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Johnstown Wings
The Johnstown Red Wings were a professional ice hockey team based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania They were founded as a member of the Eastern Hockey League in the 1979-80 season. The Red Wings were used as an affiliate to the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL. At the time, Adirondack was the primary affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. History A year after Johnstown's 1977 flood, former Jets Executive Director/GM John Mitchell founded the Johnstown Wings of the Northeastern Hockey League. Mitchell used his connections with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings for the 1978-79 NEHL season. Mitchell worked with Lincoln Cavalieri, who was president of Olympia Stadium Corporation. At the time, Olympia Stadium Corporation owned the Detroit team, and Mitchell was able to secure an affiliation with the Red Wings. Johnstown worked closely with Detroit General Manager Ted Lindsay and Assistant GM Jim Skinner to develop players. Mitchell eventually ran into financial difficulties. With the assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan statistical area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County. It is also part of the Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area, which includes both Cambria and Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset Counties. History Johnstown was settled in 1770. The city has experienced three major floods in its history. The Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889, occurred after the South Fork Dam collapsed upstream from the city during heavy rains. At least 2,209 people died as a result of the flood and subsequent fire that raged through the debris. Another major flood occurred in 1936. Despite a pledge by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to make the city flood free, and subsequent work to do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-American Hockey League
The All-American Hockey League (AAHL) was a minor professional hockey league formed in 1986 after the Continental Hockey League (CnHL) ceased operations. The league was created by the CnHL teams Danville, Dayton, and Troy adding the Downriver Stars and the Jackson All-Americans. In 1987, the AAHL absorbed the two remaining teams from Atlantic Coast Hockey League. After a single season in the AAHL, Carolina, Johnstown, and Virginia left the league to form the East Coast Hockey League. The AAHL only lasted one more season and folded after the 1988–89 season. Teams AAHL teams * Carolina Thunderbirds (1987–88) – left league to become a founding team in the ECHL. * Danville Fighting Saints (1986–89) – ceased operations after the 1988–89 AAHL season * Dayton Jets (1986–87) – merged with Troy Sabres to form Miami Valley Sabres * Downriver Stars (1986–87) – became Michigan Stars the following season; folded due to bankruptcy during 1987–88 AAHL season after 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Shaw (ice Hockey)
Harry Shaw (born September 19, 1943) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la .... Shaw played 15 seasons of professional hockey, including five seasons (318 regular season and 28 playoff games) in the AHL. References * 1943 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Dallas Black Hawks players Ice hockey people from Quebec Johnstown Red Wings players Long Beach Sharks players New Haven Blades players New Haven Nighthawks players Phoenix Roadrunners (PHL) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Rochester Americans players San Diego Hawks players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Amalie Arena in Downtown Tampa. The Lightning have won three Stanley Cup championships: 2004, 2020, and 2021. They also reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015 and in 2022. The team is owned by Jeffrey Vinik, and the general manager is Julien BriseBois. Jon Cooper has served as head coach since 2013, and is the longest-tenured active head coach in the NHL. Franchise history Early years (1992–2000) Bringing hockey to Tampa In the late 1980s, the NHL announced it would expand. Two rival groups from the Tampa Bay Area decided to bid for a franchise: a St. Petersburg-based group fronted by future Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes owners Peter Karmanos and Jim Rutherford, and a Tampa-based group fronted by Phil Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave MacQueen
Dave MacQueen (born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. MacQueen most recently served as the head coach of Austria's Dornbirn Bulldogs. Playing career Prior to becoming a coach, MacQueen played seven years of professional hockey (1979–86), bouncing between the EHL, IHL, CHL, and the ACHL. MacQueen led his team in goals scored three different times: Johnstown Red Wings (1979–80), Salem Raiders (1981–82), and Virginia Raiders (1982–83). Coaching career He was an assistant coach with the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning from 1996 to 1998. MacQueen was named the OHL's "Coach of the Year' for guiding the Erie Otters to a 45-22-4 season record during the 2000-01 season and led the Erie Otters to the 2001-02 OHL Championship. MacQueen won his 400th OHL game on January 24, 2009, moving him into 10th all time in OHL history MacQueen was relieved of his General Manager and Head Coach duties from the Sarnia Sting on February 6, 2011, a position he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 NHL Entry Draft
