The Jersey Knights were New Jersey’s first pro hockey team. They were established when the New York Golden Blades of the World Hockey Association moved to Cherry Hill, NJ, across the river not from the Big Apple, but Philadelphia. The club moved to San Diego after completing the 1973-74 season.
World Hockey Association (1973) Born: May 30, 1973- Re-branded from New York Raiders Moved: November 20, 1973 (Jersey Knights) First Game: October 6, 1973 (T 2-2 @
North American Soccer League (1971-1984) Major Indoor Soccer League (1984-1985) Born: December 10, 1970 – NASL expansion franchise Folded: Summer 1985 First Game: April 17, 1971 (W
This 1964-65 New York Rangers farm club in the Eastern Hockey League was the last of several versions of the New York Rovers ice hockey team. Like the original Rovers, who started out back in 1935 as a senior amateur club in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and played until 1952, the 1964-65 Rovers traditionally played Sunday afternoon matinees at Madison Square Garden. The team disbanded only one season.
The New York CityHawks enjoyed a brief two-year fling in the Arena Football League. The team performed quite poorly both on the field and at the box office. The team finished 2-12 in 1997 and 3-11 in 1998. The CityHawks marked the Arena Football League’s second failed attempt to establish a franchise in the nation’s biggest media market. An earlier AFL franchise – the New York Knights – played a single summer at the Garden in 1988 before vanishing. Read more…
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