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Philadelphia Firebirds (ice Hockey)
The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 1979, and later the franchise moved to Syracuse, New York, and played one final season as the Syracuse Firebirds. From 1974 to 1977 the Firebirds were a member club of the North American Hockey League. The Firebirds won the Lockhart Cup as NAHL playoff champions in 1976. When the NAHL folded in 1977, the Firebirds then played the American Hockey League from 1977 to 1980. History NAHL, 1974–1977 ;1974–75 The Firebirds were established for the 1974–75 NAHL season hoping to capitalize on hockey's popularity in Philadelphia. The NHL's Philadelphia Flyers had just won their first Stanley Cup in 1974, and the Philadelphia Civic Center was recently vacated by the WHA's Philadelphia Blazers, making room for a minor league team. Gregg Pilling was named head coach of the Firebirds, and led the team for three seasons. Bob Collyard emerged as the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Women's Football League
The Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) was the first Women's American football league established by women players for women players. The league was founded in 2000, began play in 2001, and played its last season in 2018. Members of the original roster of the Austin Outlaws were the league's founders. Following the establishment of the league as a separate entity from the team, former outlaws players Laurie Frederick, Jaime Bailey and Sandra Plato became the original IWFL executive council. The players were amateur/semi pro and had to cover part of their expenses. 2019 Season Teams Central Division Pacific Division Expansion 2020/ Inactive Teams Former IWFL teams playing elsewhere * Arlington Impact – played in the IWFL from 2012–14, now in Women's Football Alliance. *Austin Outlaws – now in Women's Football Alliance. * D.C. Divas – played in the IWFL from 2007–2010, now in Women's Football Alliance. *Houston Energy – now in Women's Football Alliance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) considers it to be one of the "most important championships available to the sport". The trophy was commissioned in 1892 as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup and is named after Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada, who donated it as an award to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club. The entire Stanley family supported the sport, the sons and daughters all playing and promoting the game. The first Cup was awarded in 1893 to Montreal Hockey Club, and winners from 1893 to 1914 were determined by challenge games and league play. Professional teams first became eligible to challenge for the Stanley Cup in 1906. In 1915, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Osburn
Randoulf Allan Osburn (born November 26, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 27 National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ... between 1972 and 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1952 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Simcoe County London Knights players Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) players Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL) players Philadelphia Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Henry (ice Hockey)
Pierre Henry (born March 10, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).. Retrieved March 20, 2014. Henry played part of the 1972–73 WHA season with the Philadelphia Blazers The Philadelphia Blazers were an ice hockey franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the 1972–73 WHA season based in Philadelphia. The team's home ice was the Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center. The franchise was origina .... Career statistics References External links * 1952 births Canadian ice hockey centres Drummondville Rangers players Ice hockey people from Quebec Living people Philadelphia Blazers players Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL) players Roanoke Valley Rebels (EHL) players Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) players Sportspeople from Montreal {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Patry
Denis Patry (born December 5, 1953) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player who played three games in the World Hockey Association for the Quebec Nordiques. Patry was born in Asbestos, Quebec and raised in Drummondville, Quebec. He played junior hockey for the Drummondville Rangers from 1969 to 1973. As a youth, he played in the 1965 and 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level. Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league. The rules, especially as it relates to body contact, vary from cla ... team from Asbestos. Career statistics References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patry, Denis 1953 births Living people Canadian ice hockey forwards Drummondville Rangers players Sportspeople from Drummondville Maine Nordiques players Montreal Canadiens draft picks People from Val-des-Sources Philadelphia Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gord Brooks
Gordon John Brooks (11 September 1950 – 1 October 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. Personal life Brooks was born on 11 September 1950, in Cobourg, Ontario. He died on 1 October 2020, at University Hospital, London, Ontario, aged 70. Playing career Drafted in 1970 by the St. Louis Blues, Brooks played 32 games with the Blues before being left exposed for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft, where he was claimed by the Washington Capitals. Brooks played 38 games during the Capitals' inaugural season before returning to play in the minors where he retired following the 1983–84 season. Awards * NAHL Second All-Star Team (1976–77) * AHL First All-Star Team (1977–78) * John B. Sollenberger Trophy (AHL Leading Scorer) (1977–78) (tied with Rick Adduono Richard Norman Adduono (born January 25, 1955) is a Canadian professional ice hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Plante
Michel Plante (born January 19, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Plante opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Miami Screaming Eagles in the WHA General Player Draft. He played parts of two seasons for the Blazers franchise — which had moved from Miami before their inaugural season — in Philadelphia and Vancouver.. Retrieved March 19, 2014. As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level. Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league. The rules, especially as it relates to body contact, vary from cla ... team from Drummondville. Career statistics References External links * 1952 births Canadian ice hockey left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 1975–76 North American Hockey League season was the third season of the North American Hockey League. 10 teams participated in the regular season, and the Philadelphia Firebirds were the league champions. Regular season Lockhart Cup-Playoffs External links Statistics on hockeydb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1975-76 NAHL season North American Hockey League (1973–1977) seasons NAHL NAHL Nahl or NAHL may refer to: * Nahl (surname) * National Accident Helpline, a British personal injury lawyer service * North American Hockey League, an American junior hockey league * North American Hockey League (1973–1977), an American professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Auditorium And Convention Hall, 34th Street, Below Spruce, Philadelphia, Pa (61770)
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The term is derived from French language, French and Latin language, Latin . The English language, English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island Cougars
The Long Island Cougars were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played at the Long Island Arena in Commack, New York, from 1973 to 1975. The Cougars were a member of the North American Hockey League, and were runners up for the Lockhart Trophy to the Syracuse Blazers in the 1973–74 season. History The Cougars replaced the long-running Long Island Ducks, who had folded earlier in 1973, along with the rest of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). Several refugees from the defunct EHL formed the North American Hockey League during the summer of 1973. The NAHL clubs quickly formed affiliation agreements to serve as farm clubs for teams in the upstart World Hockey Association, which was challenging the NHL for top talent and expansion markets during the 1970s. Long Island was offered a new franchise to stand in for the Ducks, and took both the nickname and green and gold color scheme from their parent club, the Chicago Cougars of the WHA. During the NAHL's first season, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Collyard
Robert Leander Collyard (born October 16, 1949) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues during the season. After the season, he was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft The 1974 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 12, 1974. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1974–75 season, the Kansas City Scouts and the Washington Capitals. Rules Draft results See also ... with the 30th pick in the draft, but he never played for Washington. Awards and honors *CHL Second All-Star Team (1972–73) *NAHL Second All-Star Team (1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collyard, Bob 1949 births American men's ice hockey centers Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Denver Spurs players Fort Worth Wings players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Sportspeople from Hibbing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Pilling
Gregg Pilling (born September 25, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was named coach of the year by the International Hockey League in 1977–78 season, after he led the Fort Wayne Komets to the Fred A. Huber Trophy as the regular season champions. He also won coach of the year awards in Southern Hockey League, and North American Hockey League, while guiding the Roanoke Valley Rebels and the Philadelphia Firebirds to league championships. Pilling made headlines as a coach for his colourful in-game protests and multiple ejections. Prior to coaching, he had a brief playing career, including a 1963 Memorial Cup championship with the Edmonton Oil Kings, and was voted the most valuable player in his final full season as a player. Playing career Gregg Pilling was born on September 25, 1943, in Lethbridge, Alberta. He began his playing career with the Lethbridge Native Sons, and then played in the Big 6 Hockey League, before joining the Edmonton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
