Syracuse Eagles
July 3, 2020
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,
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Syracuse Firebirds
January 17, 2020
American Hockey League (1979-1980) Born: April 11, 1979 – The Philadelphia Firebirds relocate to Syracuse, NY Folded: 1980 First Game: October 11, 1979 (L 3-2 @ Nova
Syracuse Blazers
December 15, 2013
The Syracuse Blazers plied their rough-and-tumble brand of minor league hockey at the Onondaga County War Memorial for 10 chilly seasons between 1967 and 1977. The Blazers’ league provided the inspiration of the 1977 Hollywood hockey comedy Slap Shot and portions of that Paul Newman cult classic were shot on location at the War Memorial.
Syracuse Stingers
June 2, 2012
The National Lacrosse League of 1974-1975 was the first serious effort to establish the sport of box (indoor) lacrosse as a major arena sport in North America. Six teams played the 1974 inaugural season, primarily in major hockey palaces like the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Montreal Forum, and Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens in the Northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. The two exceptions were in upstate New York, where the Syracuse Stingers and the Rochester Griffins set up shop in the downtown War Memorial arenas that had long hosted minor league hockey in those small industrial cities.