The Findlay Freedom was a semi-professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

team. The team was a member of the now defunct

NEHL The North Eastern Hockey League was a semi-professional ice hockey league from 2003 until 2008. It was created by entrepreneur Jim Cashman, who served as league president. The NEHL was built to focus on giving players that were not quite ready ...

team based in

Findlay, Ohio Findlay ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The second-largest city in Northwest Ohio, Findlay lies about 40 miles (64 km) south of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 40,313 at the 2020 United St ...

. They played their home games at the

Clauss Ice Arena The Wilbur and Maxine Clauss Ice Arena was an indoor ice hockey venue on the campus of the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. It was built in 1999 as part of the Ralph and Gladys Koehler Fitness and Recreation Complex to house the Findlay Oi ...

on the campus of

University of Findlay The University of Findlay (UF) is a private university, private Christianity, Christian university in Findlay, Ohio. It was established in 1882 through a joint partnership between the Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner), Churches ...

. The Freedom finished the 2006-07 regular season second in the NEHL to the undefeated

New England Stars The New England Stars were a North Eastern Hockey League (NEHL) team based in Danbury, Connecticut who started play at the end of 2006. The team filled the void when the Danbury Trashers left the Danbury Ice Arena, after the Trashers folded due t ...

The name "Freedom" was the decision of team owners as they both felt the name would be appropriate because Findlay is known as Flag City.

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