The Rochester Cardinals were a professional ice hockey team that was a member of the International Hockey League. The Cardinals, who played at

Edgerton Park Arena Edgerton Park Arena was an indoor arena in Rochester, New York. The building was originally constructed in 1892 as the drill hall for a training school for delinquent boys. When the school moved early in the 20th century, the building was turned ...

, lasted only the 1935–36 season, compiling a 15–29–3 record and a host of financial difficulties.Eager fans embraced arrival of the Rochester Amerks
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New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

of the National Hockey League. Rochester could have been a charter member of the International-American Hockey League which formed in the summer of 1936 upon the merger of the IHL and the Canadian-American Hockey Leagues. However, the Cardinals went into receivership before the end of the 1935–36 season and no suitable owner could be found to operate the team. After a new arena was constructed Rochester was awarded the

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, ...

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Team profile at Hockeydb.com
{{Rochester Sports International Hockey League (1929–1936) teams New York Americans minor league affiliates Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Defunct sports teams in New York (state)

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

1935 establishments in New York (state) 1936 disestablishments in New York (state) Ice hockey clubs established in 1935 Sports clubs disestablished in 1936