There have been numerous incarnations of the Baltimore Clippers hockey team dating back to the 1940’s. This FWiL entry covers the most prominent edition of the Clippers namesake – the American Hockey League franchise that took up residence at the brand-new Baltimore Civic Center upon the downtown arena’s opening in 1962.
American Hockey League (1979-1980) Born: March 12, 1974 – The Jacksonville Barons announce they will relocate to Syracuse, NY Folded: Summer 1975 First Game: October 10,
American Hockey League (1993-2016) Born: March 26, 1993 – The Baltimore Skipjacks announce they will move to Portland, ME Moved: May 23, 2016 (Springfield Thunderbirds) First
The Cincinnati Mohawks, at first, were a middling minor league hockey club that put together three unremarkable seasons as a Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers farm club in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the early 1950’s. But the Mohawks turned from also-rans to juggernaut when the club jumped from the AHL to the lower-cost International Hockey League (IHL) in 1952. The Mohawks reeled off five consecutive Turner Cup playoff championships from 1953 to ’57.
The Philadelphia Rockets of 1946-1949 were a short-tenured and absolutely dreadful minor league hockey entry that played at the old Philadelphia Arena on Market Street. An earlier and separate Philadelphia Rockets franchise played at the Arena during the 1941-42 season. Both editions of the Rockets were members of the American Hockey League. The expansion Rockets of 1946-47 were perhaps the worst club in the AHL’s 80+ year history. They allowed 10 or more goals four times en route to a 5-52-7 record and a .133 winning percentage. The Rockets never had a winning campaign before mercifully going dark in 1949.
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