New Haven’s long-time American Hockey League franchise, the Nighthawks, took on a new identity during the summer of 1992 after signing an agreement to be the top farm club for the NHL’s new expansion club, the Ottawa Senators. But all was not well in New Haven, despite the honeymoon phase of a new relationship.
American Hockey League (1979-1980) Born: March 12, 1974 – The Jacksonville Barons announce they will relocate to Syracuse, NY Folded: Summer 1975 First Game: October 10,
The tiny town of Red Springs, North Carolina hosted this Class A farm team of the Minnesota Twins during the summer of 1969. Red Springs (pop. 3,383 in the 1970 Census) was the smallest community in the United States to host its own pro baseball team that summer. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Red Springs lasted just that one season in the Carolina League, earning a place in our One-Year Wonders file.
California League (1986) Born: 1985 – The dormant Lodi Crushers relocate to Ventura, CA Moved: September 1986 (San Bernardino Spirit) First Game: April 11, 1986
The Toronto ThunderHawks were an indoor soccer team that played for a single season at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga during the winter of 2000-01. The ThunderHawks marked the second of two unsuccessful attempts by the National Professional Soccer League to establish a club in Toronto. They followed in the footsteps of the Toronto Shooting Stars who played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto proper during the winter of 1996-97.
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