The Memphis Wings were a professional

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. They played from 1964–67 in the

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. As their name suggested, they were a farm team of the

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. The Red Wings' farm team was originally (in 1963–64) in

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. An arena explosion in November moved the team to become the Cincinnati Wings. The following season the team moved into Memphis. The Wings missed the playoffs in their first two years. In 1966–67 they made it into the semi-final, which they lost in seven games to the

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. Attendance in the first year was over 130,000, or over 3,700 a game. In 1966–67 the attendance was about 71,000, or just over 2,000 a game. In 1967 the team moved to become the Fort Worth Wings. The team was replaced by the

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Season-by-season records

Central Hockey League

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points GoalsFor GoalsAgainst Standing Playoffs 1964–65 70 26 35 9 61 243 245 5th out of playoffs 1965–66 70 25 33 12 62 200 223 6th out of playoffs 1966–67 70 30 32 8 68 230 259 4th Lost Semi Final

Memphis Wings who played in the NHL

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* Craig Cameron *

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* Joe Daley *

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* Andre Pronovost * Pat Quinn * Doug Roberts *

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Ice hockey teams in Tennessee Central Professional Hockey League teams 1964 establishments in Tennessee 1967 disestablishments in Tennessee

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