Baltimore Clippers (1979-1981)
September 9, 2014
The Baltimore Clippers name was used by several minor league hockey clubs operating in various different leagues from 1944 until 1981. The longest tenured and most successful of these teams were the Clippers of the American Hockey League (1962-1975). But the Clips fell on hard times in the mid-1970’s, shifting leagues and folding several times amidst the market upheaval caused by the NHL-WHA competition and the overall hard times for the minor league hockey business in the 1970’s. This 1979-1981 incarnation was the final attempt to restore the Clippers name. Read more…
