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Suncoast Suns
The Suncoast Suns was a minor league professional ice hockey team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and played home games at the Bayfront Center. The Suns began in the Eastern Hockey League in 1971, and was a founding member of the Southern Hockey League in 1973. The Suns ceased operations in December 1973, partway through its third season. History The Suns franchise was started by a group of businessmen who wanted a team in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, but chose St. Petersburg instead due to a suitable arena. The name Suncoast Suns was selected by a panel of judges in July 1971 including Jack Russell and Al Lopez because it represented the Tampa Bay area. The Suns became the first permanent professional hockey team in the Florida Suncoast area. Lloyd Hinchberger was the team's coach in the first two seasons. Actor James Garner later owned a part interest in the team. The team debuted on October 14, 1971 against the Greensboro Generals. In the 1971–72 season, the Suns w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Hockey League
The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey league. Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1953) The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Tommy Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1937 to 1972. Lockhart, who operated a small intramural hockey league at New York City's Madison Square Garden, offered his teams – and the use of the MSG ice – in exchange for joining the league. The EAHL operated between 1933–1948 and 1949–1953. The league had a somewhat tenuous existence. It began with seven teams, and had various numbers of teams, going as low as four. There was no 1948–49 season, but the league returned for the 1949–50 season with eight teams. The league again did not operate during the 1953–54 season. Teams * Atlantic City Seagulls (1933–34 to 1941–42; 1947–48 to 1951–52) * Baltimore Blades/Baltimore Clippers (1944–45 to 1949–50) * Baltimore Orioles (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Kish
Larry Kish (born December 11, 1941 in Welland, Ontario) is a former professional hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League for 49 games during the 1982–83 NHL season. Kish played minor hockey for Peterborough TPT Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1958 to 1960. He later went on to play the 1963–64 season for Providence College. He began his coaching career with the Lowell Chiefs in 1970. He coached the 1972–73 season with the Rhode Island Eagles. He coached two seasons with the Cape Codders of the North American Hockey League. During the 1975–76 season the Binghamton Dusters hired after the Cape Codders temporarily folded. He was let go after the 1977–78 season when the Dusters changed their affiliation to the Quebec Nordiques. From 1980–1982 he was the head coach of the Binghamton Whalers. After a 46–28–6 record in the 1981–82 AHL season, Kish's Whalers made it to the Calder Cup Finals, where they lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McCartan
John William McCartan (born August 5, 1935) is a retired goaltender for the gold medal-winning 1960 United States ice hockey team. He is also a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 1983. McCartan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was a college standout at the University of Minnesota from 1955 to 1958. McCartan also played baseball at Minnesota. McCartan was named First Team All-America after the 1957–1958 season. He played for the bronze medal-winning US team in baseball at the 1959 Pan American Games. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Army. While in the army, he joined the United States Olympic hockey team. His heroics helped the U.S. team defeat Canada, the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia and win the gold medal at Squaw Valley. For his efforts, he was named as the "All-World" goaltender of the Winter Games. The New York Rangers gave him a four-game trial late in the 1959–60 season and he did quite well, the highlight being a save on Gordie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Lodboa
Daniel Stephen Lodboa (September 25, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 58 games in the World Hockey Association. Born in Thorold, Ontario, he played with the Chicago Cougars. Lodboa was a tri-captain of the 1969-1970 Cornell Men's Ice Hockey Team, the only team in NCAA history to complete a season with a perfect record, going 29-0. He was the first defenseman to ever become the top Cornell scorer for a season, with 61 points on 24 goals and 37 assists in 1970. Over this three-year varsity career he accounted for 134 points (52-82). He was named The Cornell Daily Sun Athlete of the Year for 1969-70. Lodboa's career highlight is scoring a natural hat trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wi ... in the third period of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Lilyholm
Leonard Paul "Len" Lilyholm (born April 1, 1941) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played 77 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972 and 1973. Early life Lilyholm was born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Lilyholm graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1966 and played on the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team. As an amateur, he frequently played for the United States men's national ice hockey team. Career Lilyholm was a member of Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, and 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships. Outside hockey, Len Lilyholm was an architect and builder who participated in the design of the St. Paul Civic Center, the Saints' new home arena which was completed in January 1973. He appeared as a hockey coach in ''Ice Castles ''Ice Castles'' is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by Donald Wrye and starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Lewis (ice Hockey)
