New Haven Nighthawks

The New Haven Nighthawks were an American ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League from New Haven, Connecticut. The venue of the Nighthawks was the New Haven Coliseum.

History

The New Haven Nighthawks were founded in 1972 as a franchise of the American Hockey League. Already in its third AHL season reached the Nighthawks in season 1974/75 for the first time the finals of the Calder Cup, where they lost to the Springfield Indians with 1:4 victories. After two years in which New Haven is not past the first playoff round, they failed 1977/78 and 1978/79 respectively in the finals at the Maine Mariners. For the fourth and last time New Haven moved into the 1988/89 season to the finals to the Calder Cup one, but lost again to the enemy, in this case, the Adirondack Red Wings.

After the 1991/92 season, the franchise entered into cooperation with the newly established Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League and was renamed as Ottawa's farm team in New Haven Senators.

Team Records

Career Records

Well-known former players

  • Canada Todd Elik
  • United States Stan Drulia
  • United States Pete LoPresti
  • Canada Willie O'Ree
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