International Hockey League (1965-1984) Born: Re-branded from Muskegon Zephyrs Re-Branded: 1984 (Muskegon Lumberjacks) First Game: October 29, 1965 (L 5-4 @ Toledo Blades) Last Game: April 8,
The Salt Lake Golden Eagles hockey team was a popular mainstay on the Utah pro sports scene for a quarter century. That Eagles endured despite the shocking and untimely deaths of two team owners, the collapse of two hockey leagues of which they were members, and several 11th hour rescues from financial calamity.
International Hockey League (1964-1980) Born: 1964 Folded: Summer 1977 Re-Born: 1979 Folded Again: June 11, 1980 First Game: October 31, 1964 (L 7-3 @ Port
Saginaw, Michigan’s original minor league hockey team, the Saginaw Gears of the International Hockey League, closed up shop in June 1983 after eleven seasons. After two winters without hockey, the IHL returned to the Saginaw Civic Center in the form of the relocated Flint Generals, one of the Gears’ mainstay rivals of the 1970’s.
International Hockey League (1990-1995) Born: 1990 Move Announced: January 5, 1995 (Los Angeles Ice Dogs) First Game: October 5, 1990 (W 4-3 vs. Salt Lake
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