1979 Hawaii Volcanos Tee

1979 Hawaii Volcanos TeeThe Story The CBA expansion franchise began as the Hawaii Volcanos in 1979 (yes, it is spelled "Volcanos," even though the proper plural spelling for volcano is "volcanoes") and oddly was placed in the CBA's North Division with teams from Alaska, Rochester NY and Maine. Predictably, after one season with attendance disappointing and travel costs very high (most of their opponents were over 5,000 miles from Hawaii), the Volcanos shifted to Billings,

With players like Arnie Mausser & George Lamptey donning the brown and black in Denver

The California Surf played at Anaheim Stadium from 1978 to 1981 before eventually folding in 1981 to become the California Stars

Allegro Cup back in ‘98

Tonight we stay with them

Despite there only being 6 teams in the league

reports had already begun to state that the franchise would not stay in Cherry Hill beyond the end of the season

dashing the hopes of bringing a championship home to the Heavy Metal faithful

The Bullfrogs played in Roller Hockey International (1993–1997) and Major League Roller Hockey (1998) before returning to Roller Hockey international (1999)

000 fans in the 13

which saw 16 out of 19 clubs make the playoffs

This classic go-to sweatshirt is sleek enough to layer under a jacket

Colorado has had wonderful luck with expansion teams in the past