1972 New York Raiders Tee

1972 New York Raiders TeeThe Story Capitalizing on the lack of hockey teams in a number of major American cities and mid level Canadian cities, the WHA was the first major league to compete with the NHL. The New York Raiders were intended to be the WHA's flagship franchise, and the team was initially slated to play in the brand new Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island. However, Nassau County was holding out for an NHL franchise and when the NHL finally responded

but were shifted to Brooklyn at the last minute

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At the time of the team's inception the Phantom was the tallest and fastest steel rollercoaster in the world

Capitalizing on the lack of hockey teams in a number of major American cities and mid-level Canadian cities

a few league changes and no regular home venue

In spite of this

the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League

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In 1997 they were coached by Bob Antolos

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but not without leaving a string of absurd team names

The San Diego Jaws played at the Aztec Bowl in 1976 before eventually folding that same year