Miami Screaming Eagles

Miami Screaming Eagles
City	Miami, Florida
Franchise history
1972	Miami Screaming Eagles
1972–1973	Philadelphia Blazers
1973–1975	Vancouver Blazers
1975–1977	Calgary Cowboys

The Miami Screaming Eagles were Miami's first attempt at a professional ice hockey team.

Businessman Herb Martin bought a franchise in the World Hockey Association in 1972. The Eagles were the first to sign players from NHL clubs,^{[citation needed]} such as Bernie Parent from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins standout Derek Sanderson. However, the team could not find a suitable arena to play in and was running out of money from the signings,^{[citation needed]} so it moved to Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia Blazers. After one season, the franchise was moved to Vancouver and then to Calgary in 1975 before folding in 1977.

Two decades later, Miami was awarded the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers franchise.

Although they never iced a team, replicas of the projected Screaming Eagles jersey continue to sell along with those of actual WHA teams.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Calgary Cowboys
• Vancouver Blazers
• Philadelphia Blazers
• List of Blazers/Cowboys (WHA) players
• List of WHA seasons

References

• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/5206/Calgary/ccowboys.html
• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/5206/Vancouver/vblazers.html
• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/5206/Philadelphia/pblazers.html
• http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/5206/Charter/miami.html

External links

• Unofficial Home of the Philadelphia Blazers
• Philadelphia Blazers History
• NHL.com article about the Philadelphia Blazers