The 1976 NHL Amateur Draft was the 14th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec, on June 1, 1976. It's notable as featuring one of the weakest first rounds in draft history, as only two players ( Rick Green and Bernie Federko) played more than 450 career NHL games. In 2002, Federko was elected into the Hockey Hall-of-Fame after playing fourteen seasons (1976–1990), with 13 of those with the St. Louis Blues. The Cleveland Barons drafted as the California Golden Seals and the Colorado Rockies took part as the Kansas City Scouts. The two franchises would relocate to their new cities on July 15 of that year. The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Kent Nilsson, who played his last NHL game in the 1994–95 season. Selections by round Below are listed the selections in the 1976 NHL amateur draft. Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted. Round one # The Kansas City Scouts' first-round pick went to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Legris
Claude Legris (born November 6, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1980–81 NHL season, 1980–81 and 1981–82 NHL season, 1981–82 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1983, was spent in the minor leagues. As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards *1980–81: James Norris Memorial Trophy (IHL), James Norris Memorial Trophy, Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000), Kalamazoo Wings (co-winner with Georges Gagnon) References External links * 1956 births Living people Adirondack Red Wings players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players French Quebecers Johnstown Red Wings players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players People from Verdun, Quebec San Diego Mariners draft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hilworth
John Hilworth (born May 23, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 57 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings. Hilworth was born in Jasper, Alberta Jasper is a specialized municipality and townsite in western Alberta within the Canadian Rockies. The townsite is in the Athabasca River valley and is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park. History Established in 1813, Jasper Hou ..., Canada. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilworth, John 1957 births Adirondack Red Wings players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players Fort Wayne Komets players Houston Apollos players Ice hockey people from Alberta Johnstown Red Wings players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Kansas City Red Wings players Living people Medicine Hat Tigers players People from Jasper, Alberta Toledo Goaldiggers players Wichita Wind play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorry Gloeckner
Lorry Gloeckner (born January 25, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ... during the 1978–79 season. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1956 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Calgary Cowboys draft picks Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Johnstown Red Wings players Kansas City Red Wings players Sportspeople from Kindersley Victoria Cougars (WHL) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slap Shot
''Slap Shot'' is a 1977 American sports film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts a minor league ice hockey team that resorts to violent play to gain popularity in a declining factory town. Dowd based much of her script, as well as several of the characters, on her brother Ned Dowd's playing experiences on 1970s minor league professional hockey teams. While ''Slap Shot'' received mixed reviews upon release and was only a moderate box office success, it has since become widely regarded as a cult film. Plot In the fictional small town of Charlestown, Pennsylvania, the local steel mill is about to close permanently and lay off 10,000 workers, indirectly threatening the existence of the town's minor league hockey team, the Charlestown Chiefs, who are also struggling with a losing season and an increasingly hostile crowd. After discovering the hometown fans responding positively to an on-ice brawl with the opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Blazers
The Vancouver Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1975. The Blazers played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, sharing the facility with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. The Blazers were owned by local businessman Jim Pattison. The franchise moved to Vancouver after a single season in Philadelphia. Unable to establish a strong fan base in Vancouver, the team was moved again in 1975 to become the Calgary Cowboys. History The Blazers were one of the founding members of the World Hockey Association. Originally the team, called the Miami Screaming Eagles, was to be based in Miami, Florida, but due to financial problems and a lack of a suitable arena, the franchise was moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and debuted as the Philadelphia Blazers. After only one season in Philadelphia, the team relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia and became the Vancouver Blazers in 1973–74. After two seasons, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
