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New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...

, league =

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, ...

, operated = 1954-1973 , arena =

New Haven Arena New Haven Arena was an indoor arena on Grove Street in New Haven, Connecticut, that served as a venue for ice hockey, concerts, and circuses. The first arena opened in 1914 but burned down in 1924. The new arena was started but went bankrupt; it ...

(New Haven Blades)

Eastern States Coliseum The Eastern States Coliseum, better known as the Big E Coliseum, is a 5,900-seat multi-purpose arena in West Springfield, Massachusetts. History Built as the Eastern States Coliseum in 1916, adding to the facilities for the annual Eastern States ...

(New England Blades) , colors = , owner = , GM = , coach = , captain = , reg_season_titles = , name1 = New Haven Blades , dates1 = 1954-1972 , name2 = New England Blades , dates2 = 1972-1973 The New Haven Blades were a professional ice hockey team from

in the

(EHL). The team played from 1954 until 1972, then moved to

West Springfield, Massachusetts West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,835 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is also known as "West Si ...

as the New England Blades for the final, 1972–73, EHL season. The New Haven team played its home games in the

, while the New England team played its single season in the

. Following the Blades' departure, the

New Haven Nighthawks The New Haven Nighthawks were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars (1972–1977), New York Islanders (1972–1973), New York Rangers (19 ...

of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...

began operation in the 1972–73 season, playing at the newly completed

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven Coliseum was a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972. The Coliseum was officially closed on September 1, 2002, by Mayor John DeStefano Jr., and d ...

. The legacy of the New Haven Blades lives on as a joint high school girls hockey team called the Blades who represent North Haven High School,

Cheshire High School Cheshire High School is a comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,538 students; it is the sole comprehensive high school of Cheshire Public Schools. Located at 525 South Main Street in Cheshire, Connecticut, Cheshire High School ...

, and

Amity Regional High School Amity High School is a regional public high school located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States. It provides high school education (grades 9-12) for the children in the towns of Woodbridge, Orange, and Bethany (which together form Regional Di ...

References

New Haven Blades (1954–72), HockeyDB

Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Ice hockey teams in Connecticut Ice hockey clubs established in 1954 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1972 Sports in New Haven, Connecticut 1954 establishments in Connecticut 1972 disestablishments in Connecticut

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