Los Angeles Blades
| Los Angeles Blades | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1961 |
| resolution | 1967 |
| history |
Victoria Cougars 1949–1961 Los Angeles Blades 1961–1967 |
| Location | Los Angeles , California |
| league | Western Hockey League |
The Los Angeles Blades were an American ice hockey franchise of the Western Hockey League based in Los Angeles , California .
history
The franchise of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League became the season 1961-62 to Los Angeles, California, relocated and renamed the Los Angeles Blades. While the team ended the regular season in midfield in their first three seasons, they only finished last or penultimate place in the following three seasons.
Following the 1966/67 season , the Los Angeles Blades stopped playing because the Los Angeles Kings, a new ice hockey franchise from the city, received a starting place for the National Hockey League and the competition from the new team was too great.
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
| season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
| 1961-62 | 70 | 25th | 39 | 6th | - | - | 56 | 265 | 309 | 4th, WHLS | |
| 1962-63 | 70 | 35 | 32 | 3 | - | - | 73 | 235 | 226 | 3rd, Southern | |
| 1963-64 | 70 | 31 | 31 | 8th | - | - | 70 | 218 | 244 | 3rd, WHL | |
| 1964-65 | 70 | 26th | 41 | 3 | - | - | 55 | 217 | 269 | 6th, WHL | |
| 1965-66 | 72 | 22nd | 48 | 2 | - | - | 46 | 236 | 329 | 6th, WHL | |
| 1966-67 | 72 | 29 | 38 | 5 | - | - | 63 | 260 | 286 | 6th, WHL |