Port Huron Flags (IHL)
Port Huron flags | |
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founding | 1962 |
resolution | 1981 |
history |
Port Huron Flags 1962 - 1971 Port Huron Wings 1971 - 1974 Port Huron Flags 1974 - 1981 |
Stadion | McMorran Arena |
Location | Port Huron , Michigan |
Team colors | blue, yellow, orange |
league | International Hockey League |
Cooperations |
Detroit Red Wings (1971-1974) Buffalo Sabers (1980-1981) |
Turner Cups | 1965/66 , 1970/71 , 1971/72 |
The Port Huron Flags were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Port Huron , Michigan . The venue for the flags and their successor clubs was the McMorran Arena .
history
The Port Huron Flags were founded in 1962 as a franchise of the International Hockey League . In the 1965/66 season, the flags won the Turner Cup , the championship of the IHL, for the first time in their club history . The club was able to repeat this success in 1971. In the same year the team was renamed Port Huron Wings. This renaming was the consequence of the partnership with the Detroit Red Wings from the National Hockey League . From now on, the Port Huron Wings were the Red Wings farm team . Under the new name, the Wings were able to defend the title from the previous season and win the Turner Cup for the third time.
After the termination of the partnership with the Detroit Red Wings after the 1973/74 season, the club renamed itself to Port Huron Flags. The flags existed until 1981 and were able to occupy during this time in 1979 with 95 points both first place in the North Division and the main round of the IHL. During the 1980/81 season they were the Buffalo Sabers' farm team . In the summer of 1981 the Port Huron flags were disbanded.
Team records
Career records
- Games: 600 Bob McCammon
- Goals: 221 Bill LeCaine
- Assists: 338 Bill LeCaine
- Points: 559 Bill LeCaine
- Penalty minutes: 896 Bill LeCaine