Amarillo Wranglers
April 20, 2015
Central Hockey League (1968-1969 & 1970-1971) Born: 1968 Folded: May 1969 – The Wranglers cease operations Re-Born: 1970 Folded Again: May 24, 1971 First Game:
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Oklahoma City Stars
April 20, 2015
The Oklahoma City Stars hockey team was a minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars (1978-1981) and Calgary Flames (1981-1982) for four seasons. The team replaced the once-popular Oklahoma City Blazers on the local hockey scene after the Blazers went dark a year earlier. Both the Blazers and the Stars competed in the Central Hockey League. The Stars helped to launch the Hall of Fame career of unheralded teenager Dino Ciccarelli before he shot to NHL stardom with the North Stars.
Indianapolis Checkers
March 28, 2015
Central Hockey League (1979-1984) International Hockey League (1984-1987) Born: August 1, 1979 – The Fort Worth Texans relocate to Indianapolis, IN Suspended Operations: August 10,
Seattle Totems
August 3, 2014
Western Hockey League (1958-1974) Central Hockey League (1974-1975) Born: 1958 – The Seattle Americans are re-branded as the Seattle Totems Folded: Postseason 1975 First Game:
Phoenix Roadrunners (1967-1979)
June 26, 2014
Phoenix’s original Roadrunners hockey team of the Western League (1967-1974) and the World Hockey Association (1974-1977) is covered in this entry, along with the first of the many Roadrunners minor league revivals, the Central Hockey League/Pacific Hockey League Roadrunners of 1977 to 1979.