Memphis wings

Memphis wings
founding	1964
resolution	1967
history	Indianapolis Capitols 1963 Cincinnati Wings 1963–1964 Memphis Wings 1964–1967 Fort Worth Wings 1967–1974 Fort Worth Texans 1974–1982
Location	Memphis , Tennessee
league	Central Professional Hockey League
Cooperations	Detroit Red Wings ( NHL )
Adams Cups	no

The Memphis Wings were an American ice hockey franchise of the Central Professional Hockey League based in Memphis , Tennessee .

history

The franchise of Cincinnati Wings of the Central Professional Hockey League became the season 1964/65 to Memphis, Tennessee, relocated and renamed Memphis Wings. The team was named after the Detroit Red Wings from the National Hockey League , whose farm team it was. In the three years of its existence, the Memphis Wings always occupied a midfield position in the Central Professional Hockey League and was finally relocated to Fort Worth , Texas , where the franchise was then active in the league under the name Fort Worth Wings .

The void the Wings left in the city was replaced by the Memphis South Stars in 1967 after the Minnesota North Stars from the NHL established their farm team in Memphis.

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
1964-65	70	26th	35	9	-	-	61	243	245	5th, CPHL	not qualified
1965-66	70	25th	33	12	-	-	62	200	223	6th, CPHL	not qualified
1966-67	70	30th	32	8th	-	-	68	230	259	4th, CPHL	Defeat in the first round

Team records

Career records

Games:	135		Max Mestinsek
Gates:	80		Norm Beaudin
Assists:	80		André Pronovost
Points:	141		Norm Beaudin
Penalty minutes:	313		Lou Marcon

Known players

• Glen Sather

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Memphis Wings
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Memphis Wings