Tag: Long Beach Arena

Long Beach Chiefs

November 15, 2021

The Long Beach Chiefs were a professional basketball team that played at Long Beach Arena during November & December of 1962. The Chiefs were members of the American Basketball League (ABL), a wanna-be rival to the NBA formed by Harlem Globetrotters promoter Abe Saperstein the previous year. The team started out as the Hawaii Chiefs during the ABL’s debut season of 1961-62. Owner Art Kim moved the franchise to Long Beach for the league’s second season. But the league folded on New Year’s Eve 1962 without completing its schedule, taking the Chiefs down with it.

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1996-97 Long Beach Ice Dogs Media Guide from the International Hockey League

Long Beach Ice Dogs

September 26, 2015

International Hockey League (1996-2000) West Coast Hockey League (2000-2003) ECHL (2003-2007) Born: December 31, 1995 – The Los Angeles Ice Dogs announce they will relocate

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1972 Los Angeles Sharks Program

Los Angeles Sharks

March 5, 2015

World Hockey Association (1972-1974) Born: 1972 – WHA founding franchise Moved: April 1974 (Michigan Stags) First Game: October 13, 1972 (L 3-2 vs. Houston Aeros)

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Steve Moyers of the California Surf on the cover of a 1980-81 Kick Indoor soccer program from the North American Soccer League

California Surf

March 9, 2013

The Anaheim-based Surf were part of the Southern California soccer boom of the late 1970’s that saw six different NASL and ASL clubs active in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties in 1978. The Surf were the weakest of the region’s three NASL franchises, overshadowed by the glamour of the Los Angeles Aztecs and the on-field success of the San Diego Sockers. The Surf disbanded after four season in late 1981.

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California Dreams Women's Basketball League

California Dreams

December 18, 2011

The California Dreams were a Long Beach-based entry in the Women’s Basketball League during the winter of 1979-80. Team officials infamously enrolled Dreams players at the John Robert Powers Charm School early in the season. That money would have been better spent on the players themselves. Paychecks stopped clearing after a couple of months and the Dreams died in February 1980 without managing to complete their season schedule.

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