Louisville Blades

Louisville Blades
founding	1948
resolution	1950
history	Louisville Blades 1948-1950
Stadion	Louisville Gardens
Location	Louisville , Kentucky
league	International Hockey League (1948–1949) United States Hockey League (1949–1950)
Turner Cups	no

The Louisville Blades were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Louisville , Kentucky . The venue for the Blades was Louisville Gardens .

history

The Louisville Blades was founded in 1948 as a franchise of the International Hockey League . Although the team reached first place in the South Division in their first season, they moved to the United States Hockey League before the 1948/49 season , in which they finished sixth, before the franchise was dissolved again after just two years . The Blades were the first IHL team from Louisville. Then the Louisville Shooting Stars (1953/54) and the Louisville Rebels (1957-1960) played in the city.

Season statistics (IHL)

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
1948-49	32	21st	5	6th	-	-	48	192	127	1st, South

Team Records (IHL)

Career records

Games: 32 Herve Parent

Goals: 31 Jim Cunningham

Assists: 32 Herve Parent

Points: 54 Jim Cunningham

Penalty minutes: 102 Len Wharton

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Statistics Louisville Blades (IHL)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Louisville Blades (IHL)