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Illustration of goaltender Gerry Cheevers on the cover of a 1974-75 Cleveland Crusaders program from the World Hockey Association

Cleveland Crusaders

The Cleveland Crusaders were one of twelve original franchises in the World Hockey Association in the winter of 1972-73.  The franchise originally intended to play in Calgary. But after hitting a dead end in Alberta, the club ended up in Cleveland, where they skated for seven seasons.

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1988 Cleveland Force program from the Major Indoor Soccer League

Cleveland Force (1978-1988)

Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1988) Born: 1978 – Major Indoor Soccer League founding franchise Folded: July 22, 1988 – The Force cease operations First Game:

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