Tag: Fred Comrie

Los Angeles Ice Dogs International Hockey League

Los Angeles Ice Dogs

Los Angeles was a one-year port of call for the nomadic Gulls/Ice Dogs minor league franchise that drifted around Southern California for the better part of two decades. The former San Diego Gulls began play at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena in September 1995. But just a few months later a new owner purchased the team and announced the Ice Dogs would leave L.A. in favor of Long Beach at the conclusion of the 1995-96 International Hockey League season.

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San Diego Barracudas Roller Hockey International

San Diego Barracudas

The San Diego Barracudas rolled through four seasons of Roller Hockey International between 1993 and 1996. The club played most of their games at the Sports Arena, San Diego’s long-time home of professional ice hockey, major rock concerts and NBA basketball. But by late 1996, the money-bleeding Barracudas fortunes took on a distinct This Is Spinal Tap flavor. The ‘Cudas played their final home game at a youth inline skating rink called Stuart’s Roller World in Orange, California on August 15th, 1996.

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