada. Unwilling to undergo...

On Thursday, July 11, 1974, the Jacksonville Sharks opened the inaugural World Football League season against the New York Stars before 59,112 fans at the Gator Bowl. More big crowds followed-- until it was revealed most of the tickets and been given away or...

Despite drawing some of the biggest crows in the first season of the World Football League (WFL), and winning World Bowl I (and as it turned out, only), the Birmingham Americans were out of business. In 1975, the entire league reorganized, with the remaining...

Charter members of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974, the Memphis Southmen began as the Toronto Northmen. However, before the team could play a down, the Canadian government passed legislation to block any U.S.-based football league from operating in Canada. Unwilling to undergo...

Owned by trucking company executive Larry Hatfield, the Southern California Sun were charter members of the World Football League in 1974. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium, pre-dating the arrival of the Rams in Orange County by several years. The Sun posted...

Jacksonville fielded a team called the Sharks in the first season of the World Football League in 1974. Owned by a women's undergarments magnate, they lasted just 14 games before sinking in a sea of debt. The following season, a new group of owners established...

The Birmingham Americans were charter members of the World Football League in 1974. They won that league's championship, World Bowl I, and as it turned out, only. Immediately after the game, a 22-21 win over the Florida Blazers, the team's uniforms were confiscated by...

The Shreveport Steamer began as the Houston Texans (no relation to the current NFL team), a charter member of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974. Halfway through the season, the team moved to Louisiana. Radio legend Larry King was part of the Steamer...

The Philadelphia Bell were a franchise in the World Football League which began play in 1974. The Bell folded, along with the rest of the league, halfway through the 1975 campaign.

Crash knows his stuff when it comes to baseball and the passion the players and the fans feel for the game.

The Virginia Squires were an American Basketball Association team based in Norfolk, VA. Founded as the Oakland Oaks in 1967, the team moved to Washington, D.C., in 1970 and were renamed the Caps. They moved across the Potomac the following year to become the Squires....

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 as a challenger to the established NBA. After fierce competition between the two for fans and players, 4 ABA teams were absorbed by the NBA in 1976. The Kentucky Colonels, the league's most successful...

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