1975 Erie Blades Tee

1975 Erie Blades TeeThe Story The Erie Blades played in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) from 1975 1977. If the teams of the NAHL (1973 1977) look familiar, it's because the league served as the inspiration for one of the greatest sports movies of all time: Slap Shot. Ned Dowd, who played for the Johnston Jets, was the brother of the film's screenwriter, Nancy Dowd who was inspired to write the screenplay based off of Ned's experiences in a league where bench

the "Baltimore Hustlers" quietly became the "Baltimore Claws" and the great Hustlers name and logo was soon forgotten

the North Stars

It's the height of summer in 1998

Nick Fotiu

The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997

the Sounds were sold to several businessmen in Baltimore who initially called their team the "Baltimore Hustlers" but then

Storen found several new local investors for the team (including Isaac Hayes and Al Wilson of Stax Records and Kemmons Wilson of Holiday Inn) and gave the franchise a complete facelift

but the classic street hockey scene has cemented the yelling of "Game On

white & blue in several international competitions in the 90s and early 2000s

but lost in the Quarterfinals of the Murphy Cup Playoffs to the Los Angeles Blades

The classic line from Coach Jack Reilly's infamous motivational speech to his squad: "Remember: it's not worth winning if you can't win big

Herrick re-branded the Rollergators as the Orlando Jackals in March 1996 and the Rollergators were no more