Robert Dale Lewis (born July 28, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played eight games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ... during the 1975–76 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1981, was spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1952 births Living people Birmingham Bulls (CHL) players Canadian ice hockey left wingers New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Portland Buckaroos players Providence Reds players Red Deer Rustlers players Suncoast Suns (EHL) players Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Nats players {{Canada-icehockey-win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrel Knibbs
Darrel Duane Knibbs aka "The Nibbler" aka "The Scrib Nibbler" (born September 21, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 10th round (84th overall) of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. Knibbs played 41 games in the World Hockey Association with the 1972-73 Chicago Cougars The Chicago Cougars were a franchise in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. The Cougars played their home games in the International Amphitheatre. During the 1974 Avco Cup Finals against Gordie Howe and the Houston Aeros, the team's .... References External links * 1949 births Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Cougars players EC Red Bull Salzburg players Ice hockey people from Alberta Lethbridge Sugar Kings players Living people Montreal Canadiens draft picks Muskegon Mohawks players Rhode Island Eagles players Sportspeople from Medicine Hat Suncoast Suns (SHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Kea
Adriaan Jozef Kea (January 19, 1948 – August 31, 1999) was a Dutch-born Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Atlanta Flames and St. Louis Blues from 1974 to 1983. Playing career Born in Weesp, North Holland, Netherlands, but raised in Collingwood, Ontario (his family moved to Canada when he was four years old), Kea started his National Hockey League career with the Atlanta Flames. He also played with the St. Louis Blues. His career lasted from 1974 to 1983. Kea was the father of stand-up comedian Gabe Kea from Cincinnati, and uncle of Jeff Beukeboom and Joe Nieuwendyk. Injury and retirement Kea was playing for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, the Blues' Central Hockey League affiliate in Salt Lake City in 1983 when he suffered severe head trauma as he fell and hit his head on the ice during a game. The injury left him physically and mentally disabled. Because he was playing in a minor league game, NHL benefits for catastrophic injurie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Engele
Jerome Wilfred Engele (born November 26, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who scored 2 goals and played 100 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars between 1975 and 1978. He was the coach of the Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTe ... from 1979 to 1980. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1950 births Living people Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Fort Worth Texans players Greensboro Generals (EHL) players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Minnesota North Stars players New Haven Nighthawks players Nova Scotia Voyageurs players Saginaw Gears players Saskatoon Blades coaches Saskatoon Blades players Suncoast Suns (EHL) players Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Boyd (ice Hockey)
Robert "Bob" Boyd (born November 27, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Career Boyd was drafted in the eighth round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He played parts of two WHA seasons with the Minnesota Fighting Saints The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972 to 19 ..... Retrieved March 22, 2014. Awards and honors References External links * 1951 births AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings draft picks Johnstown Jets players Living people Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players Minnesota Fighting Saints players Niagara Falls Flyers (1960–1972) players Ice hockey people from Toronto Suncoast Suns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Berglund
Bill Berglund (born September 24, 1945 in Everett, Massachusetts) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who played five games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers. Biography Berglund played college hockey with Boston State College before turning spending one year in the United States Hockey League for the Green Bay Bobcats. He turned pro in 1972 in the Eastern Hockey League with the New England Blades and the Rhode Island Eagles. He also played in the Southern Hockey League for the Suncoast Suns and the American Hockey League for the Jacksonville Barons before making his debut for the Whalers in the 1973–74 WHA season, playing three games in all. He played North American Hockey League for the Cape Codders before playing two more games for the Whalers during the 1974–75 WHA season which turned out to be his last pro season before retiring. Berglund went on to become an assistant coach at both Northeastern University and Boston University. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926. Although the WHA was not the first league since that time to attempt to challenge the NHL's supremacy, it was by far the most successful in the modern era. The WHA tried to capitalize on the lack of hockey teams in a number of major American cities and mid-level Canadian cities, and also hoped to attract the best players by paying more than NHL owners would. The WHA successfully challenged the NHL's reserve clause, which had bound players to their NHL teams even without a valid contract, allowing players in both leagues greater freedom of movement. Sixty-seven players jumped from the NHL to the WHA in the first year, led by star forward Bobby Hull, whose ten-year, $2.75 million contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
