New York Bluefins
New York Bluefins | |
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Federal Hockey League | |
Founded | 2010 |
Operated | 2010–2013 |
Colors | Navy blue, sky blue, white |
Franchise history | |
2010 | Broome County Barons |
2010–2011 | Cape Cod Barons |
2011–2012 | Cape Cod Bluefins |
2012–2013 | New York Bluefins |
The New York Bluefins were a professional hockey team in the
They started their inaugural 2010–11 season as the Broome County Barons with home games in the
For the 2012–13 season, home games were scheduled to be played at a number of rinks throughout the Cape including ice arenas in Hyannis, Orleans, Falmouth, Bourne, and Martha's Vineyard. The team stopped playing home games in late November 2012. On December 15, 2012, it was announced that the control of the Bluefins was taken by the league with plans to move to the Syracuse, New York, area and took on the name New York Bluefins. However, they became a road-only team for the league to use to fill out the remaining home schedules of the other teams and were folded at the end of the season.[3]
References
- ^ Lindsay, Joy (December 17, 2010). "Barons Leave Broome County". Binghamton Sun-Press. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "Cape Cod has a hockey team!". Cape Cod Today. January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "New York Bluefins Statistics and History". HockeyDB. Retrieved March 17, 2015.