Tag: Midseason Meltdowns

1997-98 Edmonton Drillers media guide from the National Professional Soccer League

Edmonton Drillers (1996-2000)

September 5, 2015

The Edmonton Drillers indoor soccer team of the late 1990’s was a brand revival of the original Edmonton Drillers (1979-1982) of the North American Soccer League (NASL).  The NASL Drillers competed year-round, playing outdoors at Commonwealth Stadium and Clarke Stadium in the spring and summer and indoors at the Northlands Coliseum during the wintertime. The new Drillers competed in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), playing a winter-only indoor season at the Coliseum. The team disbanded due to financial problems one month into its fifth season in November 2000.

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Women's American Basketball Association

Houston Shamrocks

August 23, 2015

The Houston Shamrocks played for just two months in the doomed Women’s American Basketball Association in the autumn of 1984. The league was an attempt to capitalize on the spotlight on women’s basketball afforded by the 1984 Los Angeles summer Olympics. The big name attached to the team was Head Coach Elvin Hayes, the future NBA Hall-of-Famer who retired from the Houston Rockets after the 1983-84 season.  The Shamrocks also managed to sign Lea Henry, one of the few 1984 U.S. Olympians who agreed to play in the league.

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Saskatchewan Storm Basketball

Saskatchewan Storm

May 4, 2015

World Basketball League (1990-1992) Born: 1990 – WBL expansion franchise Folded: July 31, 1992 First Game: May 11, 1990 (L 117-115 vs. Las Vegas Silver

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1992 Hamilton Skyhawks Pocket Schedule from the World Basketball League

Hamilton Skyhawks

May 3, 2015

World Basketball League (1992) National Basketball League (1993) Born: 1991 – WBL expansion franchise Moved: 1993 (Edmonton Skyhawks) First Game: May 1, 1992 (L 111-105 against

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Calgary 88's World Basketball Leage

Calgary 88’s

May 2, 2015

The Calgary 88’s were a minor league hoops team that competed in all five seasons of the short-lived World Basketball League (1988-1992). The WBL was restricted to player 6′ 5″ and under and featured an odd geographic mix of teams scattered from southern Florida to Western Canada. The team derived its name from the 1988 Winter Olympic games that took place in Calgary.

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