Philadelphia Firebirds

Philadelphia Firebirds

Pro hockey team
text_color = yellow
bg_color = #ff6600
team = Philadelphia Firebirds

logosize = 120px
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
league = NAHL (1974–1977)
AHL (1977–1979)
operated = 1974 to 1979
arena = Philadelphia Civic Center
colors = White, Orange, Yellow, Green
affiliates = Detroit Red Wings
Colorado Rockies
name1 = Philadelphia Firebirds
dates1 = 1974 to 1979
name2 = Syracuse Firebirds
dates2 = 1979 to 1980
championships = 1: 1975–76
(Lockhart Cup)
The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1979.

From 1974 to 1977 the Firebirds were a member club of the North American Hockey League winning the league's Lockhart Cup play-off championship in 1976. The Firebirds featured several key players during their time in Philadelphia. Goaltender Rejean Lemelin moved on from the Firebirds to a long career with Calgary and Boston in the NHL. The tandem of center Bobby Collyard and right wing Gordie Brooks were consistently among the leading scorers in both the NAHL and AHL during their Firebird careers.

When the NAHL folded in 1977, the Firebirds, along with the Broome Dusters, joined the then-struggling American Hockey League. The Firebirds played all five seasons in Philadelphia (three NAHL and two AHL seasons) at Convention Hall, which has since been torn down. The Firebirds were affiliated with the NHL Detroit Red Wings in 1977–78 and the Colorado Rockies in 1978–79.

Following the 1979 season, the franchise moved to Syracuse, N.Y. where the club played one final season as the Syracuse Firebirds before folding.

eason-by-season results

* Philadelphia Firebirds 1974–1977 (North American Hockey League)
* Philadelphia Firebirds 1977–1979 (American Hockey League)
* Syracuse Firebirds 1979–1980 (American Hockey League)

Regular Season

Playoffs

External links

* [http://hockeyscoop.net/ahlphl/ "A Brief History of The American Hockey League & Minor League Pro Hockey in Philadelphia: 1927 - 2005"]


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