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.
Arena Football League (2001-2008) Born: November 1, 2000 – The Iowa Barnstormers relocate to Long Island, NY Folded: 2009 First Game: April 21, 2001 (L 68-58
World Team Tennis (1974-1978) Born: 1973 – WTT founding franchise Re-Branded: December 16, 1976 (New York Apples) First Match: May 7, 1974 (L 29-25 vs.
The Long Island Tomahawks were a pro box lacrosse team that played one season at the Nassau Coliseum during the summer of 1975. The Tomahawks were the best team in the 6-team NLL during the 1975 season with a 31-17 record. But they lost to the 4th-place Quebec Caribous 4 games to 2 in a semi-final playoff series. Tomahawk Doug Hayes (104 goals, 126 assists) led the league in scoring.
The Long Island Jawz made a brief appearance in Roller Hockey International, playing a single campaign in the summer of 1996. The owners of the Jawz got into an acrimonious battle with Spectacor Management Group, managers of the Nassau Coliseum, over advertising placement rights. In July 1996, just one month after starting play, the Jawz announced they would fold after completing the 1996 RHI schedule. Jawz veteran Glen Metropolit went on to a 9-year NHL career while winger Hugo Belanger was named RHI’s 1996 Player-of-the-Year.
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