Erie Blades
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The Erie Blades name was used by two professional ice hockey teams in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both teams played their home games in the Erie County Field House. After the second Blades team folded, the void was filled by the Erie Golden Blades, a team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1982 to 1987. They changed the colors from orange and black, to gold and blue with the name change.
1975–1977
The first team was a member of the
Central Hockey League. During the 1976–77 season, the Blades had a primary affiliation with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association. During both season, the Blades had secondary affiliations with the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.[2]
1978–1982
The second team was a member of the
Eastern Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Blades won three consecutive league championships during these seasons. Nick Polano coached the second Blades team for its first three seasons.[3] The Blades had National Hockey League affiliations with the New York Islanders from 1978 to 1980, the Quebec Nordiques from 1979 to 1981, and the Buffalo Sabres for the 1980–81 season.[4]
The Blades were then admitted to the
Atlantic Coast Hockey League, for the 1982–83 season. Coach Angotti and sixteen players were transferred to the Skipjacks.[citation needed
]
Season-by-season results
- Erie Blades 1975–1977 (North American Hockey League)[1]
- Erie Blades 1978–1979 (Northeastern Hockey League)[3]
- Erie Blades 1979–1981 (Eastern Hockey League)[3]
- Erie Blades 1981–1982 (American Hockey League)[5]
Regular season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | 74 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 75 | 310 | 298 | 3rd, West |
| 1976–77 | 74 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 78 | 257 | 251 | 5th, NAHL |
| 1978–79 | 69 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 97 | 344 | 260 | 1st, NEHL |
| 1979–80 | 70 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 95 | 349 | 241 | 1st, EHL |
| 1980–81 | 72 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 110 | 407 | 252 | 1st, EHL |
| 1981–82 | 80 | 22 | 52 | 6 | 50 | 317 | 425 | 6th, South |
Playoffs
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Lost | –– | –– | |||||
| 1976–77 | Won | Lost | –– | |||||
| 1978–79 | Champions | |||||||
| 1979–80 | Champions | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Champions | |||||||
| 1981–82 | Out of playoffs | |||||||
References
- ^ a b "Erie Blades Statistics and History [NAHL]". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Erie Blades [NAHL] Parent Teams". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Erie Blades Statistics and History [EHL]". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Erie Blades [EHL] Parent Teams". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Erie Blades Statistics and History [AHL]". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 23, 2024.