Adirondack Red Wings

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Adirondack Red Wings
Adirondack Red Wings logo
founding 1979
resolution 1999
history Tidewater Wings
1971–1972
Virginia Wings
1972–1975
Adirondack Red Wings
1979–1999
San Antonio Rampage
2002–2020
Henderson Silver Knights
since 2020
Stadion Glens Falls Civic Center
Location Glens Falls , New York
Team colors Red White
league American Hockey League
Calder cups 1980/81 , 1985/86 , 1988/89 ,
1991/92

The Adirondack Red Wings were an American ice hockey team from Glens Falls , New York that played in the American Hockey League from 1979 to 1999 . The franchise at that time was the Detroit Red Wings farm team from the NHL . The Red Wings played their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center .

history

In 1979, the Detroit Red Wings revived their former AHL farm team, the Virginia Wings , after they had stopped playing four years earlier. In Glens case, the franchise has now been settled in the state of New York, just like the Virginia Wings and their predecessor team, the Tidewater Wings, before the team received the logo of the cooperation partner from the NHL.

In 1981, the Adirondack Red Wings won the Calder Cup , the championship of the AHL for the first time in their history , after beating the Maine Mariners 4-2 games in the final. In 1986, 1989 and 1992 the Red Wings were able to repeat this success, which was mainly due to the fact that the Red Wings roster was one of the most stable in the league and thus players were in the roster for many years without being used by Detroit in the NHL become. In 1999 the game was stopped, the AHL starting place for the Red Wings was given to the Adirondack IceHawks , a former UHL team.

Trainer

Abbreviations: GC = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after
overtime , Pts = points, Win% = win rate

Surname season Regular season Playoffs
GC W. L. T OTL / SOL Pts Win% GC W. L.
Bill Purcell * 1979/80 - - - - - - - - - -
Tom Webster ** 1979/80 - - - - - - - - - -
Jean-Paul LeBlanc ** 1979/80 - - - - - - - - - -
Wayne Maxner * 1980/81 20th 9 10 1 0 19th .475 - - -
Jean-Paul LeBlanc ** 1980/81 - - - - - - - - - -
Tom Webster ** 1980/81 - - - - - - - - - -
Doug McKay 1981/82 80 34 37 9 0 77 .425 5 2 3
Bill Mahoney 1982/83 80 36 39 5 0 77 .450 6th 2 4th
Bill Dineen 1983-1989 480 246 178 47 9 548 .512 63 36 27
Barry Melrose 1989-1992 240 115 100 25th 0 255 .479 27 17th 10
Newell Brown 1992-1996 320 151 132 2 0 339 .471 30th 13 17th
Glenn Merkosky 1996-1999 240 90 113 29 8th 217 .375 10 1 9

* Change during the current season; ** Interim trainer

General manager

Playing times

Regular season

season SP S. N U ON P GF GA placement
1979/80 80 32 37 11 - 75 297 309 4th North Division
1980/81 80 35 40 5 - 75 305 328 2nd South Division
1981/82 80 34 37 9 - 77 299 285 5th South Division
1982/83 80 36 39 5 - 77 329 343 4th North Division
1983/84 80 37 29 14th - 88 344 330 2nd North Division
1984/85 80 35 37 8th - 78 290 336 5th North Division
1985/86 80 41 31 8th - 90 339 298 1st North Division
1986/87 80 44 31 - 5 93 329 296 2nd North Division
1987/88 80 42 23 11 4th 99 306 275 3rd South Division
1988/89 80 47 27 6th - 100 369 294 1st South Division
1989/90 80 42 27 11 - 95 330 304 2nd South Division
1990/91 80 33 37 10 - 76 320 346 5th South Division
1991/92 80 40 36 4th - 84 335 309 2nd North Division
1992/93 80 36 35 9 - 81 331 308 2nd North Division
1993/94 80 45 27 8th - 98 333 273 1st North Division
1994/95 80 32 38 10 - 74 271 294 4th North Division
1995/96 80 38 32 8th 2 86 271 247 2nd Central Division
1996/97 80 38 28 12 2 90 258 249 4th Empire State Division
1997/98 80 31 37 9 3 74 245 275 4th Empire State Division
1998/99 80 21st 48 8th 3 53 184 280 4th Empire State Division

Playoffs

season 1 round 2nd round 3rd round final
1979/80 N 1-4, New Brunswick - - -
1980/81 S 4-2, Binghamton S 4-2, Hershey - S 4-2, Maine
1981/82 L, 2-3, New Brunswick - - -
1982/83 N 2-4, Fredericton - - -
1983/84 N 3-4, Maine - - -
1984/85 not qualified
1985/86 S 4-2, Fredericton S 4-1, Moncton - S 4-2, Hershey
1986/87 S 4-2, Moncton N 1-4, Sherbrooke - -
1987/88 S 4-3, Rochester N 0-4, Hershey - -
1988/89 S 4-1, Newmarket S 4-3, Hershey - S 4-1, New Haven
1989/90 N 2-4, Baltimore - - -
1990/91 N 4-14, Hershey 1 - - -
1991/92 S 4-1, New Haven S 4-0, Springfield S 2-1, Rochester S 4-3, St. John's
1992/93 S 4-0, Troy N 3-4, Springfield - -
1993/94 S 4-2, Springfield N 2-4, Portland - -
1994/95 N 0-4, Albany - - -
1995/96 N 0-3, Rochester - - -
1996/97 N 1-3, Albany - - -
1997/98 N 0-3, Albany - - -
1998/99 N 0-3, Rochester - - -

1 ) Two games, hits were added

Famous former players

Team records

Surname number
Most games Glenn Merkosky 430 (in 6 seasons)
Most goals Glenn Merkosky 204
Most templates Glenn Merkosky 212
Most of the points Glenn Merkosky 416 (204 goals + 212 assists)
Most penalty minutes Gord Kruppke 1028

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